Rock Legend, 76, Once Ripped Into This Star for Acting Like a Diva originally appeared on Parade.
Robert Plant might be one of the greatest musicians of all time, but that doesn’t mean he had any patience for diva behavior. In a resurfaced interview, Lenny Kravitz revealed that the Led Zeppelin star once called him out for acting out of line with his bandmates.
“I guess I was in a bit of a mood and Robert ripped into me and tore me apart, basically saying: ‘[What] the f–k is wrong with you? You’re in the middle of this great success, you have this music, you’re having a great run, and you should be enjoying every moment. Let go, relax!’” Kravitz said during an interview with Loudersound in May 2024. “He was yelling at me like he was my older brother or my dad or something! It freaked me out, and I was a little embarrassed. Here was one of my heroes telling me what a b–ch I’m being.”
Despite the dressing down he received from the rock god, Kravitz admitted that it was still some of the best advice he had ever received.
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The “American Woman” singer added, “It was the most beautiful thing, because he’s a real guy and he saw me in this wonderful place that he’s been, and he said: ‘You better f–king wake up and enjoy this and have fun.’ And that turned me around. We’ve been great friends ever since.”
Kravitz had previously spoken about how Plant and his fellow Led Zeppelin member Jimmy Page had been such a huge influence on his music.
“I was cutting class with my friend, another Black Jewish kid, and she rolled this really nice joint, and I had never been high before. This guy had a boom box playing Zeppelin IV, and I was reborn,” Kravitz told People in an interview published in February 2024.
They may not have ever teamed up in the studio, but Plant’s impact on Kravitz clearly stuck. He was both a musical hero and someone who wasn’t afraid to call out Kravitz when he needed it.
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Rock Legend, 76, Once Ripped Into This Star for Acting Like a Diva first appeared on Parade on Jul 28, 2025
This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 28, 2025, where it first appeared.
