You wouldn't normally think of classic rockers Led Zeppelin hanging out with royalty, but the band recently won Sweden's famous Polar Music prize, the equivalent of the Nobel prize for music. The award is made by the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and represents the first time that a rock band has won. Other winners have included russian composer Valery Gergiev, BB King, Keith Jarrett, Robert Moog, Bob Dylan, Dizzy Gillespie and Paul McCartney.
My buddy Hans was on hand in Stockholm to see the ceremony and snap some photos. Robert Plant received the award on behalf of the band from the king of Sweden Carl XVI Gustaf. Plant recalled how the band had recorded their last studio album, In Through the Out Door, at Polar Studios in Stockholm in 1979. Here's a picture of Hans's son Thomas with Robert Plant and Hans with Jimmy Page. I'm so jealous.
- Polar Music: Home, Photos
- BBC News: Award for 'pioneers' Led Zeppelin
- Stockholm City: Kungen Prisade Led Zeppelin (Swedish)
- Amazon: In Through the Out Door, Led Zep DVD, The Song Remains the Same
- Led Zeppelin: Official Site, News
i wish i was that kid
Posted by: justin cober | March 14, 2007 at 06:38 AM