Game of Thrones was pretty famous for casting musicians in bit parts. Most of these people never noticed, like appearances from Mastodon, Coldplay, Sigur Rós and Of Monsters and Men. And then there was Ed Sheeran, who eeeeverybody noticed.
Robert Plant probably would have gotten noticed too. As the Led Zeppelin frontman revealed in a recent interview with George Stroumboulopoulos, he was offered a part but turned it down. “I don’t want to get typecast,” Plant said, to much laughter.
Plant is joking about how several Led Zeppelin songs are famously about medieval European history and in a couple of cases, make direct reference to stuff from The Lord of the Rings. Basically, Led Zeppelin lyrics fit pretty well into a high fantasy setting like the one in Game of Thrones. “I started that shit,” Plant said, “go back to ‘Immigrant Song’ and Led Zeppelin being part of cultural exchange in Iceland with the Icelandic government. So they didn’t know what they’d invited onto their little island.”
On the way back on the plane, I started thinking about — ’cause I love Western European history from maybe the Bronze Age up through all the old religion … when we were really in touch with our Earth. The Viking thing, the whole idea of playing in Iceland and experiencing this landscape and people. Yeah, I’ve got a lot to answer for, because I’ve never seen so many bands with double-bladed axes.
Who would Robert Plant have played on Game of Thrones?
As for who Plant would have played, he gave only hints. “I got to ride a horse and go [lifts head in a regal manner].”
So maybe a lord? Hey, there’s always House of the Dragon if Plant decides he’d like to visit Westeros after all.
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