WOLFMOTHER REACT TO PEOPLE COMPARING THEM TO LED ZEPPELIN

Wolfmother talks about their UK Music Hall of Fame Led Zeppelin performance and comparisons to the great classic rock band.

Wolfmother took part in the U.K. music Hall Of Fame last month (November 14), performing a tribute to the great Led Zeppelin who were honred that night. Along with Zeppelin, Prince, Beatles producer George Martin, Brian Wilson, Dusty Springfield, Rod Stewart, Bon Jovi and James Brown were all inducted.

Wolfmother was a fitting choice. Many people have been comparing them to Led Zeppelin since people first laid ears on the power trio. Bass and organ player Chris Ross said that the Led Zeppelin comparison was flattering…initially.

“Um, not at first. Like from our first few shows people were saying, “Oh, this is like this Led Zeppelin/Black Sabbath sound. And I was like, ‘Oh, are you kidding?’ To have that is such, people saying stuff like that was kind of blowing my mind. ‘Wow, you really think it’s that good? It’s kinda… I thought people were being really generous, and then after a while some people say it like it’s a bad thing or as if we’re like plagerizing them or trying to be them or something, which I thought was really weird. I don’t pretend that we’re… There’s similarities in our sound, but we’re not trying to emulate them at all. We’re totally honestly and earnestly the three of us getting in there and playing what feels good for us.”

Ross also talked about the experience of performing Led Zeppelin’s music at the U.K. Hall Of Fame.

“For us after two-and-a-half years starting out playing to fifty people, and then two years later we’re inducting Led Zeppelin into the Hall Of Fame. It’s like, ‘Wow.’ You couldn’t ask for a more perfect scenario to things just working out. It was great. It was such an honor. Like, ‘Wow, there’s James Brown!’ and Jimmy Page got his award and walked off the stage and just nodded to us and we were like, ‘Alright, we’re going to play you a song now.’ Far out. In the audience was like Tony Iommi and David Gilmour, and [Wolfmother drummer] Myles was freaking out because Bon Jovi was there, and I was freaking out because Beyonce was there, and… It was cool.”

The U.K. Music Hall of Fame can still be seen on VH1 Classic. Check local listings for time and date. Meanwhile, Wolfmother is continuing its tour, which wraps up December 12 in Hollywood, California.