Although a who’s who of heavy metal turned out for Black Sabbath ’s farewell “Back to the Beginning” concert, one notable absence was Robert Plant . As it turns out, the Led Zeppelin frontman received a personal invitation from Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, but politely declined.

In a recent interview with MOJO , Plant explained that he turned down the gig because he has been out of the heavy music scene for so long. “I said, Tony, I’d love to come, but I can’t come,” he told the magazine. “I just can’t. I’m not saying that I’d rather hang out with Peter Gabriel or Youssou N’Dour, but I don’t know anything about what’s going on in that world now, at all. I don’t decry it, I’ve got nothing against it. It’s just I found these other places that are so rich.”

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