Here’s a short video interview segment shot before the Mercury Prize ceremony. Robert talks about how one record, like Raising Sand, can lead to a whole new musical exploration.
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Alison Krauss playfully teased Robert Plant about his food choices at the Mercury Prize ceremony, commenting about a “fragrance that would knock over an elephant. It’s all that Indian food. Have you been eating raw onions? It’s like this pyramid of fragrance that just keeps getting worse.”
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BBC 6 Music has an hour podcast available which includes an expanded interview with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss (from the video seen on the Mercury Prize webpage). The program can also be listened to on the website.
Robert and Alison’s interview segment is at the 5:00 mark and runs to 7:33. However the red carpet reporters kept talking about Robert and mentioning him throughout the broadcast.
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Robert and Alison attended the Mercury Prize gala on September 9, 2008. Each nominee received a nomination award. During his remarks, Robert said:
“This record has provided me with two of the happiest years of my career. Then again, I can’t remember much of what I did before.
“I’ve loved working with Alison and the rest of the band, it’s provided me with so much freedom. It’s great to get this recognition.”
Leading up to this evening’s Mercury Prize ceremony, the BBC has added a video interview with Robert and Alison where they talk about how Raising Sand came together. Alison was asked if, after 21 Grammys, it just became part of the job. She responded that she and Robert had talked about how each record was like the first record you made and it was like the last, so being recognized was always nice.
Robert was interviewed during the preparations for the Mercury Prize and joked that “At my age you get a gong for still being around.” He went on to say that this was an award he was proud to be nominated for.
Watch BBC video
(Robert’s interview segment begins at the 1:19 mark)
The Mercury Prize 2008 Compilation CD is now available at outlets like Amazon.com. The CD features each of the artists on the short list. The song used from Raising Sand is Rich Woman.
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