Robert Plant Talks About Writing ‘All My Love’ in Memory of His Son Karak Who Died in 1977 at the Age of Five

The great Robert Plant sat down with veteran reporter Dan Rather of The Big Interview and spoke about the effect that the unexpected death of his five year old son Karac Pendragon in July of 1977 had on his incredible music career. Plant also shared that he and John Paul Jones wrote “All My Love” in memory of Karac.

Robert Plant opens up to Dan Rather about how he wrote, “All My Love” after his son Karac passed away at the age of 5. The song was a way for him to express his grief, and he tells Dan about the support that he got from his fellow band members in Led Zeppelin.

Plant also talked about his favorite parts of being in Led Zeppelin, how he tried living in the United States, and “Stairway to Heaven”.