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Were you planning on breaking out dusty old MP3's of Led Zeppelin III for springtime BBQs? Saving up dough and gas money to road trip across America for a summer Led Zeppelin tour? Were you excited to hear, in person, the magic that YouTube footage of Zep's December 2007 reunion show so tinnily conveyed?

Forget it. No chance. None. Ever.

These sentiments were communicated yesterday by Peter Mensch, manager of Jimmy Page and apparent, and understandable, curmudgeon.

Mensch spoke with UK site MusicRadar and confirmed that, as rumored, singers were auditioned to replace the unwilling Robert Plant. But no one worked out, said Mensch, in a particularly frank interview, one notable for its complete lack of bullshit. Let's break it down, as it were:

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