4th November, 2008
Led Zeppelin Members to be Replaced by Jonas Brothers
The rumors are true -- Led Zeppelin is getting back together without Robert Plant! But Dateline Hollywood has learned the planned changes go even further -- guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones are also leaving the band and they're all going to be replaced by the Jonas Brothers.
In an interview with Dateline Hollywood, Jones explained that the decision came after negotiations for a tour in which Zeppelin was going to open for the Jo Bros.
"The research tells us that our fans don't have much money left for concert tickets these days and what they do have they spend to take their kids to see Nick and Joe and Kevin," he explained. "When I said in that radio interview that we were looking for a new singer, I meant it's because Robert wouldn't open for the Jonas Brothers. He says they're, quote, 'annoying little twats.'"
Rather than play such an important series of gigs with only two of three founding members, however, Jones and Page have agreed to let the entire band be replaced by the Jonas Brothers. The tour will now be called "Led Zeppelin starring The Jonas Brothers."
"I really feel that Joe, Kevin and Nick Jonas are the musical successors to myself, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant," Jones said, reading from a prepared statement. "Classic Led Zeppelin fans will swear they are seeing our younger selves reincarnated, while a new generation will learn how hard we rock and how dreamy we are."
"Led Zeppelin starring The Jonas Brothers" will play a classic and new tunes, with the former getting new arrangements that Jones described as "a fresh teen pop beat." Jason Bonham, original drummer Jon Bonham's son, will stay with the group. "It's better than another VH1 reality show," he explained.
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