LED ZEPPELIN: Brand New TV Interview Available Online

Sweden's TV4 has uploaded an interview with LED ZEPPELIN members John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page and Robert Plant, which was broadcast earlier today (May 22). Watch it at this location. The rock legends are currently in Stockholm attending tonight's Polar Music Prize gala, where they will be presented with the prestigious award, along with Russian conductor Valery Gergiev. Zoe Bonham will be on hand to accept the award on behalf of her father, late ZEPPELIN drummer John Bonham.

According to Sweden.se, this year marks the 15th anniversary of the international prize, which recognizes exceptional achievements in music. For the first time it is being awarded to a group — and a rock group at that — something of a departure for the normally sedate selection committee.

There are two winners selected each year, representing different musical genres, including classical, popular, jazz or world music. The Royal Swedish Academy of Music chairman Åke Holmquist acknowledges that prize winners are generally in, or even past, their prime. "We choose people or institutions that have made a mark on the musical world and because it takes time to pave the way and achieve something special, the musicians who win the prize are often a little older," he says.

This year, Jones, Page and Plant will all be on hand to receive the prize. Jones, who gave a warm thank you to the nomination committee in a televised speech, says in a statement, "It's a great honor and a privilege to be joining the ranks of so many great names in the music world. I am really looking forward to being in Sweden on May 22 to accept the award."

The prize will be awarded tonight by King Carl XVI Gustaf in a ceremony at Stockholm's Concert Hall.

(Thanks: Led-Zeppelin.com)