In 1977, Led Zeppelin returned to the infamous Edgewater Hotel, where nearly a decade earlier they'd committed an act of yet. Led Zeppelin takes the cake for one of rock n' roll's most notorious stories. Most of the details are too controversial to recount here, but we can tell you that in 1973, the band was officially banned from staying at the hotel after it was discovered they had caught roughly 30 mud sharks from their guest room window and disposed of beds, TVs, lamps, etc.
into Elliott Bay. Years later, the. Author Bob Spitz shared in "Led Zeppelin: The Biography." Despite the scandal that the press was calling "the largest-ever hotel cash robbery in New York City," the members of Led Zeppelin were hardly distressed.
To them, $200,000 was a mere trifle and would hardly dent their already massive fortune. The sharks were later discovered all over the room, and all sorts of furniture and accessories were tossed out the windows into the bay. Much like The Who, Led Zeppelin were likewise banned from the Edgewater Inn, though since that time Robert Plant has been welcomed back.
In the new book "Led Zeppelin: The Biography," out Tuesday, author Bob Spitz explores the unsolved mystery of how the band was robbed of approximately $200,000 at NYC's Drake Hotel in 1973. The Led Zeppelin Mud Shark story with a groupie at the Edgewater Hotel is one of the most famous in 70s rock history - did it really happen? Led Zeppelin I rewrote blues and rock DNA, and by Led Zeppelin IV -yeah, the one with Stairway to Heaven -they weren't just playing music.
They were summoning storms. Robert Plant's howling vocals could melt steel. Jimmy Page's solos felt like black magic.
Bonham didn't play drums; he beat time into submission. And the lifestyle? THE SHORT VERSION A luxury hotel masquerading as a Pacific Northwest fishing lodge, the Edgewater is set on Pier 67 in the heart of downtown Seattle.
Open since 1962, it gained fame when The Beatles fished out the window, Led Zeppelin trashed their room with mud sharks and dozens of other music legends called it home. Led Zeppelin built themselves something of a reputation for being the kings of wrecking rooms and had hotel staff cowering whenever it was revealed that they would be staying at their establishment. Led Zeppelin were notorious for the destructive behaviour synonymous with '70s rock stars at their West Hollywood 'Riot House'.
But in which hotel was it based?