Carmine Appice has spoken out about the rumours that Led Zeppelin asked him to join after John Bonham’s death.

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The veteran rock drummer is best known for playing with Vanilla Fudge and Cactus, as well as in Rod Stewart ’s band, and when Zeppelin legend John Bonham passed away in 1980, there was speculation that Appice would be a candidate to replace him.

In a new interview, Appice has confirmed that he was aware of the rumours at the time, but has said he was never approached by the band in any formal capacity.

Speaking on the Talk Louder podcast, he recalled that he had heard that it might come down to a choice between himself and Cozy Powell of The Jeff Beck Group, but that even if he had been asked, he would have been unable to accept, as he was on tour with Stewart at the time.

“I would’ve, but I was with Rod,” Appice explained (via Blabbermouth ).…