John Bonham quotes

John Bonham was a British musician best known as the drummer for the legendary rock band Led Zeppelin. Renowned for his powerful style and innovative drumming techniques, he helped shape the sound of modern rock music. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest rock drummers of all time. Here are 9 of his quotes:

Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest. (John Bonham)
Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at. View quote
John Bonham
My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine. View quote
John Bonham
People who don't take care of their drums really annoy me. View quote
John Bonham
There were times when I blundered and got the dreaded look from the lads. But that was a good sign. It showed I'd attempted something I'd not tried before. View quote
John Bonham
I remember in the early days when we played six nights a week for a month and I was doing my long drum solo every night. My hands were covered in blisters. View quote
John Bonham
Sometimes you'd come up against a brick wall... or sometimes you go into a fill and you'd know halfway through it was going to be disastrous. View quote
John Bonham
With Zeppelin, I tried to play something different every night in my solos. I'd play for 20 minutes but the longest ever was 30 minutes. It's a long time, but whenI was playing it seemed to fly by. View quote
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I dare not drink before a gig because I'll get tired and blow it. So I have to sit drinking tea in a caravan. View quote
John Bonham

John Bonham

John Bonham - Image
Photo: Dina Regine, CC BY-SA 2.0
Occupation: British Musician
Born: May 31, 1948
Died: September 25, 1980
Quotes count: 9

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