--- title: "4 Drummer Quotes By John Bonham" description: "4 Drummer quotes by John Bonham. Plus more from John Bonham and more Drummer sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/john-bonham-16678_car_my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i_880925.jpg" --- > [My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i-m-potty-about-cars/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/john-bonham-16678_car_my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i_880925.jpg) > [Most of it was nuts, but I was determined to be a drummer as soon as I left school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/most-of-it-was-nuts-but-i-was-determined-to-be-a-drummer-as-soon-as-i/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/john-bonham-16678_determined_most-of-it-was-nuts-but-i-was-determined_2113500.jpg) > [I've wanted to be a drummer since I was about five years old. I used to play on a bath salt container…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-ve-wanted-to-be-a-drummer-since-i-was-about-five-years-old-i-used/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/john-bonham-16678_baths_i-ve-wanted-to-be-a-drummer-since-i-was_2210811.jpg) > [I'm the Best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-m-the-best-keith-moon-type-drummer-in-the-world/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c31/john-bonham-16678_drummer_i-m-the-best-keith-moon-type-drummer-in_2550320.jpg) ## Other authors on Drummer - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-buddy-rich-20284.jpg) Buddy Rich 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/buddy-rich/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mike-portnoy-5256.jpg) Mike Portnoy 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/mike-portnoy/) - [Jason Bonham 8 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/jason-bonham/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-henry-david-thoreau-41473.jpg) Henry David Thoreau 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/henry-david-thoreau/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-damien-chazelle-26095.jpg) Damien Chazelle 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/damien-chazelle/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-ringo-starr-79189.jpg) Ringo Starr 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/ringo-starr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b019/author-phil-collins-75204.jpg) Phil Collins 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/phil-collins/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-miles-davis-68255.jpg) Miles Davis 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/miles-davis/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b007/author-dave-grohl-27056.jpg) Dave Grohl 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/dave-grohl/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-andrew-soltis-13074.jpg) Josh Freese 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/josh-freese/) - [Vinnie Paul 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/vinnie-paul/) - [Taylor Hawkins 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/taylor-hawkins/) ## More by John Bonham > [If we'd have said we were not upset, they would have thought we were so rich it meant nothing to us, and if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/if-we-d-have-said-we-were-not-upset-they-would-have-thought-we-were/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/not-everybody-likes-or-understands-a-drum-solo-so-i-like-to-bring-in/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [I think the marketing needs work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-think-the-marketing-needs-work/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/with-zeppelin-i-tried-to-play-something-different-every-night-in-my/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/my-nerves-before-a-gig-got-worse-i-had-terrible-bad-nerves-all-the/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [I usually play for twenty minutes, and the longest I've ever done was under thirty. It's a long time, but when I'm playing it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-usually-play-for-twenty-minutes-and-the-longest-i-ve-ever-done-was/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i-m-potty-about-cars/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [I've always liked drums to be bright and powerful. I've never used cymbals much. I use them to crash into a solo and out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-ve-always-liked-drums-to-be-bright-and-powerful-i-ve-never-used/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-remember-in-the-early-days-when-we-played-six-nights-a-week-for-a/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/sometimes-you-d-come-up-against-a-brick-wall-or-sometimes-you-go-into/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [I was so keen to play when I left school, I'd have played for nothing. In fact, I did that for a long time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-was-so-keen-to-play-when-i-left-school-i-d-have-played-for-nothing/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [I had a group with Nicky James, an incredible lead singer. But we had so much of the equipment on hire-purchase, we'd get stopped…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/i-had-a-group-with-nicky-james-an-incredible-lead-singer-but-we-had/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [When I first joined the group, I didn't know Jimmy, and I felt a bit shy. He was the big star, and had been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/when-i-first-joined-the-group-i-didn-t-know-jimmy-and-i-felt-a-bit/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [We had offers to go everywhere and we could have done them. But what would have been the point? We were tired. We had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/we-had-offers-to-go-everywhere-and-we-could-have-done-them-but-what/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) > [Nowadays you can't be loud enough!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/nowadays-you-can-t-be-loud-enough/) [John Bonham](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-bonham/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/drummer/john-bonham/#itemlist", "name": "4 Drummer Quotes By John Bonham", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Bonham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i-m-potty-about-cars/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/john-bonham-16678_car_my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i_880925.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/john-bonham-16678_car_my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i_880925.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b8d/john-bonham-16678_car_my-names-john-bonham-i-m-a-drummer-and-i_880925.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.” — John Bonham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Most of it was nuts, but I was determined to be a drummer as soon as I left school.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "John Bonham" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-bonham/most-of-it-was-nuts-but-i-was-determined-to-be-a-drummer-as-soon-as-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/john-bonham-16678_determined_most-of-it-was-nuts-but-i-was-determined_2113500.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/john-bonham-16678_determined_most-of-it-was-nuts-but-i-was-determined_2113500.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d60/john-bonham-16678_determined_most-of-it-was-nuts-but-i-was-determined_2113500.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Most of it was nuts, but I was determined to be a drummer as soon as I left school.” — John Bonham", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've wanted to be a drummer since I was about five years old. 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