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> [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/)

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## 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/)

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