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Jason Bonham

(1966) Drummer

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Jason Bonham is a drummer.

Quick Facts About Jason Bonham

Born: July 15, 1966
Profession: Drummer

About Jason Bonham

[Wikidata] English drummer... | [Wikipedia] Jason John Bonham is an English drummer. He is the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham. Since his father's death in September 1980, he has performed with the surviving three members of Led Zeppelin on several occasions, including the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute Concert at The O2 Arena in London in Dec

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I remember when I went to see Led Zeppelin live in 1979 at Knebworth, there were certain songs that stood out to…

Forever

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You know at 14, when you lose your hero - your father - that's why I hold him on such a high pedestal.

Father

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I've always wanted to do an album with half the people I've worked with. People like Robert Plant, Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck…

Always

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Led Zeppelin was Led Zeppelin when John Bonham was on drums. It's timeless.

Drums

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When the album 'Duke' came out, by Genesis, Phil Collins beat Dad in a drummers poll. My dad got me to learn…

Big deal

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I've had about 40 cars in my lifetime, maybe more, from Lamborghinis and McLarens to Bentleys and Rolls-Royces, but I always lost…

Always

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I've loved Range Rovers. That goes back to when I was a kid. My dad had the first ever Range Rover that…

Dad

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I don't think there are any easy Led Zeppelin songs.

Any

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My daughter is going to college and I'm very proud of her and my son is pursuing his own career in rap.

Career

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I'm hugely affected by what people think. It could be a million people saying, 'Great.' And then one person writes, 'What the…

Great

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Somebody asked me the other day, 'What do you love the most about the show?' I said, 'The conversations that I have…

Communication

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I am notoriously hard on myself in terms of working on new material and while I am critical of my performance on…

Hard

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It is hard to have your own identity when you dad is John Bonham of Led Zeppelin, but I accept and love…

Accept

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I was really into motocross. I started racing when I was 10 years old and did very, very well. That was my…

Anything

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My first four cars, I flipped - not sold them, literally rolled them or flipped them.

First

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One of my dreams was always to play alongside my father but I never got the chance because we only had one…

Chance

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My first band, we wanted to be like Foreigner and Journey.

Band

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I always regretted that I never had the chance to tell Dad how great I thought he was.

Always

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When my father began playing for Led Zeppelin our family was living in a 14-foot trailer.

Family

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