John Bonham Quotes
- 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…
- My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine.
- People who don't take care of their drums really annoy me.
- 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…
- 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.
- I've wanted to be a drummer since I was about five years old. I used to play on a bath salt container with wires on…
- I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I started…
- I've always been obsessed with drums. They fascinate me. Any other instrument - nothing. I play acoustic guitar a bit. But it's always been drums…
- I don't consider that I'm particularly influenced by anyone or anything. But when I started playing, I was influenced by early soul. It was just…
- Brushes..? Nah. Hit 'em as hard as you can.
- My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.
- Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.
- I think the marketing needs work.
- I have no qualm about the quality of the contemporary repertory,
- Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.
- I'm the Best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world.
- Most of it was nuts, but I was determined to be a drummer as soon as I left school.
- 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.…
- 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…
- Mistreating your drum set is just one step below child abuse