John Bonham Quotes

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• Nowadays you can't be loud enough!
• We once did six tours of America in 15 months.
• I hate it when people slag us off. We had done three tours during 1970 and we finished off feeling we had just about had…
• We had offers to go everywhere and we could have done them. But what would have been the point? We were tired. We had worked…
• There was absolutely no intention of splitting up. We had so many great ideas to use on the new album. John Paul Jones was incredible,…
• 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 say…
• When I left school I went into the trade with my Dad. He had a building business, and I used to like it. But, drumming…
• 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, but…
• I swore to Pat that I'd give up drumming when we got married, but every night I'd come home and just sit down at the…
• Your drummers not much good, is he? Let me have a go and I'll show you.
• 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 at…
• When I listen to drummers I like to be able to say 'Oh! I haven't heard that before.' Being yourself is so much better than…
• When I started playing I was most impressed by those early soul records. I like the feel and the sound they achieved. I suppose I…
• I had so much to consider before I joined Led Zeppelin. It wasn't a question of who had the best prospects, but which was going…
• 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 seems…
• 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 around…
• 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 of…
• I really like to yell out when I'm playing. I yell like a bear to give it a boost. I like our act to be…
• Sometimes touring gets a bit wearing, but that's only I'm married with kids at home. I've never gotten pissed off with the actual touring. I…

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