John Bonham
John Bonham
John Henry Bonhamwas an English drummer, musician and songwriter, best known as the drummer of Led Zeppelin. Bonham was esteemed for his speed, power, fast bass-drumming, distinctive sound, and "feel" for the groove. He is considered one of the greatest rock drummers...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMusician
Date of Birth31 May 1948
likes sound solo
Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.
guitar play important
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 first and foremost. I don't reckon on this Jack-of-all-trades thing. I thing that felling is a lot more important than technique. It's all very well doing a triple paradiddle - but who's going to know you've done it? If you play technically you sound like everybody else. It's being original that counts.
ems brushes hard
Brushes..? Nah. Hit 'em as hard as you can.
ukulele gigs nerves
My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine.
drumming drummer lethal-weapon
Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.
enough loud
Nowadays you can't be loud enough!