A biography for Jason Bonhamhasn’t been written yet.
“I was thrilled to hear Mick Jones wanted me to be involved in celebrating 40 years of Foreigner. I spent three years as their drummer and had a great time.”
“Dad's the master, I'm the student.”
“There's always got to be one adult in the band, I think.”
“I always regretted that I never had the chance to tell Dad how great I thought he was.”
“When I do the Led Zeppelin Experience I feel sort of responsible and it's a more nerve-wracking gig.”
“I'd like to eventually be known as someone who emerged as a songwriter.”
“I think that my performances with Led Zeppelin got better with each performance and I think that our performances as Led Zeppelin Experience have also gotten better with each show.”
“South Florida was definitely not a bad place for my kids to grow up.”
“My dad provided me with a great way of life, and he was very charitable man.”
“I'm a huge fan of Ayrton Senna and the color scheme of the old McLarens.”
“My biggest 'Spinal Tap' moment was a stupid one as well. When we were rehearsing for the Zeppelin O2 gig, I was having an argument with my drum pedals. I actually took them outside, and drove over them several times with the car. Shouting at them and telling them they'll never work again.”
“I was really into motocross. I started racing when I was 10 years old and did very, very well. That was my dream, if anything, more than drumming.”
“Everyone knows these stories about a wild and crazy guy called Bonzo, but at home he was just like any other father; always hollering at me for not doing my homework.”
“I love the fact that young people are into rock 'n' roll music.”
“If you had asked me in 2005, when I had just joined Foreigner, that I would leave the band in 2007 to play with Led Zeppelin, I would have said you're nuts.”
“Most of my mannerisms come from my Mum, who is quite a funny, witty, chatty person. My Dad was very shy.”
“One of my dreams was always to play alongside my father but I never got the chance because we only had one drum kit at home.”
“I never imagined in my wildest dreams when I was 17 watching Van Halen at a Donington Park rock festival and seeing Sammy Hagar later on when I was in the United States playing that I would end up with a band of guys I bought albums of.”
“I loved 'Rain' and its take on the Beatles. The way they used a timeline and news reel to create a mood, and crafted set changes throughout, it was stunning.”
“Dad's influence naturally came into me, rather than trying to emulate every detail. His way of teaching me was to be sparse, and to be explosive when it needed to be.”