A biography for Jason Bonhamhasn’t been written yet.
“I've never been a huge fan of drum solos.”
“To play like John Bonham is the hardest thing in the world because you're not John Bonham. It's how you breathe out of your heart. It's your emotions.”
“I remember when I went to see Led Zeppelin live in 1979 at Knebworth, there were certain songs that stood out to me and will stay with me forever.”
“I heard heart wrenching stories about fans who had tickets for the 1980 show in Montreal, the first concert that didn't happen, when my dad died. They'd be in tears. It was hard to deal with sometimes.”
“I think to myself, How would things be for me if my dad was still alive? Would we get along? Would we argue? You know, we never got to the falling-out stage with each other.”
“I was into the Police. I dyed my hair white-blond and wanted to be Sting.”
“Everyone knows who Bonzo is - you can just go pick up those books and read these fisherman's-tale stories. But at home he was a regular dad who would ground me and embarrass me in front of my friends. He was in Led Zeppelin and he would still embarrass me!”
“As I've gotten older, as I've gotten familiar with all different types of music, stuff that I didn't like when I was younger I actually kind of like now.”
“It's imperative that I continue putting together the best shows and take it to the next level. I'm talking to people about holograms, and my dream is to do the hologram drum solo with dad next to me.”
“I have lots of memories of Zeppelin. And I know the joy it gives fans when I tell them stories. I see their faces light up.”
“I'm English, so I can be very 'half empty.'”
“It's beyond my wildest dreams to come out, represent my family, my father and the music of Led Zeppelin.”
“Joe Morello, my dad was really into him and Little Richard's drummer.”
“Dad was pretty solid. He had great grooves and there was occasional moments of sheer brilliance with fills and things, but in general, the sheer brilliance is the simplicity, how much groove, how much feel he had, all the subtleties that we miss.”
“I did not want to go onstage and play Led Zeppelin songs; there has to be more than that. I wanted to create a complete experience of what Led Zeppelin means to me, growing up around them and being part of it all my life.”
“He might have been in Led Zeppelin, but to me he was just dad.”
“I know I live in the shadow of the greatest drummer in the world, so it's nice to have a bit of sunshine now and again.”
“My kids still think that, you know, other kids' parents are cooler than I am.”
“Every drummer I've ever spoken to or read an interview with - my dad is always in their top three. I'm honored to share his name and represent him all these years after he's gone.”
“Led Zeppelin is part of my life, a huge part, that I enjoy immensely. But I don't want people to think this is all that I do. There is a creative side to my brain that needs to be fed, too.”