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 disastrous. John Bonham Read Quote
Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest. John Bonham Read Quote
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. John Bonham Read Quote
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, coming to the studio each day with new instruments to play. John Bonham Read Quote
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 night. My hands were covered in blisters. John Bonham Read Quote
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. It’s a long time, but whenI was playing it seemed to fly by. John Bonham Read Quote
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 enough. We had done so much in that short space of time, we were drained. John Bonham Read Quote
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 I’d not tried before. John Bonham Read Quote
