36 Quotes by John Bonham

I have no qualm about the quality of the contemporary repertory,

My names John Bonham, I'm a drummer and I'm potty about cars.

I don't consider that I'm particularly influenced by anyone or anything. But when I started playing, I was influenced by early soul. It was just that feel, that sound.

Most of it was nuts, but I was determined to be a drummer as soon as I left school.

Mistreating your drum set is just one step below child abuse

I've wanted to be a drummer since I was about five years old. I used to play on a bath salt container with wires on the bottom, and on a round coffee tin with a loose wire fixed to it to give a snare drum effect. Plus there were always my Mum's pots and pans. When I was ten, my Mum bought me a snare drum. My Dad bought me my first full drum kit when I was 15. It was almost prehistoric. Most of it was rust.

Brushes..? Nah. Hit 'em as hard as you can.

I never had any lessons. When I first started playing I used to read music. I was very interested in music. But when I started playing in groups I did a silly thing and dropped it. It's great if you can write things down.

I'm the Best Keith Moon-type drummer in the world.