My Names John Bonham, I'm A Drummer

Most Of It Was Nuts, But I Was Determined To Be A Drummer As Soon As I Left School.

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.

Not Everybody Likes Or Understands A Drum Solo, So I Like To Bring In Effects And Sounds To Keep Their Interest.

My Names John Bonham, I'm A Drummer And I'm Potty About Cars.

My Nerves Before A Gig Got Worse; I Had Terrible Bad Nerves All The Time. Once We Started... I Was Fine.