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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

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My nerves before a gig got worse; I had terrible bad nerves all the time. Once we started... I was fine.

~John Bonham

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Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

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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.

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People who don't take care of their drums really annoy me.

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Not everybody likes or understands a drum solo, so I like to bring in effects and sounds to keep their interest.

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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.

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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.

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We once did six tours of America in 15 months.

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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.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Musician

Born: May 31st, 1948

Died: September 24th, 1980

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