Led Zeppelin: John Bonham being Bonzo at the Manitoba Centennial Pop Festival (Man Pop), August 29, 1970
“When I started playing I was most impressed by those early soul records. I like the feel and the sound they achieved. I suppose I said to myself, I’ll get that sound too.”
John Henry Bonham (31 May 1948 - ∞)
Bonzo and Page
Los Angeles, 1971, by Jim Marshall
John Bonham, 1970.
That time they got loaded and John Bonham shaved Ringo’s head
(my edit)
“Being yourself is so much better than sounding like anyone else.” - John Henry Bonham
John Bonham of Led Zeppelin The Song Remains The Same
John Bonham, 1975.
“My son Jason - he plays you know. I’ve got him a little Japanese drum kit, made to scale. It’s got a 14 inch bass drum. He’s got his mother’s looks, but in character he is just like me. He’s always drumming, even when we go out in the car he takes his sticks to bash on the seats. Before the end of Led Zeppelin I’m going to have him on stage with us a the Albert Hall.” - John Bonham
Bonzo USA 1975
Photos by Deborah Chesher
John Bonham at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, May 1969.
John Bonham at A&M Studios in Los Angeles, May 1969.
John Bonham photographed by Carl Dunn at Cabana Hotel, Dallas, 1970.
John Bonham, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones photographed by Herb Greene, 1969.