“Always himself”: The only drummer John Bonham ever idolised
An unbeatable talent.
John Bonham
The moment John Paul Jones fell in love with John Bonham: “I automatically knew”
The musical partners.
“Only peculiar to itself”: the unexpected drumbeat that John Bonham stole from Buddy Holly
An unlikely collision…
The Led Zeppelin song nobody understood: “No one could keep up with that”
Slowly getting into the groove.
“We were diffferent”: how rock ‘n’ roll got its first thundering American icon
A pioneering drummer…
“Has he gone mad?”: The Led Zeppelin song John Paul Jones thought was doomed
The bassist had doubts about Jimmy Page’s ambitious composition.
The musician Robert Plant called his last musical love: “My last real connection was severed”
The final musical connection.
