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

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.

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

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.

Drumming was the only thing I was ever good at.

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

Mistreating your drum set is just one step below child abuse

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

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

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

Nowadays you can't be loud enough!

I was tired of just letting things happen to me and then feeling bad about them.

What's real? What's not? That's what I do in my act, test how other people deal with reality.

My salvation was a free gift. I didn't have to work for it and it's better than any gold medal that I've ever won.

Not all ants use violence to dominate their world, some use more subtle methods.

My father was raised with brothers, he was a football player and a boxer, he was a chief petty officer in the Navy, he was a man of his times.

Milton saw not, and Beethoven heard not, but the sense of beauty was upon them, and they fain must speak.

Fans want you to be something super-human, something that's impossible for any human being to be.

Books delight to the very marrow of one's bones. They speak to us, consult with us, and join with us in a living and intense intimacy.

I'd like to have a business card saying: Bruce Norris kicked your arse.

If there are too many competitors, even if you're the best it's a lot harder to win.