Jason Bonham Quotes

Elvis was the king. No doubt about it. People like myself, Mick Jagger and all the others only followed in his footsteps.

People assume that because I was brought up on Rolling Stones tours, and my father is who he is, I'm some kind of rock-and-roll bad girl.

I think Robert Plant is the quintessential frontman - just the way he moves. His voice is superhuman.

I'm a huge Springsteen fan, and yet if either he or Bob Dylan had to be erased from the world's hard drive, I would save Bob Dylan's work for sure - he's the greater talent, and by leaps and bounds and skyscrapers and rocket blasts. But Bob Dylan is an alien to his public.

I remember Robert Plant coming backstage after the first show saying, 'Hey, boys, I should be opening for you.' That felt pretty good.

My dad has been playing guitar basically all his life. He's sort of who got me into rock music.

Led Zeppelin is the greatest. Robert Plant is one of the most original vocalists of our time. As a rock band they deserve the kind of success they're getting.

On that same tour we ran into a band at Aylesbury Friars, a biggish venue in Oxfordshire, England. They were a four-piece from Ireland called U2. They seemed like nice fellows and they sounded pretty good, but we didn’t keep in touch. They’re probably taxi drivers and accountants by now.

You were born to rock, you'll never be an opera star.

When people think of Aerosmith, I want them to think of the music we've made and nothing else. I don't want the responsibility of some young kid trying to live his life like I did back in the '70's.

Robert Plant was always my favorite singer-and hes said nice things about me, you know.

My first impression of Van Halen was that David Lee Roth was a god, and that so was Eddie.

I'm not trying to be the next Dave Grohl or Phil Collins.

Elvis was a giant and influenced everyone in the business.

When I was little and I was introduced to Led Zeppelin, I didn't know what a zeppelin was or who Zeppelin was or what the machine was. The real meaning is whatever feelings and memories you attach to the music.

Bruce Springsteen's a rock star. Elton John is a rock star. I'm a folk musician. Honestly, I think that's true.

By the time I was 13, I was the only one in London, Ontario, who knew how to play rock n' roll.

You can never deny the immense talent, rock credibility and iconic historical contribution that Van Halen made.

People like Frank Zappa were amazing for us Brits.

I'm not trying to overcome my father or fill his shoes or reach any kind of level that he did. We're talking about a Mozart of rock music.

This kid's excited because he's with Bad Company and I'm excited because I'm with Chuck Berrys' son.

When I was young, I wanted to do something more low-key, like become a drummer in a rock band.

So you know, my plan was that I was going to make records, and be a rock star. And that's really what I wanted to do. And I sang from the time I was very young.

Marc Bolan had inspired so many people to pick up a guitar and join a band.

At heart I cannot accept that I am a well-known rock 'n' roll star and one of the greatest drummers in the world.