Jason Bonham Quotes

I will follow in my father's footsteps. My father set the bar very high. He was a wonderful leader.

There are artists, true performers that have come before me who have been a big inspiration to me. I hope I do the same for others.

But, I would be naive not to recognize the number of musicians who tell me they have been influenced by me and sight me - as well as Alex and Neil - as a musician who has been a positive influence on their playing.

My dad is my biggest influence on me as a musician, even though he's not a musician.

More and more, when I single out the person out who inspired me most, I go back to my grandfather.

My dad was my first influence. He played classical guitar and my uncle Ron played the blues.

Every drummer I've ever spoken to or read an interview with - my dad is always in their top three. I'm honored to share his name and represent him all these years after he's gone.

My role model is my dad.

I remember li'l ol' Hank Jr. - he was just a baby back in them days, you know - but he used to hang around. His mama would bring him around. He was just a natural.

My grandmother influenced me so deeply.

My dad's music was a great inspiration to me.

I believe my father has and always will be the strongest influence in my life, as he has guided me on many paths.

My father, obviously, and my mother were inspirations. My uncle, Frank Harper, he was an absolute mentor for me.

I consider every drummer that ever played before me an influence, in every way.

Writing songs is an essential part of my life: my mother teaches piano, and I have inherited my grandparents' passion for music, especially from my grandfather Tommy, who was a great drummer. It's no coincidence that I play the drums best, but I am also good with the guitar and the piano.

My most powerful memory was hearing Earl Scruggs on 'The Beverly Hillbillies' as a 5 or 6 year old. That sound just blew me away, shook my head up.

The thing about influence is that any composer worth anything will give you the same names.

From the first moment that I can remember, I had identified myself as a bass player and it had everything to do with my father, who was a bass player. And he loved music, you know, as much as anybody I've ever seen. And that dynamic I just thought as somehow was a straight pass to me.

My biggest musical influences are probably my parents.

So, my big brother was playing guitar and I figured I'd try it too.

I look up to a lot of old school drummers from the '70s, '80s, and '90s.

He knows I rip him off every day. He's the godfather for me. Nobody can say they aren't influenced by what Stevie Wonder has done.

Outside of my parents, it's my older sister, Ngum. She lives with me in Detroit and helps me with my day-to-day stuff. She's somebody I've always looked up to. When she was leaving high school and going to college, I wanted to follow in her footsteps.

My mother was a singer, and both of her sisters were singers. There was always music around.

My major influence was my ten years older sister.