Jason Bonham Quotes

I admire anyone who rids himself of an addiction.

When discipline is sown, like a good seed, it yields a harvest of things that fulfill and satisfy us-things that make us happy and release peace and joy in our lives.

I'm very proud of my sobriety now.

I have other obligations now - the show, my family, my life... though I know that without my sobriety I wouldn't have any of those things.

I have learned to seek my happiness by limiting my desires, rather than in attempting to satisfy them.

When I went to Philadelphia I was 26 years old and really sitting on top of the world. Family life, a professional career, plenty of friends and associates, and a good reputation, a wish list that could be the envy of many.

Success isn't measured by money or power or social rank. Success is measured by your discipline and inner peace.

Well, all I can say is, it's a day-by-day program, and so I'm very worried about relapsing, but I don't know. I don't want to use. I don't want to go back to that place because nothing good came of it. It was super dark; it's not nice.

I'm learning to play by the rules. I sort of hate to think of it that way, but that's how it is. I'm really learning to function out there and in such a way that I don't need to drink.

I took a break after 'Confessions.' I was real picky. And then I suddenly realized I hadn't worked in a year. And I was sort of, like, not really happy. I think people are happier when they have structure, you know? You realize that as you get older. You have to have rituals and structure.

I feel good that I have my life in order. I'm not addicted to anything that I'm aware of.

There are days that I wake up and I complain, and when I complain I pinch myself and say, 'that's for complaining.' Not many people can do what they really like in life.

I've been sober now for a couple of years and I'm taking my sobriety very seriously - one day at a time and I am moving forward in my career.

I like to work and it kind of keeps me in line, which is very good because I need that structure.

I got sober, and I got happy again.

When I was writing 'Southeastern,' I'd just recently gotten sober. For me, that was a major turning point in my life. It changed things I did on a day-to-day basis. My whole routine was upended. It took me some time to get used to that and figure out how do I keep myself entertained.

It used to take a day to get over the partying. But I don't party anymore. I don't miss it, either.

I'm sober now and very happy.

I'm straightlaced, don't do drugs, stick to my regimen.

Never stray from life's purpose. Refrain from counting someone else's blessings instead of your own.

I was naughty but never demanding. I never asked my parents for shoes or tracksuits. I was happy with what I had.

I'm not an idiot; I can make adjustments to my life. But I like having a schedule.

I'm very happy with my decision to go sober. It's helped my life. It's helped my mental stability.

I'm drug-free. I don't drink.

I learned a lot from being in hell. I learned discipline. I learned that I choose what to put in my body.