Jahfin Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/articl...t_id=1003686690 Led Zeppelin onstage Dec. 10 in London Gary Graff, Detroit Still buzzing from Led Zeppelin's reunion show on Dec. 10 in London, drummer Jason Bonham says he's the wrong guy to ask about any future plans for the group. "I'm still the new guy, and I wouldn't know," Bonham -- whose late father, John Bonham, was Zep's original drummer -- tells Billboard.com. "There's been no talks except to Jimmy (Page) and Robert (Plant) and John Paul (Jones), just to say thanks for the best Christmas present I could ask for. It really meant a lot to me." "Is it gonna be again? Don't be greedy," he continues. "Just take it for what you've done and be proud to be part of that. If they do it again, of course I would love to. But that's up to them. Only time will tell. If you'd have asked me a year ago, 'Are they gonna do a date next year?,' I'd have gone, 'No way!' So I was proved wrong once before." Bonham says that even a week after the show, the experience "still ... kinda feels surreal, like it never really happened in some way." But he does feel that the show, part of a tribute to the late Atlantic Records co-founder Ahmet Ertegun, provided some vindication after what he felt was a sub-par performance with Zep at the Atlantic Records' 40th anniversary concert in 1988 in New York. "I had to work at it, really prove that I could do it and not just say, 'Hey, I'm John Bonham's son. I should be doing it,'" he explains. "I put a lot of work into it ... listening to all the different live versions I had. You've got to earn this, 'cause there's a million drummers out there that would love to cut your throat right now and take over." "I'm amazed. I pulled it off," he enthuses. "So it's very special for me, just ... everything. If you'd have wanted a moment for everyone to get it right at one point, that was it." Bonham returns to his regular drum chair in Foreigner at the end of the month for a couple of shows in Florida -- where he and his family reside -- including a New Year's Eve date with the B-52's at the Universal Studios Citywalk in Orlando. That show will be broadcast live by Comcast's CN8 network at 9 p.m. EST. Led Zeppelin tour rumors continue to persist. The latest comes out of the U.K., where the group is reportedly considering a series of stadium shows. But nothing has yet been confirmed, and Plant has already begun scheduling late spring shows with Alison Krauss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessedwithzeppelin Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Great interview! Thanks for posting it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Wow....he really does live in Florida! Too bad the guys are lips zipped. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manderlyh Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 Awesome interview, indeed. I love how humble Jason's appearing to be. I'd be like "I'm a drumming GOD!!" If I were to have done what Jason did last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Said it before, but Gary Graff is fucking fantastic. One of my favorite rock writers for years. That said, I thought there was a thread that Jason was "definitely out of Foreigner." People sure do like to jump the gun without any corroborating information to back up their crackpot theories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 People sure do like to jump the gun without any corroborating information to back up their crackpot theories. This board is full of such threads, many of which are putting words in Plant's mouth in regards to there being no Zep tour when the man hasn't said a damn thing to the press following the 02 show. The amount of total disrespect I've seen leveled at him by so-called "fans" is downright ridiculous, not to mention the out and out slandering some posters have directed at Alison Krauss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solar Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 This board is full of such threads, many of which are putting words in Plant's mouth in regards to there being no Zep tour when the man hasn't said a damn thing to the press following the 02 show. The amount of total disrespect I've seen leveled at him by so-called "fans" is downright ridiculous, not to mention the out and out slandering some posters have directed at Alison Krauss. I couldn't agree with you more, man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeppelinRocks2007 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 (edited) This board is full of such threads, many of which are putting words in Plant's mouth in regards to there being no Zep tour when the man hasn't said a damn thing to the press following the 02 show. The amount of total disrespect I've seen leveled at him by so-called "fans" is downright ridiculous, not to mention the out and out slandering some posters have directed at Alison Krauss. Great post and I totally agree. Even if Led Zeppelin don't go on tour at all and they want to move on, everyone including the fans should get over it. Everyone should be happy enough that Led Zeppelin went out on a positive note at the O2. Edited December 20, 2007 by ZeppelinRocks2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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