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

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.

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

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

With Zeppelin, I tried to play something different every night in my solos. I'd play for 20 minutes but the longest ever was 30 minutes. It's a long time, but whenI was playing it seemed to fly by.

I dare not drink before a gig because I'll get tired and blow it. So I have to sit drinking tea in a caravan.

I have no qualm about the quality of the contemporary repertory.