Jun 17, 2008 • 1 min read

Jason Bonham on playing with Led Zeppelin

Jason Bonham describes the pressure of taking his late father's place with Led Zeppelin at their London gig, and says he would welcome another reunion.

Drummer Jason Bonham, son of the late John, who took his father's place at Led Zeppelin's London gig in December, has spoken about the event, and it would seem he found it scary, if exhilarating.

He told Musician magazine: "It was like the penalty shoot-out at the World Cup, but you're taking everyone. I had to shoot 16 times and get the goal every time. We all arrived separately and didn't communicate with each other until ten minutes before we went on. At that point I don't know what I was feeling. I was breathing deeply trying to keep calm. I knew I could do the gig, but could I do it when it counted?"

He adds that he's eager for another reunion (even though that's looking unlikely at present). "It's hard to be in this situation where it was so good and now I'm left in limbo about what's going to happen next", he said. "I'm happy with what happened and if I ask for me it's me being greedy".

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