Learnt to play drums with his bare hands while as a member of the Blue Star Trio in 1963. He replaced Bill Harvey, a jazz drummer, who taught him techniques on how to do it without injuring his fists.
Died from asphyxiation on his own vomit at the home of guitarist
Jimmy Page in Windsor, England while preparing for 1980 U.S. tour.
Daughter, Zoe.
Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Led Zeppelin in
1995.
As a rule, John Bonham strenuously avoided granting interviews, valuing his own privacy. However, the drummer relented on just the one occasion when he agreed to be interviewed by Billy Connolly.
Sister is Deborah/Debbie Bonham, who has a singing career of her own.