It's still John Henry Bonham. I love him...Always will, whoever interviews him (I thought it was funny for the time and place). I guess you had to be there...(I wasn't) but could imagine.
Anyway, JB has always been my main influence on drums. Been at it for over 30 years now and still haven't seen or heard his equall. Zepplin was in concert in my town on my 16th b-day and I was 6th from the ticket window when they sold out. Even scalpers weren't selling. EVERYBODY wanted to see.
Never got to see em. John died shortly thereafter during that tour. Great loss.
@theguywhosnameis exactly !!! john h. bonham got on his drum kit and let his skill do his boasting for him way different than todays generation blah blah blah look what i can do...all hail the great john bonham r.i.p the legendary modest man/drummer all thumbs up!!!
At least he's being honest with how long it took him. I started playing drums with Bonham's beats, took me about 5 months to get set in his style, but I can't come up with things he would unless i were him. That's why my name's Peter, and not John.
JB had a dry sense of humor. He was the best that ever was & it's 2011--and I'm sure that will never change. He loved rhythm & blues. He was PURE SOUL. Listen to WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS, Ok? Not only did he love R&B...He exuded his brand of soul every time---through the music that he played and the fans felt this....MAGIC. LZ's reunion tour went bust...why? What is LZ w/ out it's SOUL? Saw the No Quarter tour...super cool, as I love Page & Plant...but guess what was missing? Those thunderous roll
Bonzo was the greatest drummer ever was and ever will be...He had a hypnotic groove that no one will ever touch...That dude was unreal and Zep still RULZ!!!
ha ha never saw this before billy connolys an idiot could have asked john some better questions i was surprised john didnt see himself as the best drummer he must have known he was just a shame we lost john shortly after i blame jimmy page for messins with all that satanic crap i mean why did page buy crowleys house he must have known it was cursed when he moved in oh well anyway john is still rated as the best drummer along with keith moon and cozy powell rock legends
@shredmaster100 You're a complete and utter fucking cretin. page is to blame for his death?? what a disrespectful little rat you really are. fuck off and die yourself.
I always thought that he was an over-rated drummer....he simply was recorded louder and layed a very heavy beat, but there are many, many more talented players around
Attention Drummers/musicians!!! Get the book "realistic rock" by Carmine Appice!! If you like 60's-70's rock drumming it's the Bible. It turned my hopeless brother into a real rock guy. He would work on it every day and half way through the book and after learning the first Zeppelin record beat for beat he would go back to the jams and sound exactly like Simon Kirk of Free and Bad Company...with bonham fills to boot. It could save rock drumming im serious. Amazon.com
On a lighter note... Does any one else understand why they called the drummer on the Muppets was called 'Gonzo' :P No disrespect JHB It's NOT a coincidence :o)
And before you all start pointing it out I DO KNOW that JHB was Bonzo :P
@whiterobin I agree. I think they worked so well as a team. They forged together, and could go off on tangents, but still all come back together after any independent outburst, with an understanding what the other was doing!
@MOOCHSNOOP thanks..it was really how I felt..I love Zeppelin and John Bonham, and to see him in this interview just saying that he didn't agree with all the hype surrounding him really speaks volumes about the kind of man he was
@lsunationalchamps08 Totally agree with you. The greatest drummer and the greatest comedian together. Two human beings. JHB was a very humble, family man & Big Yin is a very humble (albeit loud), family man.
i think billy connoly is a funny guy...but these questions hes asking are terrible so rare to have bonham in a interview why not ask him better questions than the weather and snooker???
Yes, I agree...Led Zeppelin was so much more than a hard rock/heavy metal band. Robert Plant said he always hated those labels placed on the group.
One of the reasons I liked Deep Purple so much that they (like Led Zep) always took chances & reinvented their songs for their live shows. I see you are from Japan...Deep Purple's "Made In Japan" was one of the best live albums ever...the versions of "Highway Star" & "Smoke On The Water" are so much more powerful than the studio ones.
@pajasa62 Led Zepp are blues/rock. Liked your Deep Purple comment. I like Jethro Tull, but he did run the Zepp down-uncalled for, jealous I think! It's nice when rival bands (for want of a better word) admit to liking each other.
You mentioned "rival bands admitting to like each other"
Sometimes they get tied together...Like Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once being a part of Jethro Tull...and Deep Purple's Ian Gillian joining Black Sabbath, while Deep Purple's other vocalist, David Coverdale touring with Led Zep's Jimmy Page...or Bad Company's vocalist, Paul Rodgers also touring with Page in a pretty good band named The Firm....there are probably plenty of other examples out there.
Yes, no doubt Zeppelin was in the category of Supergroup, but Deep Purple with the Gillian/Blackmore lineup had those years that made them great.
I always thought it was unfortunate that Presence & In Through the Out Door were recorded under such troubled circumstances for them, because Physical Graffitti was SOOOO great. If you took the 1st 2 sides of that album (begining with Custard Pie & ending in Kashmir) & they released it as a single album, it would be the GREATEST record.
@pajasa62 I think Led Zepp 1,2,3, and 4 were brilliant brilliant brilliant. Recently ordered some of their other albums; Presence, Coda and Houses of the Holy. Being sooooooooo into the first four albums I had, Im a little disapointed with my idols. I probably like 40% of the material on the new cd's Ive bought as opposed to 100% on 1-4. I'll give it a chance though, maybe they will grow on me?
This is one of the coolest thing's I've ever seen. Kinda like Randy Rhoad's on "After Hour's" you can actually see clear shot's of there facial expressions, personality,very cool stuff. I love how he just throw's his cigarette,or should I say "fag" on the studio ground and stomps it out,over 600,000 people want to see Bonzo for 0:48scnds.
This is one of the coolest thing's I've ever seen. Kinda like Randy Rhoad's on "After Hour's" you can actually see clear shot's of there facial expressions, personality,very cool stuff.
Such a shame that for such a rare interview of Bonham to be captured on film to have this idiot asking lame questions...too bad they cut out were the interviewer pretty much admits that that the questioning is hitting rock bottom.
If this billy connally is a hero...what is your standards for the word "hero"? You used lower case letters for his name...that is not a good sign. Tell me about him and his heroic achievements....thanks.
@pajasa62 first of all, on youtube, i don't use caps for any name...and second, billy connolly is one of the best stand up comedians of all time...hes been voted the best on many lists so dont insult someone unless you know what you're on about :)
You keep referring to hime as a QUOTE, "hero"...I do not know of anything "heroic" he has done...I am just referring to a rare interview of Bonham to be captured on film and what a crappy interview this is (others on here share that same opinion) and it is a shame that the questioning goes NOWHERE....the full length version of this shows Connally having someone in the background fill in the word "proceedings" for him and Connally admits the interview "hasn't proceeded very far"
I'm as open minded as anybody, but to do an interview that is "intentionally lame" is difficult for me to swallow...I could be wrong, but that's just my opinion.
@pajasa62 Actually its fitting. Although John was an amazing drummer he was a huge asshole. Punching women and men for no reason. Then when someone got the better of him he'd cry and want to press charges. Read "When Giants Walked the Earth".
No doubt sometimes dying is the best public relations move someone can make for their career (ha-ha)
My opinion, Bonham was a very good drummer in a GREAT band. If you listen to Zep bootleg recordings, sometimes he is great (Dallas, 1975), but most of the time he seems a bit lumbering and his "off" nights exceeded his great nights. Personally, I always thought Deep Purple's Ian Paice was a bit better...or Rush's Neil Peart, in their prime.
Yes, well if not knowing if 2 people I do not know 31 years ago are friends...FORGIVE ME!...but don't act like it is suppose to be common knowledge.
And yeah, some comedy skit!...Bonham's punch lines are hilarious....thanks for pointing them out....when he answered, "A few months", I thought I was going to piss in my pants.
"...a bit of comedy which looks to be far ahead of its time"
Well, I'm afraid it will take the dinosaurs to make a reappearance before I find this funny.
Let's be honest...this guy is not prepared to do this interview. His 2 questions are both "how long did it take you to learn this?"...and Bonham has no room to give anything more than a 2 word answer.
At the end poor Bonham looks like he rather be laying on a bed in Jimmy Page's home than sit talking to this guy.
I guess you mean the informal/ laidback appearance. Though I remember seeing such similar interviews say, on "American Bandstand" dating back well before this even with the kids in the background.
I don't know if you have ever seen the full length version of this, but I remember Billy Connally talking about "going back to the bar" or something to that effect.
@pajasa62 thats the joke!thats billy Connolly man.hes obviously just having a laugh with john Bonham.All very tongue in cheek. I personally found this very funny but i guess we brits understand the subtle complexities of the style of humour.
Seriously man, you find this,quote, "very funny"???
I've had tooth extractions that were funnier than this!
I guess the people standing in the background of this video aren't Brits either because they too seem to be missing Connally's "subtle complexity" (maybe because he isn't saying the word "fuck" every 20 seconds like in his standup routine).
Just because a clown walks into the room doesn't mean you have to laugh.
@pajasa62 yes i do!"jeez the nights are really drawing in now ay?" brilliant. well the thing is the people in the background are just young kids so they might not get it.i guess they were just in awe of a rock god two feet away from them.
but seriously,this is priceless.bonham and connolly having a little joke between themselves and i imagine psiing themselves afterwards back stage.whats not to like?
But if you think this is "very funny" and talk about "subtle complexity" you sound like you are a relative of Billy Connolly...you're over-playing it, in my opinion. And you saying "I imagine..." says it all.
@pajasa62 Dude, that's Bill Connelly from Monty Python. He's being silly and cheeky, which is why Bonham is joking around. It's not a serious interview.
My friend, I don't care if it's Winston Churchill or Benny Hill...IN MY OPINION, he's asking lame, dead-end questions. As for him as a comic...this PARTICULAR video clip is NOT funny and the full-length version of this is no better. I don't start laughing just because a clown walks into the room. You could have these 15 year old kids in the background given the microphone and equal or better this....and I am sure they'd elicit more than a two-word response from Bonham. MY OPINION.
@pajasa62 You need to read my comment again and try to understand it. If not, ask someone to explain it to you. Remember the show wasn't all about YOU, the one viewer, as your view is subjective and WHATEVER you think sucks in the grand scheme of things isn't THAT important
YOU are the one that is annoucing that QUOTE "it was rehearsed to make it seem to be an unsuccessful interview" as if somehow you were privy to the show's production!
@pajasa62 What the fuck are you rambling for now ?. Don't get so worked up about nothing for God's sake ; you'll have a stroke or something. It's not worth it ; just accept what I said and chill out
@pajasa62 i think thekenfig might actually be on to something. I mean, billy connelly IS a comedian, so it's quite plausible that the interview is done for comedy's sake
@pajasa62 I'm not saying the 47 seconds we see here don't suck, they suck terrifically. But the rest of the interview might have picked up, who knows?
There is a full length version of this and it sucks as much as this.
One of the kids in the background has to complete Connally's sentence for him (saying the word "proceedings") and Connally then says..."I don't think this (the interview) has proceeded very far" and he concludes everything by saying something like 'at least the bar is still open'.
In retrospect. it's a shame for Bonham's last filmed interview (& they were rare) that he only gave 2-word answers to lame questions.
Ok, what some of you aren't getting is the context of the interview. That's Bill Connelly from Monty Python (the biggest, hippest British comedy troupe of the 70s, interviewing the drummer of the biggest British band of the 70s. This is the equivalent of Chevy Chase...well...John Be...ok, honestly...Dan Akroyd interviewing Paul Simon.
Connelly probably has pictures of himself drawing pictures of dicks on Bonham's face in sharpie while he's passed out naked in a hotel bathtub.
@wfly81 He's not a horrible interviewer (he's not an interviewer at all), and he's not being irreverent to a rock-n-roll god. He's not even a lazy interviewer who didn't do his homework. He's just a funny dude who's taking advantage of an opportunity to fuck with his buddy on national television. He's purposely asking silly questions just to try and throw John off.
But the best part of this whole thing is the look on Bonham's face, which seems to say "You SOB...you're gonna pay for this!"
@pajasa62 Er, that "idiot" is Billy Connolly; voted by many as the best stand up comedian ever. More like it's a shame Bonham was in a miserable mood and refusing to answer fundamental (and very flattering) questions. He's on a kids show; why the hell did he go on it - you're going to get asked stuff like that. Humourless.
Yeah, scroll down and you can see I have been forced to deal with other Billy Connally relatives that have already told me how wonderful this comedy routine is and that is so fuckin' sophisticated that the comic genius sails over my head. I APOLOGIZE that all these other idiots agree so much with me that they keep giving me thumbs up.
@pajasa62 17 people? On a video which was always likely to draw in Bonham sycophants? Get over yourself and be more impartial. All I was doing was pointing out Connolly's success as a stand-up, and indicating to you the vacuous nature of regarding him as an "idiot". Also, re-read my first comment for the case on Bonham, rather than going on a wild rant about how amazingly popular you think you are. Arrogance gets you nowhere.
MY OPINION pal, get over it. You think this video clip is funny? FINE, that your opinion. You think this is an intyeresting interview? FINE, that your opinion.
FOR ME? It seems that Bonham has rarely been caught on film being interviewed, especially this close to his death...this could have been ALOT better. Obvioiusly Connally didn't know he was going to die so soon, but it makes me feel this was a wasted opportunity to hear Bonham speak...with MORE than 2-word answers.
@pajasa62 At what point did I say I thought it was funny? Nowhere. You've just made a wild assumption. For me the interview seems to be a relaxed Connolly joshing a friend who is either in a distant mood or is a bit introverted. There's nothing more to it. No one will have forced Bonham to do the thing. And the setting is hardly the scene for a verbose rant by Bonham.
The benefit of hindsight is glorious; many journalists would have loved to get a last interview with Amy Winehouse.
HARDLY a comparison...(not to put words in your mouth, but since you brought her up)
THANK YOU for saying this interview wasn't funny...I have had people here telling me about, quote, "the subtle complexity" of Connally's comic genius here!!!!!!!!!
This PARTICULAR interview is as lame as can be...complete with a Bonham shoulder shrug.
@pajasa62 You do realize that "idiot" as you put it is one of the worlds finest comics? *rolls eyes* also a good friend of bonham. Read one of Billy Connollys books, He talks about Bonzo sabotaging the interview as payback for billy not paying up on a bet and still owed bonham a round of drinks as the due to on the debt.
"you idiot, Billy Connelly and Bonzo were friends"
SO?!?!
I don't care if they're freakin' siamese twins!....BIG DEAL
For an interview with Bonham in 1980, in retrospect, it would have been NICE to see him give more than a 2-word answer. FUCK...with that last question poor Bonham and his shoulder shrug...he looks like he'd rather be laying on a bed in Jimmy Page's home than sitting through this crap.
You could give the microphones to these kids in the back and they'd do better.
Yes, well if you think this is an interesting interview, that's your opinion.
You could give the microphone to these kids in the background and they'd do a better job of getting more than 2 words out of Bonham.
Too bad they cut out the full interview which sucks even more...at the end Connally says "I don't think this has proceeded very far" after someone in the background has to help him finish a sentence.
You act like he's friggin' Winston Churchill..."A fine, fine man"
its weird.in 1970 3 major rock stars died.Hendrix Joplin and Jim Morrison.well jM was in early 71. then in 1980 three major rock stars died.Bon Scott,John Bohnam and John Lennon
Peart and Bonham are equally good in their own styles- but Peart gets huge points for not destroying himself with drugs and alcohol and dying at 30 years old.
@republicanpatriot100 what u say is true, i dont know alot about peart but bonham had a alcohol problem because of the stress of not being with his family which meant more to him than life itself....he was 32 when he died just like kieth moon from the who ...he didnt destroy himself at all it was a night of partying with fellow members he passed out, they put him to bed and he choked on his vomit in the night...im sure every band then and now still do drugs and alcohol that will never change.
he is adorable i love bonzo so much
mejasourus 3 weeks ago
This is just a clip of the full interview to advertise it. I'd love to see the full version.
45ounce 1 month ago
I love Bonzo! :3
AndrewHaddock 1 month ago
It's still John Henry Bonham. I love him...Always will, whoever interviews him (I thought it was funny for the time and place). I guess you had to be there...(I wasn't) but could imagine.
Escondido123 1 month ago
Fool In the Rain
lilnetty2 2 months ago
NO FUKIN WAY!!! HE COMES OUT IN THE X FILES 2ND MOVIE,MY FAV SHOW AND BAND! SWEET!
2012XF3 2 months ago
Excuse me, it's not Cleese but Bill Connoly.
Anyway, JB has always been my main influence on drums. Been at it for over 30 years now and still haven't seen or heard his equall. Zepplin was in concert in my town on my 16th b-day and I was 6th from the ticket window when they sold out. Even scalpers weren't selling. EVERYBODY wanted to see.
Never got to see em. John died shortly thereafter during that tour. Great loss.
drumzizit 3 months ago
Does anyone realize that it's John Cleese of Monty Python doing the interview. It's not meant to be serious.
drumzizit 3 months ago
@drumzizit that's billy connolly not john cleese
07CantonaKing 3 months ago
I just wish he were alive today, he is sorely missed
123sete123 3 months ago
Too many closed questions to get anything more out of Bonham than a yes or no.
metube71 3 months ago
I might know one or two of the girls in the Tight But Loose t-shirts, lol! Hello my darlin! ;) Prefer the curls to the fringe xoxo!
Evster2012 3 months ago
ya they were a different breed back then
steviedubo 3 months ago
so modest
jaqua524 3 months ago
he's such a sweet guy
jhamblin23 3 months ago
@theguywhosnameis exactly !!! john h. bonham got on his drum kit and let his skill do his boasting for him way different than todays generation blah blah blah look what i can do...all hail the great john bonham r.i.p the legendary modest man/drummer all thumbs up!!!
MrGreenjeans70 3 months ago
Boring!
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At least he's being honest with how long it took him. I started playing drums with Bonham's beats, took me about 5 months to get set in his style, but I can't come up with things he would unless i were him. That's why my name's Peter, and not John.
pxbx91 4 months ago
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pxbx91 4 months ago
What in the creation is this.
Ariel62073 4 months ago
The interviewer sounds like Mrs. Doubtfire.
thespainisharmada 4 months ago
@thespainisharmada thats actor Billy Connoly (The Boondock Saints)
pennynjoe1 4 months ago
JB had a dry sense of humor. He was the best that ever was & it's 2011--and I'm sure that will never change. He loved rhythm & blues. He was PURE SOUL. Listen to WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS, Ok? Not only did he love R&B...He exuded his brand of soul every time---through the music that he played and the fans felt this....MAGIC. LZ's reunion tour went bust...why? What is LZ w/ out it's SOUL? Saw the No Quarter tour...super cool, as I love Page & Plant...but guess what was missing? Those thunderous roll
melfrog29 4 months ago
its like looking into the face of god look at that beard it looks like its part of his hair lol
LedZeppelinZR1 4 months ago
Bonzo was the greatest drummer ever was and ever will be...He had a hypnotic groove that no one will ever touch...That dude was unreal and Zep still RULZ!!!
TheShredfester 4 months ago
The interviewer was not an idiot. John Bonham was just shy and it's very difficult to do interviews. It can feel very awkward.
jdbrown371 4 months ago
You wouldn't think so by looking at him, but Bonzo could kill me 5 times before I hit the ground using only his drum sticks.
Ironman374 4 months ago 11
His personality and voice isn't what you would expect by the way he plays. He seems surprisingly mellow.
ednaboopadoop 4 months ago
HAIL TO JOHN BONHAM ..WE WANT YOU BACK DUDE...
GiannisKJ19 4 months ago
ha ha never saw this before billy connolys an idiot could have asked john some better questions i was surprised john didnt see himself as the best drummer he must have known he was just a shame we lost john shortly after i blame jimmy page for messins with all that satanic crap i mean why did page buy crowleys house he must have known it was cursed when he moved in oh well anyway john is still rated as the best drummer along with keith moon and cozy powell rock legends
shredmaster100 4 months ago
@shredmaster100 You're a complete and utter fucking cretin. page is to blame for his death?? what a disrespectful little rat you really are. fuck off and die yourself.
tashpish 4 months ago
damn bonzo, u calm.
TheDrummingUnicorn 5 months ago
his second question needed to be 'who the fuck is a better drummer than you'
DMIW21 5 months ago 7
I always thought that he was an over-rated drummer....he simply was recorded louder and layed a very heavy beat, but there are many, many more talented players around
ronnied828 5 months ago
@ronnied828 Have you ever seen him live?
beeterolds 5 months ago
@ronnied828
If I had time to make multiple youtube accounts, I would make a thousand just to vote down this comment.
StimulatedMindz 4 months ago
My All Time FAVORITE Drummer !!!!!!
bassplayersayer 5 months ago
I think the the interviewer was the actor that played the dad on The Boondock Saints. He looks and sounds like him.
LynyrdSkynyrdfan82 5 months ago
billy connelly and bonzo haha
EXTREME4YEARSTOCOME 5 months ago
there is something so attractive about Bonzo!
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Attention Drummers/musicians!!! Get the book "realistic rock" by Carmine Appice!! If you like 60's-70's rock drumming it's the Bible. It turned my hopeless brother into a real rock guy. He would work on it every day and half way through the book and after learning the first Zeppelin record beat for beat he would go back to the jams and sound exactly like Simon Kirk of Free and Bad Company...with bonham fills to boot. It could save rock drumming im serious. Amazon.com
MrJohntube12 5 months ago
Bonzo, a man of few words. He truly spoke softly and carried some big sticks!! Rock on Bonzo.
chimptor50 5 months ago
smoking on tv...those were the days lol
miniporter2000 5 months ago
Smoking on set. How times have changed.
Went to school with his son Jason in Stourbridge 1979.
MENSFORTHHILL99 5 months ago
awwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww Bonzo! i love you so much!!!!!!!!!
Jayoriley 6 months ago
that interviewer is dr. Montgomery Montgomery
ejshafer 6 months ago
The interviewer looks like hippie John Cleese :D
matman000000 6 months ago
those groupies on the back are hot!
cy2tec 6 months ago
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cy2tec 6 months ago
He was shy and hated interviews
MickeyLove01 6 months ago
Billy's probably looking back on this and thinking, I BLEW IT. Not that he knew Bonzo was going to die soon, but crap, this sucked.
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On a lighter note... Does any one else understand why they called the drummer on the Muppets was called 'Gonzo' :P No disrespect JHB It's NOT a coincidence :o)
And before you all start pointing it out I DO KNOW that JHB was Bonzo :P
fraya1400 7 months ago
The interviewer is the pedophile priest from the x files movie.
mapleblackdrums 7 months ago
keep pressing 3
wolan96 7 months ago
@wolan96 hahaha! :D
John Bonham what a cutie!!
GeorgeRingoGirl 7 months ago
Is the interviewer accent from Birgmingham?
heinzpo 7 months ago
@whiterobin I agree. I think they worked so well as a team. They forged together, and could go off on tangents, but still all come back together after any independent outburst, with an understanding what the other was doing!
MOOCHSNOOP 7 months ago
I love how John Stumps the butt on the carpet.
MrHideyoursheep 7 months ago
Stop the bullshit! It was a great moment...with a great Human being..and a spectacular drummer who would never admit that he was the GREATEST!!
lsunationalchamps08 7 months ago
@lsunationalchamps08 Good comment
MOOCHSNOOP 7 months ago
@MOOCHSNOOP thanks..it was really how I felt..I love Zeppelin and John Bonham, and to see him in this interview just saying that he didn't agree with all the hype surrounding him really speaks volumes about the kind of man he was
lsunationalchamps08 7 months ago
@lsunationalchamps08 I knew he died in 1980, but the date 25/9 is my daughters birthday, just wanted to share!
MOOCHSNOOP 7 months ago
@lsunationalchamps08 Totally agree with you. The greatest drummer and the greatest comedian together. Two human beings. JHB was a very humble, family man & Big Yin is a very humble (albeit loud), family man.
RIP JHB We miss you... always
fraya1400 7 months ago
i think billy connoly is a funny guy...but these questions hes asking are terrible so rare to have bonham in a interview why not ask him better questions than the weather and snooker???
steviemacleod93 7 months ago
@whiterobin
Yes, I agree...Led Zeppelin was so much more than a hard rock/heavy metal band. Robert Plant said he always hated those labels placed on the group.
One of the reasons I liked Deep Purple so much that they (like Led Zep) always took chances & reinvented their songs for their live shows. I see you are from Japan...Deep Purple's "Made In Japan" was one of the best live albums ever...the versions of "Highway Star" & "Smoke On The Water" are so much more powerful than the studio ones.
pajasa62 7 months ago
@pajasa62 Led Zepp are blues/rock. Liked your Deep Purple comment. I like Jethro Tull, but he did run the Zepp down-uncalled for, jealous I think! It's nice when rival bands (for want of a better word) admit to liking each other.
MOOCHSNOOP 7 months ago
@MOOCHSNOOP
You mentioned "rival bands admitting to like each other"
Sometimes they get tied together...Like Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi once being a part of Jethro Tull...and Deep Purple's Ian Gillian joining Black Sabbath, while Deep Purple's other vocalist, David Coverdale touring with Led Zep's Jimmy Page...or Bad Company's vocalist, Paul Rodgers also touring with Page in a pretty good band named The Firm....there are probably plenty of other examples out there.
pajasa62 7 months ago
@whiterobin
Yes, no doubt Zeppelin was in the category of Supergroup, but Deep Purple with the Gillian/Blackmore lineup had those years that made them great.
I always thought it was unfortunate that Presence & In Through the Out Door were recorded under such troubled circumstances for them, because Physical Graffitti was SOOOO great. If you took the 1st 2 sides of that album (begining with Custard Pie & ending in Kashmir) & they released it as a single album, it would be the GREATEST record.
pajasa62 7 months ago
@pajasa62 I think Led Zepp 1,2,3, and 4 were brilliant brilliant brilliant. Recently ordered some of their other albums; Presence, Coda and Houses of the Holy. Being sooooooooo into the first four albums I had, Im a little disapointed with my idols. I probably like 40% of the material on the new cd's Ive bought as opposed to 100% on 1-4. I'll give it a chance though, maybe they will grow on me?
MOOCHSNOOP 7 months ago
I envy people surrounding Bonzo...
peonyification 7 months ago
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LEDZEPPEL1N88 7 months ago
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LEDZEPPEL1N88 7 months ago
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
Tyc66 8 months ago
Happy birthday John!
colmhearne 8 months ago
Is that uncle Monty from a series of unfortunate events??
maxqd3 8 months ago
This is one of the coolest thing's I've ever seen. Kinda like Randy Rhoad's on "After Hour's" you can actually see clear shot's of there facial expressions, personality,very cool stuff. I love how he just throw's his cigarette,or should I say "fag" on the studio ground and stomps it out,over 600,000 people want to see Bonzo for 0:48scnds.
DARRINCONNOR1 8 months ago
This is one of the coolest thing's I've ever seen. Kinda like Randy Rhoad's on "After Hour's" you can actually see clear shot's of there facial expressions, personality,very cool stuff.
DARRINCONNOR1 8 months ago
FUCK he was cool
William6likes6Rock 8 months ago
Billy Connoly isnt really an interviewer. Great at comedy though.
guitdude09 8 months ago
he was a shy guy while sober.
mexman000 8 months ago
F*CK!!! Mike Portnoy meet John Bonham!
blacksabbathacdcrock 8 months ago
Such a shame that for such a rare interview of Bonham to be captured on film to have this idiot asking lame questions...too bad they cut out were the interviewer pretty much admits that that the questioning is hitting rock bottom.
pajasa62 8 months ago 18
@pajasa62 thats billy connolly...the mans a hero...it was obviously pre-planned by them both you knob
McGovP 8 months ago
@McGovP
"obviously pre-planned"
pre-planned to suck?
If this billy connally is a hero...what is your standards for the word "hero"? You used lower case letters for his name...that is not a good sign. Tell me about him and his heroic achievements....thanks.
pajasa62 8 months ago
@pajasa62 first of all, on youtube, i don't use caps for any name...and second, billy connolly is one of the best stand up comedians of all time...hes been voted the best on many lists so dont insult someone unless you know what you're on about :)
McGovP 8 months ago
@McGovP
He's obvoiusly a relative of yours I guess...I am just stating an opinion that it seems many people here agree with.
pajasa62 8 months ago
@pajasa62 look at a stand up show of billy connollys and tell me hes not a hero...and if you dont find him funny, you have no sense of humor
McGovP 8 months ago
@McGovP
You keep referring to hime as a QUOTE, "hero"...I do not know of anything "heroic" he has done...I am just referring to a rare interview of Bonham to be captured on film and what a crappy interview this is (others on here share that same opinion) and it is a shame that the questioning goes NOWHERE....the full length version of this shows Connally having someone in the background fill in the word "proceedings" for him and Connally admits the interview "hasn't proceeded very far"
pajasa62 8 months ago
@pajasa62 I suspect Billy and Bonzo were pretty good mates and this was a pisstake of an interview. Intentionally lame.
carntspell 8 months ago
@carntspell
I'm as open minded as anybody, but to do an interview that is "intentionally lame" is difficult for me to swallow...I could be wrong, but that's just my opinion.
pajasa62 8 months ago
@pajasa62 Billy Conolly's a comedian over he. Probably one of the funniest dudes about in the UK.
StalwartChris 8 months ago
@pajasa62 Actually its fitting. Although John was an amazing drummer he was a huge asshole. Punching women and men for no reason. Then when someone got the better of him he'd cry and want to press charges. Read "When Giants Walked the Earth".
zigzagbigbag 8 months ago
@zigzagbigbag
Thanks...I'll see if I can get a copy.
No doubt sometimes dying is the best public relations move someone can make for their career (ha-ha)
My opinion, Bonham was a very good drummer in a GREAT band. If you listen to Zep bootleg recordings, sometimes he is great (Dallas, 1975), but most of the time he seems a bit lumbering and his "off" nights exceeded his great nights. Personally, I always thought Deep Purple's Ian Paice was a bit better...or Rush's Neil Peart, in their prime.
pajasa62 8 months ago
@pajasa62 They were friends you dope. This is a comedy skit....it's Bill Connolly asking the qs
xpat73 7 months ago
@xpat73
Yes, well if not knowing if 2 people I do not know 31 years ago are friends...FORGIVE ME!...but don't act like it is suppose to be common knowledge.
And yeah, some comedy skit!...Bonham's punch lines are hilarious....thanks for pointing them out....when he answered, "A few months", I thought I was going to piss in my pants.
pajasa62 7 months ago
@pajasa62
It actually looks like a bit of comedy which looks to be far ahead of its time.
can0mark 7 months ago
@can0mark
"...a bit of comedy which looks to be far ahead of its time"
Well, I'm afraid it will take the dinosaurs to make a reappearance before I find this funny.
Let's be honest...this guy is not prepared to do this interview. His 2 questions are both "how long did it take you to learn this?"...and Bonham has no room to give anything more than a 2 word answer.
At the end poor Bonham looks like he rather be laying on a bed in Jimmy Page's home than sit talking to this guy.
pajasa62 7 months ago
@pajasa62
I'm not saying I find it very funny. I am saying that it is a style which only somewhat recent has become popular for TV.
Also, Bonham obviously makes the choice to answer in two words. The mic is still there when he's done talking.
can0mark 7 months ago
@can0mark
I guess you mean the informal/ laidback appearance. Though I remember seeing such similar interviews say, on "American Bandstand" dating back well before this even with the kids in the background.
I don't know if you have ever seen the full length version of this, but I remember Billy Connally talking about "going back to the bar" or something to that effect.
pajasa62 7 months ago
@pajasa62
Oh no I havent, its the first time I've seen it.
can0mark 7 months ago
@pajasa62 thats the joke!thats billy Connolly man.hes obviously just having a laugh with john Bonham.All very tongue in cheek. I personally found this very funny but i guess we brits understand the subtle complexities of the style of humour.
deathletter69 6 months ago
@deathletter69
"I personally found this very funny"
Seriously man, you find this,quote, "very funny"???
I've had tooth extractions that were funnier than this!
I guess the people standing in the background of this video aren't Brits either because they too seem to be missing Connally's "subtle complexity" (maybe because he isn't saying the word "fuck" every 20 seconds like in his standup routine).
Just because a clown walks into the room doesn't mean you have to laugh.
pajasa62 6 months ago 2
@pajasa62 yes i do!"jeez the nights are really drawing in now ay?" brilliant. well the thing is the people in the background are just young kids so they might not get it.i guess they were just in awe of a rock god two feet away from them.
but seriously,this is priceless.bonham and connolly having a little joke between themselves and i imagine psiing themselves afterwards back stage.whats not to like?
deathletter69 6 months ago
@deathletter69
Who isn't happy to see Bonham?
But if you think this is "very funny" and talk about "subtle complexity" you sound like you are a relative of Billy Connolly...you're over-playing it, in my opinion. And you saying "I imagine..." says it all.
pajasa62 6 months ago
@deathletter69 Oh good! Somebody has already explained to pajama69 (or whatever) what the context of this interview is. Thank you!
wfly81 6 months ago
@pajasa62 Big Yin! An idiot? If JHB read this he'd rise from his ashes and smother you!
fraya1400 7 months ago
@pajasa62 Dude, that's Bill Connelly from Monty Python. He's being silly and cheeky, which is why Bonham is joking around. It's not a serious interview.
wfly81 6 months ago
@wfly81
My friend, I don't care if it's Winston Churchill or Benny Hill...IN MY OPINION, he's asking lame, dead-end questions. As for him as a comic...this PARTICULAR video clip is NOT funny and the full-length version of this is no better. I don't start laughing just because a clown walks into the room. You could have these 15 year old kids in the background given the microphone and equal or better this....and I am sure they'd elicit more than a two-word response from Bonham. MY OPINION.
pajasa62 6 months ago 13
@pajasa62 Ok, well that's your opinion. Not a lot of people get British humor...nothing wrong with that.
wfly81 6 months ago
@pajasa62 It's deliberate, duh. He's answering like this cos it's rehearsed to make it seem like an 'unsuccessful' interview
TheKenfig 2 months ago
@TheKenfig
"it's rehearsed to make it seem like an unsuccessful interview"
Where the hell did you come up with that steaming pile of crap?
Yeah, they rehearsed saying, "let's INTENTIONALLY SUCK!"....real persausive.
pajasa62 1 month ago
@pajasa62 You need to read my comment again and try to understand it. If not, ask someone to explain it to you. Remember the show wasn't all about YOU, the one viewer, as your view is subjective and WHATEVER you think sucks in the grand scheme of things isn't THAT important
TheKenfig 1 month ago
@TheKenfig
eeehhhh... yeah....I am giving my OPINION.
YOU are the one that is annoucing that QUOTE "it was rehearsed to make it seem to be an unsuccessful interview" as if somehow you were privy to the show's production!
pajasa62 1 month ago
@pajasa62 What the fuck are you rambling for now ?. Don't get so worked up about nothing for God's sake ; you'll have a stroke or something. It's not worth it ; just accept what I said and chill out
TheKenfig 1 month ago
@TheKenfig
Worked up about it?
YOU contacted ME....OK?
I just gave an opinion...you tried to masquerade nonsense something as fact.
pajasa62 1 month ago
@pajasa62 Never mind eh ? ; you're too uptight about it now
TheKenfig 1 month ago
@pajasa62 i think thekenfig might actually be on to something. I mean, billy connelly IS a comedian, so it's quite plausible that the interview is done for comedy's sake
Stiletto92 2 weeks ago
@Stiletto92
Absolutely!
When Connally says "how long did it take you to do this?" I nearly pissed in my pants.
Give it a rest....this sucks.
pajasa62 1 week ago
@pajasa62 I'm not saying the 47 seconds we see here don't suck, they suck terrifically. But the rest of the interview might have picked up, who knows?
Stiletto92 6 days ago
@Stiletto92
There is a full length version of this and it sucks as much as this.
One of the kids in the background has to complete Connally's sentence for him (saying the word "proceedings") and Connally then says..."I don't think this (the interview) has proceeded very far" and he concludes everything by saying something like 'at least the bar is still open'.
In retrospect. it's a shame for Bonham's last filmed interview (& they were rare) that he only gave 2-word answers to lame questions.
pajasa62 6 days ago
Ok, what some of you aren't getting is the context of the interview. That's Bill Connelly from Monty Python (the biggest, hippest British comedy troupe of the 70s, interviewing the drummer of the biggest British band of the 70s. This is the equivalent of Chevy Chase...well...John Be...ok, honestly...Dan Akroyd interviewing Paul Simon.
Connelly probably has pictures of himself drawing pictures of dicks on Bonham's face in sharpie while he's passed out naked in a hotel bathtub.
wfly81 6 months ago
@wfly81 He's not a horrible interviewer (he's not an interviewer at all), and he's not being irreverent to a rock-n-roll god. He's not even a lazy interviewer who didn't do his homework. He's just a funny dude who's taking advantage of an opportunity to fuck with his buddy on national television. He's purposely asking silly questions just to try and throw John off.
But the best part of this whole thing is the look on Bonham's face, which seems to say "You SOB...you're gonna pay for this!"
wfly81 6 months ago
@wfly81 Er, he wasn't in Monty Python. Ever. Were you being facetious there?
MrThreshold2009 6 months ago
@pajasa62 Er, that "idiot" is Billy Connolly; voted by many as the best stand up comedian ever. More like it's a shame Bonham was in a miserable mood and refusing to answer fundamental (and very flattering) questions. He's on a kids show; why the hell did he go on it - you're going to get asked stuff like that. Humourless.
MrThreshold2009 6 months ago
@MrThreshold2009
Yeah, scroll down and you can see I have been forced to deal with other Billy Connally relatives that have already told me how wonderful this comedy routine is and that is so fuckin' sophisticated that the comic genius sails over my head. I APOLOGIZE that all these other idiots agree so much with me that they keep giving me thumbs up.
pajasa62 6 months ago
@pajasa62 17 people? On a video which was always likely to draw in Bonham sycophants? Get over yourself and be more impartial. All I was doing was pointing out Connolly's success as a stand-up, and indicating to you the vacuous nature of regarding him as an "idiot". Also, re-read my first comment for the case on Bonham, rather than going on a wild rant about how amazingly popular you think you are. Arrogance gets you nowhere.
MrThreshold2009 6 months ago
@MrThreshold2009
MY OPINION pal, get over it. You think this video clip is funny? FINE, that your opinion. You think this is an intyeresting interview? FINE, that your opinion.
FOR ME? It seems that Bonham has rarely been caught on film being interviewed, especially this close to his death...this could have been ALOT better. Obvioiusly Connally didn't know he was going to die so soon, but it makes me feel this was a wasted opportunity to hear Bonham speak...with MORE than 2-word answers.
pajasa62 6 months ago
@pajasa62 At what point did I say I thought it was funny? Nowhere. You've just made a wild assumption. For me the interview seems to be a relaxed Connolly joshing a friend who is either in a distant mood or is a bit introverted. There's nothing more to it. No one will have forced Bonham to do the thing. And the setting is hardly the scene for a verbose rant by Bonham.
The benefit of hindsight is glorious; many journalists would have loved to get a last interview with Amy Winehouse.
MrThreshold2009 6 months ago
@MrThreshold2009
Amy Winehouse???
HARDLY a comparison...(not to put words in your mouth, but since you brought her up)
THANK YOU for saying this interview wasn't funny...I have had people here telling me about, quote, "the subtle complexity" of Connally's comic genius here!!!!!!!!!
This PARTICULAR interview is as lame as can be...complete with a Bonham shoulder shrug.
pajasa62 6 months ago
@pajasa62 the interviewer is actually a friend of bonham
nicosfi 6 months ago
@pajasa62 You do realize that "idiot" as you put it is one of the worlds finest comics? *rolls eyes* also a good friend of bonham. Read one of Billy Connollys books, He talks about Bonzo sabotaging the interview as payback for billy not paying up on a bet and still owed bonham a round of drinks as the due to on the debt.
ghostfaced1 6 months ago
@ghostfaced1
FAWN over this guy all you want till you are blue in the face.
I just wish this was a better interview than it is.
If you think this is so freakin' great, good for you!
I don't start giggling just because a clown walks into the room.
pajasa62 6 months ago
@pajasa62 lol you idiot thats billy connely him and bonzo were friends
kildare97 5 months ago
@kildare97
"you idiot, Billy Connelly and Bonzo were friends"
SO?!?!
I don't care if they're freakin' siamese twins!....BIG DEAL
For an interview with Bonham in 1980, in retrospect, it would have been NICE to see him give more than a 2-word answer. FUCK...with that last question poor Bonham and his shoulder shrug...he looks like he'd rather be laying on a bed in Jimmy Page's home than sitting through this crap.
You could give the microphones to these kids in the back and they'd do better.
pajasa62 5 months ago
@pajasa62 'this idiot asking lame questions'?
You should watch some of his stand up and world tour videos before you make judgement. He is a fine, fine man. And fucking hilarious too.
If you knew what he was like, i dont think he was trying to be a full on serious interviewer, he was joking around to some extent.
SwanSongRecords 5 months ago
@SwanSongRecords
Yes, well if you think this is an interesting interview, that's your opinion.
You could give the microphone to these kids in the background and they'd do a better job of getting more than 2 words out of Bonham.
Too bad they cut out the full interview which sucks even more...at the end Connally says "I don't think this has proceeded very far" after someone in the background has to help him finish a sentence.
You act like he's friggin' Winston Churchill..."A fine, fine man"
pajasa62 5 months ago
@pajasa62 This "idiot" is billy connely! Scottish legend
Kierank30 5 months ago
Bonzo is too modest... in the begging the guy says "y the greatest drummer on earth"
if u listen closely BONZO says not really... respect is all i can say.
Nedward106 8 months ago
He stomped out a cigarrette and blew smoke in his face!!!!!!!
joe1969812 8 months ago
Bonzo might just kick yer arse now son
jeembo420 8 months ago
"So, it must've taken you years to learn that, didn't?" "Not really."
Hmm, either Bonham is being even more badass or he's just the fastest learner ever. I guess both!
RiffsandBridges 9 months ago
As a Scottish person, Billy Connoly is being what we would call. A PRICK!!
outofslumber 9 months ago
@outofslumber INDEED,that Connolly dude is one terribly unfunny person. It boggles the mind, why & how he got that far.
PAULLONDEN 8 months ago
He doesn't seem particularly drunk on this interview. That's good.
matedog2 9 months ago
That year he left in body but kept in the hearts of his fans.
Clasico2350 9 months ago
DOES any1 got the rest of this footage?
z1inspector 9 months ago
He just looks like Justin Bieber with a beard
LesFillesduFeu7 9 months ago
i don't mean to disrespect mr Bonham, infact i think he's the best, but i've got something i really need to say... NOT AT ALL MY ASS!
thegreat96lz 9 months ago
Any drummer who says he's not the best.. usually is the best.
redspecial27 9 months ago
This is not John Bonham.
why am i the first to notice this... you are all blind
grendelzord 9 months ago
@grendelzord sorry dude ! THATS JOHN BONHAM , what are u talking about ?
z1inspector 9 months ago
john is happy in heaven..........Bettter to be in heaven than on the earth!
beattheshitoutta 9 months ago
@beattheshitoutta There is no heaven
jnotheman 9 months ago
its weird.in 1970 3 major rock stars died.Hendrix Joplin and Jim Morrison.well jM was in early 71. then in 1980 three major rock stars died.Bon Scott,John Bohnam and John Lennon
smithdsmit 9 months ago
@smithdsmit hmmmmm, interesting lil fact !
z1inspector 9 months ago
@smithdsmit Morrison died July 1971
IncensePeppermints68 8 months ago
Beautiful stormy nights ? Is Bonzo playing his drums !!!!
topacalima 9 months ago
@topacalima VERY NICE!! We had a hell of thunderstorm last night, he must have been playing Moby Dick!!! :-)
jsj297 9 months ago
@jsj297 Sure it was him !
topacalima 9 months ago
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topacalima 9 months ago
it isnt that rare. just saying
adicoIor 10 months ago
i like how he is so modest and doesnt flail around about how much of a god of the drums he is
ColdAsIce3211 10 months ago
holy shit, in a rush interview that same kid with long ass hair is in this interview!
hitopsful 10 months ago
john is so shy
Skyoneer2007 10 months ago
@LucilleBall861911 I've heard that Jojo Mayer is a pretty good drummer, what do you think.
piperpilot26 10 months ago
he gets called the best rock n roll drummer and shakes his head. such a humble man. we miss you bonzo!
prooflootkoo 10 months ago
Peart and Bonham are equally good in their own styles- but Peart gets huge points for not destroying himself with drugs and alcohol and dying at 30 years old.
republicanpatriot100 11 months ago
@republicanpatriot100 what u say is true, i dont know alot about peart but bonham had a alcohol problem because of the stress of not being with his family which meant more to him than life itself....he was 32 when he died just like kieth moon from the who ...he didnt destroy himself at all it was a night of partying with fellow members he passed out, they put him to bed and he choked on his vomit in the night...im sure every band then and now still do drugs and alcohol that will never change.
208stroker1 10 months ago
bonham is a tough interview. cleese is having a hard time getting him to say more than 2 words at a time.
bulletman100 11 months ago
@bulletman100 That's Billy Connely interviewing him. He does look a lot like John Cleese, though.
5jerry1 11 months ago
The interview is obviously rigged, but fucking hell these two must have got fucking ragged after the show. I wish i could have been there.
WISEBL00D 11 months ago
if this is on YouTube then its not really rare now is it?
SuperPihvi 11 months ago 20
@SuperPihvi lol, youtube has ensured 'nothing' is sacred anymore.
Jackiesstash08 9 months ago
anyone that says neil > bonzo
tell 'em they're dreamin'
morvelification 11 months ago
@morvelification RUSH loves Zeppelin , alex said once he was sO excited /like a lil kid to get to meet pagey !
z1inspector 9 months ago