SHORT TAKES : Bonham Gives Zeppelin Credit
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DALLAS — Jason Bonham, leader of the band Bonham, acknowledges some of his music tends to sound a lot like his dad’s old band--Led Zeppelin.
But that’s only natural, he figures. He has remained close to Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and singer Robert Plant since the 1980 death of his father, drummer John Bonham.
“They’re like family,” Bonham told the Dallas Morning News. “They’re two of the greatest guys in the world, and I love them very much.”
Bonham stood in for his father in a Zeppelin reunion performance in 1988.
“It was very frightening but very heartwarming for me to play with Led Zeppelin,” he said. “It’s something I’ve always wanted to do since I was a kid.”
Bonham’s four-member band is on tour to promote its debut album, “The Disregard of Timekeeping,” which has sold about 500,000 albums.
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