Jason Bonham talks new Zep
August 25, 2008 in Artists, News by Dave Kropf
Jason Bonham — son of original Zeppelin drummer, John Bonham — has said he, Jimmy Page, and John Paul Jones are working on new material.
Source: MTV.ca
Much to the delight of Led Zeppelin fans everywhere, Bonham revealed that he’s been meeting up with Led Zep guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones in recent months and that they’ve been “trying to do some new material and writing.”
It was the first time since Led Zeppelin announced they would re-form for a single performance (which happened late last year at London’s O2 Arena, in honor of the late Ahmet Ertegün, who signed the band to Atlantic Records in 1969) that anyone connected to the band has confirmed publicly that new music could be on the horizon for the iconic rockers.
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ug…Jason’s OK in an 80′s hair band kind of way, but he couldn’t be less like his father. I hope this never takes off.
This is huge news. The possibility of new Zep music is something an old hippie like me has only dreamed of. I would also like to see a tour.