JASON BONHAM Recalls 2014 Secret Rehearsals With PHIL COLLINS – “Other Than My Dad I Would Say Phil Is Probably My No. 2 Guy To Go To”

Getting to be part of Led Zeppelin – his father’s band, after all – was the experience of a lifetime for Jason Bonham. But playing with Phil Collins was pretty close, too, reports Gary Graff for Billboard.com.

Bonham was Collins’ drummer during secret rehearsals during August of 2014, when the Genesis frontman was determining if he was capable of playing shows after dealing with back and neck issues. Collins wound up opting against it, instead having surgery this year so he can hit the road in 2016, but Bonham is still buzzing about the experience nearly 15 months later.

“We got together for three weeks and I had an amazing time,” the son of Led Zep’s late John Bonham tells Billboard. “It was an honour to be chosen by one of my real heroes. Other than my dad I would say Phil is probably my No. 2 guy to go to. I”ve been a huge fan since Abacab, and then of course his solo stuff. It was like playing in front of my dad – another moment that felt like you’re playing in front of your dad in the weirdest kind of way. You’re playing in front of your heroes. My wife just kept telling me, ‘Don’t keep looking for approval. He’s hired you. He knows what you can do. Just give him your best.’ I had such a good time with it.”

Read more at Billboard.com.

Catch Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience live at the following shows:

December
9 – Tulsa, OK – Brady Theatre
10 – Indianapolis, IN – Murat Theatre
12 – Detroit, MI – Fillmore
13 – Cleveland, OH – Hard Rock Live
15 – Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
17 – Huntington, NY – Paramount Theatre
18 – Reading, PA – Santander Events Center
19 – Boston, MA – House Of Blues