While Ringo was friends with Watts, he also grew close with Bonham, who cited Ringo as one of his biggest influences. In fact, Bonham is a huge fan of Ringo and The Beatles.
Speaking to NME in 1970 (which appears in 2014’s Led Zeppelin on Led Zeppelin), Bonham spoke about Ringo’s drumming on The Beatles’ Abbey Road. “Let’s just say I think the drumming on Abbey Road is really good. Some of the rhythms on the album are really far out.”
“The drumming on all the Beatles’ records is great,” Bonham continued. “The actual patterns are just right for what they are doing.” So who knows what would have come out of a proper jam session between all three drummers, given they had the chance. It is great to see that they all appreciated each other, though.
José Carlos Almeida
