TIL that Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham suffered from intense homesickness, to the point of crying while he was on tour in the US. His manager, Peter Grant, bribed him with expensive gifts to keep touring and Bonham relied on alcohol to cope, which ultimately led to his death from alcohol poisoning at just 32. Ritchie Blackmore, Deep Purple’s guitar player used to hang out with Bonzo all the time and he shares a few stories about the extraordinary drummer Here.
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