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[Invisible Cajun]

Jason Bonham Leaving Foreigner At The End of August
Filed under: Classic Rock News, Led Zeppelin — Real Rock News @ 9:45 am
Jason Bonham, son of late Led Zeppelin drumming legend John Bonham, has revealed his intent to leave Foreigner, who he has been with since 2004.

In a recent interview with Detroit classic rock radio station WCSX, Bonham broke the news that he will be leaving Foreigner at the end of the month. The interview took place on the morning of August 22 with WCSX’s JJ & Lynne, while the group was in town for a performance at the Renaissance Center.

Although the interviewers asked about the possibility of further developments on the Led Zeppelin front and whether Bonham’s departure from Foreigner has anything to do that subject, Bonham indicated that it was "too early to tell" whether or not he will be working with them again, although he admitted that he had been over to the U.K. a few times to work with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, and play around with some new material.

Bonham said that his primary reason for leaving Foreigner at this time has more to do with spending time with his family than anything else.

He does still talk about his participation with the other three original members of Led Zeppelin at the O2 show, as well as every other opportunity he has had to play with them as "magical," and is hopeful that he will be working with them at some time in the future.

You can listen to and download the entire audio interview on the WCSX website.

[JRNYFan]

Certainly makes you wonder about a Zeppelin reunion...

[Angiekay]

I'll post this here too:

Drummer Jason Bonham told a Detroit radio station's morning show on Friday (August 22nd) that he, Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page and bassist John Paul Jones have been "jamming" together recently and even working on some new music. According to Blabbermouth.net, Bonham told WCSX, "I've been over (to England) a couple of times. I've been working with Jimmy and John Paul and trying to do just do some new material and some writing. I don't know what it will be, but it will be something...At the moment, all I know is I have the great pleasure to go and jam with the two guys and start work on some material."

Although Bonham had no idea where the material might end up, he said that recording with Zeppelin is "something I've always wanted to do," but added that "lots of politics (would need to) get ironed out" before anything like that took place.
Bonham, son of late Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham, took his father's place behind the drum kit for just the second time in his career last December at Zeppelin's December reunion show in London.
There's been no official word of any further Zeppelin activity since the December concert, despite intense speculation, largely because of singer Robert Plant's commitment to touring behind Raising Sand, his album with bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.
Bonham, a native of England who now lives in Florida, also revealed that he was giving up his current job with Foreigner at the end of the month.