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@Huddle_House564 жыл бұрын
Whoever decided to put him on a throne deserves a god damn raise.
@tkl70494 жыл бұрын
As he should be. The very first heavy metal guitarist. Tony Iommi is the king
@axelcaceres35824 жыл бұрын
That's where he belongs \m/
@andrewwheelerguitar4 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@jakenorris61894 жыл бұрын
I've got one but his is nicer.
@fredericoalves27904 жыл бұрын
True! Iommi is King!
@jamesjoiner57664 жыл бұрын
Of course Heavy Metal was born of a guitarist having his fingers cut off .. It just makes sense .
@erikdahlgren66564 жыл бұрын
Cut of by a metal guilioutine as he put it.🤘
@Clafrance19714 жыл бұрын
Heavy Metal borne of literal heavy metal.....
@kebokev75194 жыл бұрын
It was destiny
@evansfanily75104 жыл бұрын
A blood sacrifice to our lord sweet satan
@bad4fi4 жыл бұрын
Now I know why is heavy metal hand sign like that
@GeetarAddict2 жыл бұрын
Tony iommi is the reason heavy metal was even a thing, what a legend.
@spartan2188 Жыл бұрын
As Tony Iommi said, I don't really consider Black Sabbath to be "Heavy Metal". They are much more Hard Rock to me.
@thelokifiles Жыл бұрын
The man wrote the songs. Can't argue with that.
@veikkajoensuu10 ай бұрын
@@spartan2188doesn't matter what genre they are. You can't argue against them starting metal.
@dono29267 ай бұрын
@@spartan2188Listen to the intro of Under the Sun by Black Sabbath and tell me that's not metal lol
@lord_oblivion6666 ай бұрын
@@spartan2188 He's just being humble. Metal started with Black Sabbath. End of discussion.
@escherpainting8622 Жыл бұрын
Not one member of Sabbath ever struck me as arrogant or pretentious. Four of the most humble men that ever graced the stage. They changed history, forever, and they are so down to earth about it. Can't be overstated how refreshing their attitude is. Especially Ozzy in recent interviews.
@VantumSlaithe11 ай бұрын
Nothing to prove whenever youve ruled the world. They humbled themselves through karma.
@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec6 ай бұрын
They’re working class boys. The kind of pomp and arrogance comes from the middle-classes, like page and zeppelin which was all very pompous and arrogant
@ogazm18654 ай бұрын
And none of them have lost their accents 👏👍
@user-lv7ph7hs7l4 ай бұрын
@@ExcitedAnacondaSnake-hg8ec Anf they borrowed a lot of ideas... Sabbath is way more original.
@falconbaker85534 жыл бұрын
Tony lost his fingers making steel That’s pretty metal ;)
@younggoat35214 жыл бұрын
Underrated comment
@mhcpl7723 жыл бұрын
LOL Thats true
@Yannnus3 жыл бұрын
The real Iron Man!
@tinfoilhatter3 жыл бұрын
he may not have had his revenge, but he sure as hell has done well for himself and all ourselves~~ RESPECTO, MAESTRO~!!
@tinfoilhatter3 жыл бұрын
@Plymouth Fury think about it: no black sabbath, no metal! no god of thunder, no kiss, maybe no -huggy, maybe-no-weddin'-bell~ ...but on the bright side, farther-along-that-truly-bleak-and-nightmarish-'timeline', no 'nu-metal', either, haha~
@GoldTop573 жыл бұрын
“Heavy” isn’t about speed. It’s about tone, mood, feel, riff structure, and that thing you can’t quantify. It’s just in the player. Iommi is living proof. Rock god
@mylerwilson48793 жыл бұрын
But speed can definitely effect heaviness
@GoldTop573 жыл бұрын
Myler Wilson No doubt it’s a factor. It’s just sometimes it seems there’s a perception that heavy or intense rock has to be full of lightning fast runs and sweeps.
@MIKO_MDG3 жыл бұрын
Well I guess as Iommi fans we don't have to choose... he was supernatually quick when he wanted 2 B
@Pirustae3 жыл бұрын
And the fat thick riffs that fills your head. That's the main tone of it.
@iwillspam59853 жыл бұрын
Bolt Thrower
@moisescarvalho563 жыл бұрын
Let me just state the facts: he is the greatest metal guitarist of all time:
@codysroom63032 жыл бұрын
Definitely the o.g. that started metal
@tonyb97352 жыл бұрын
Hmmm ... that's a bit childish, really. There is no one single "greatest metal guitarist of all time". Tony is effing brilliant though, a music legend.
@codysroom63032 жыл бұрын
@@tonyb9735 iommi is a legend his riffs are where most metal players start but what about alexi leaho (sure i spelled his name wrong) or how bout ingvey malmsteen, or john pattruccui? Or the 100s of others we could all name. Greatest guitarist are subjective to the person who is voicing there opinion. We could all argue forever at who is or was the best. What about abasi or tim henson or etcetera etcetera.
@ivanemilov5222 жыл бұрын
@@codysroom6303 yeah it's all subjective opinions at this point but there's one objective truth... Iommy is a fucking legend :DDD
@codysroom63032 жыл бұрын
@@ivanemilov522 for sure is
@johnkatsoudas4767 Жыл бұрын
No guitar player will ever write as many amazing riffs as Tony Iommi. He will always be the king of riffs.
@snausages69er6 ай бұрын
Jerry Cantrell?
@85isaboat536 ай бұрын
Keith richards?
@romans0036 ай бұрын
James Hetfield
@mikemyros41424 ай бұрын
Malcolm Young
@Naga_Starr4 ай бұрын
Mick Mars
@MarkBarna14 жыл бұрын
How cool to have Tony Iommi talk for an hour with no interviewer's comments, questions and asides included. Watched the whole thing. Good job Gibson. This is an innovative artist spotlight.
@jeffheineken67094 жыл бұрын
MarkBarna1 This is how it should be done..
@jayrott814 жыл бұрын
And not one boring moment
@auntjenifer77744 жыл бұрын
That was fucking boring as heck.
@keithj62514 жыл бұрын
Tony has told these stories dozens of times if not hundreds of times. I imagine he's a bit tired of it. It's always the same uninspired questions from interviewers. If you've never heard these stories and you don't find them interesting then you're just not a fan of Black Sabbath.
@RichusRkr4 жыл бұрын
@@auntjenifer7774 not at all, I couldn't stop listening
@musicsucks58434 жыл бұрын
I like to think this throne is where Tony spends most of his time
@DavidOakesMusic4 жыл бұрын
Fun fact he filmed this himself. Theres nobody else there. He just loves to hear himself talk :P :P
@longinuscyclone2134 жыл бұрын
@@DavidOakesMusic honestly I cant blame him
@whatcher81514 жыл бұрын
Dio had chairs like this in his living room and dining area.
@nhproductions18954 жыл бұрын
He looks like a sinister guy in a throne in an evil lair. The true prince of darkness.
@morrigan70664 жыл бұрын
Rightfully so
@amocmofficial3 жыл бұрын
Huge props to Tony for being a welder prior to his music career, and to lose his fingers as a working class man and still play guitar is a true testimony to his strength to endure. God bless him!
@JakeKlineMusic Жыл бұрын
Okay as a climbing tree surgeon, I did not know the welding and fingers story at all. I have anybody successful in music pegged as a satanic sellout, if only by default, but perhaps I'll look into Tony as one possible exception. Also gotta look into Randy Rhoads, Michael Schenker, and I forget who else...
@RaspiRoope11 ай бұрын
@@JakeKlineMusicyou probably should change your whole outlook on musicians...
@JakeKlineMusic11 ай бұрын
@@RaspiRoope "Tell me why-ee" 😎
@JakeStrange668 ай бұрын
"satanic sellout." 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣😂🤣😂
@JakeKlineMusic8 ай бұрын
@@JakeStrange66 so cool & edgy
@HansBernd1803 жыл бұрын
every great guitarists story begins with his parents not wanting drums because they are too loud
@saedt3 жыл бұрын
100%
@seba58373 жыл бұрын
Same here, I’ve been playing guitar for almost 20 years and I started cuz the same xD
@steventollefson54183 жыл бұрын
I may not be a guitar god but this statement is accurate for me
@bronzewand2 жыл бұрын
Eventually even the metal guitar was too loud so I ruined my life when I then became a jazz guitarist
@johntimothypascual8542 жыл бұрын
I actually started planning to play bass but when i started borrowing a guitar to play 4 strings, it kinda struck me
@modergav4 жыл бұрын
I love how Tony has this dark aura, but he is also very educated and polite. He is basically the count Dracula of the guitar world
@modergav4 жыл бұрын
@perception's door's I was kinda sleepy when I wrote. Thanks for the headsup
@edmundchoy29924 жыл бұрын
Legends are immortal
@nickknee35154 жыл бұрын
And he's pretty damn funny and can tell a good story.
@salottin4 жыл бұрын
Yes! He's always wearing only black, speaks in a low volume, but always seems like a nice guy!
@renorailfanning54654 жыл бұрын
He's also a big fan of Doris Day's music :)
@freto_cognito90014 жыл бұрын
That manager that brought the Django record to you is a god damn hero.
@AUTHENTICAUTOBODY4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! I hope he was thanked, somewhere along the line.
@leannnoland85374 жыл бұрын
That was truly an act of kindness to share that story and music. What a demonstration of love. Thank you!
@gordonbrown46733 жыл бұрын
@hans meier his boss at the plant, I think?
@MIKO_MDG3 жыл бұрын
Yes that wasn't lost on me either. That's the Universe in Motion. Always spinning, spinning, spinning... it's like a centrifuge that separates the Great Ones
@jijja743 жыл бұрын
I heard a few different stories on who showed him the Django EP....either Jim Simpson or his Boss at the Steel Plant. Everything in this story almost feels like it was destiny, but that’s easy with hindsight. It almost didn’t happen....
@ethankiter93233 жыл бұрын
Anyone who has ever played a metal riff owes something to this man
@MrThebigredone8 ай бұрын
Dave Davies of the Kinks created the first distortion by slashing his amp, Tony himself said as much.Can't take anything away from Tony though, a legend.
@Soho_Minos2 жыл бұрын
God this guy has it all. Style, looks, eloquence and especially sound. Long live Tony iommi
@runtwer57004 жыл бұрын
"Geezer never played the bass before..." and yet, he's one of the greatest bass players of all time. Loving hearing everything from Tony's perspective.
@scarakus4 жыл бұрын
That's why He's so brilliant, because he applied guitar riffs to the bass.
@KurtGAndersen4 жыл бұрын
Richard Skipper So very true! So many persons get great at their skills despite their disabilities and shortcomings and not because of their obvious talent.
@samiam90594 жыл бұрын
He is sooooooooo underrated. Using all his fingers constantly.
@renato75024 жыл бұрын
His book Iron Man is awesome...
@ssurjohannesen96534 жыл бұрын
No jaco pastorius Gary thain Jonas hellborg Jack Bruce Colin hodginson Niels Henning Ørsted Pedersen Stanley Clarke and me øssur johannesen are much Better bassplayers than geezer Also geddy Lee les claypool
@ShakespearesBruv4 жыл бұрын
“It was a bit silly, we could have killed him. & then there was the time we set him on fire...”
@DoctorEnigma013 жыл бұрын
ShakespearesBruv 😂😂😂
@Mang2133 жыл бұрын
God damn that was funny
@elgatofelix89173 жыл бұрын
Tony: "Bill can I set fire to you?" Bill: "Not just now I'm" busy" Tony: "OK then"
@michaelward98803 жыл бұрын
Poor Bill Ward! Drummer and whipping boy. I'm glad he survived all those pranks.
@buttkid35483 жыл бұрын
And Bill's mom called Tony and told him to leave her Bill alone.
@tayljordan3 жыл бұрын
At the risk of sounding hyperbolic, this man's impact to music worldwide is arguably singular in its acuity. According to statistica heavy metal accounts for ~17% of all music in 2020. The revenue generated from this genre can be measured in the billions. There was nothing - and that nothing should be underscored - prior to his sessions in the late 60's. Thank you Gibson for this interview.
@DrJ-hx7wv3 жыл бұрын
I can't deny a word of that. Well put.
@user-mz8iu7qx4n3 жыл бұрын
Totally. Metal as we know it would be either non-existent, or completely different.
@modernapexfinancials3 жыл бұрын
Yes but the trashy metal you have tpday is nothing compared to tony music. He is like the epitome of hard rock and roots of heavy music but his music is not heavy metal for sure. Atleast to what we have today day n age. Mosy heavy metal today is bs music. No melody just garbage noise, pure entertainment. Masks and makeup. Tony came from jazz and blues thats where he get his notes selection.
@facelessandnameless3 жыл бұрын
@@modernapexfinancials There’s plenty of good metal today 😒 You’re obviously not looking.
@modernapexfinancials3 жыл бұрын
@@facelessandnameless theres good metal as theres is lots of garbage metal.
@ABCDEFGHIJKELA...2 жыл бұрын
This interview belongs to rock history. This needs to preserved on every media there is today.
@mach22234 жыл бұрын
I love how Tony just casually laughs about almost murdering his drummer.
@aresman12343 жыл бұрын
TWICE, lmao
@robwalsh98432 жыл бұрын
Now you know what the influences of This Is Spinal Tap are.
@kariarabellalassauniere4024 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi : he didn't write a riff or two, he forged every note in steel.
@bushmanwest51094 жыл бұрын
Factory standard brummy steel
@markgasmanprothero44423 жыл бұрын
Agreed
@sandeepsreehari468718 күн бұрын
This is a beautiful comment
@troy783 жыл бұрын
The King of Metal. Tony Iommi arguably invented the genre of metal guitar riffs, and tone. Black Sabbath be it with Ozzy, RJD or Tony Martin fronting the band, it’s Iommi’s monstrous Gibson riffs that drove the band. A legend and all time personal favorite guitarist of mine. Hail to TheRiffLord!
@BootsORiley3 жыл бұрын
if Cliff Burton were still alive, he'd be absolutely GEEKING OUT watching this shit
@guym22223 жыл бұрын
"Oh, I've got tons of riffs still..." WHAT!!?? YESSSSS!
@maxbeale81863 ай бұрын
I really hope those riffs see the light of day
@andrewcorbett57294 жыл бұрын
To invent a genre. To have your own signature sound. Legend
@seelenwinter66624 жыл бұрын
60 years of success... more isnt to say.. no band will ever beat that...
@kippensport75304 жыл бұрын
@another pizza no one cares about them tho
@AIexKilin3 жыл бұрын
I was born in 2006. My classmates have heard of Black Sabbath. I listen to Black Sabbath. My mom used to listen to them. Black Sabbath is my favorite metal band
@ygslyn67322 жыл бұрын
Ok?
@Enraged-vu2vb2 жыл бұрын
Same here, started listening in year 7
@Enraged-vu2vb2 жыл бұрын
@@ygslyn6732 shut up
@helmsylvanian2 жыл бұрын
@@ygslyn6732 surprise its a comment section where people can type things
@Blayze1017 Жыл бұрын
I was born in ‘62 and Black Sabbath is also my favorite.
@betterdeadthanred8393 жыл бұрын
In his biography Ozzie said that as a young man Tony was a well known knockout artist in his neighborhood, and somebody who could hold his own in any situation.
@JMarinelli2 жыл бұрын
That’s saying a lot, because Birmingham is a tough town.
@triledink4 жыл бұрын
Original title: Gods: Tony Iommi
@whatcher81514 жыл бұрын
God with a spray can,rubbing alcohol, a zippo and a SG.
@isolan94 жыл бұрын
why the volume is so slow, and they have money and stuff
@officialgmusic4 жыл бұрын
Not A God by any means
@Yankenzi4 жыл бұрын
EXACTLY!
@LordDathka4 жыл бұрын
@@officialgmusic A metal God dude. You must be fun at parties.
@AndreaMaccianti4 жыл бұрын
Tony... Living legend. What he gave to music is indescribable in words. His guitar riffs are history.
@gibsonguitar4 жыл бұрын
So many great riffs!!!!!
@BITESIZEJONES4 жыл бұрын
Let's not forget the great guitar solos too.
@AndreaMaccianti4 жыл бұрын
@@BITESIZEJONES Sure! It was obvious! 😁🤘
@2502may4 жыл бұрын
yes , his guitar riffs are his story
@theriffwriter21944 жыл бұрын
It seems every time I hear someone say "_____ isn't that great of a guitar player" They're the type of player that doesn't really "shred" but they've wrote dozens of iconic riffs. And the guitarist those people look up to, only other guitar players know who they are and the rest of the 99.5% of homosapiens couldn't give a shit. It's the riffs that they chant in sport stadiums. It's the riffs that all your favorite songs are made of. It's the riffs that make em dream.
@FazzzyV3 жыл бұрын
Heavy Metal wouldn’t be what it is today without this icon.
@KidneyFailureGaming Жыл бұрын
Iommi not only created the backbone for metal, he forged it in hell, south of heaven. Thank you Tony.
@komagome034 жыл бұрын
This guy is as iconic as you can get. Today the word legend is thrown out without meaning but Tony Iommi is truly a living legend. A person that changed music forever and inspired million of people to pick up a guitar and thousands of bands to start play.
@MozTheBoz4 жыл бұрын
He single-handedly kickstarted a music genre
@strictlynorton4 жыл бұрын
Perfectly stated! Cooler than a penguin's flipper too.
@piggsy204 жыл бұрын
In short, he invented metal
@kenduffy53974 жыл бұрын
@Luca Gabino... Well said, well said.
@threadbear4 жыл бұрын
I saw Black Sabbath (minus Bill Ward) on the 2013 tour. Tony Iommi and Geezer Butler were both magnificent. Ozzy was crocked - but he got away with it because he's Ozzy.
@portugeseking79594 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi is one of the reasons I picked up the guitar.
@williamgainford93324 жыл бұрын
hes the reason i put it back down again lol
@MzuMzu-nx1em4 жыл бұрын
I have an ampli by black star designed by Iommi
@williamgainford93324 жыл бұрын
@@MzuMzu-nx1em i have a laney la 30 / black country customs boost - i win lol
@MzuMzu-nx1em4 жыл бұрын
@@williamgainford9332 I am a bass player you would win in any case , I doubt that your ampli can do a better metal arpeggio than the black star ht5 metal
@moussetache18154 жыл бұрын
Same here, and I still play on the same SG.
@humanbeing24203 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi's story is remarkable. A guitarist loses two fingertips, and instead of giving up, he does what he can, adapting his playing style to his changed circumstances. And as a result he creates heavy metal.
@toxtapodi25143 жыл бұрын
I could sit and listen to him for hours...
@mrzed23494 жыл бұрын
In 100 years black sabbath will be considered classical music.
@frankscuderi76054 жыл бұрын
YES you will then ,and now, and whats to come, you will never be able to take away that statement, thats forever. Check KZbin BLACK SABBATH PIZZA STORY I play guitar on that show, I think you will like it. TAKE CARE MY FRIEND
@randyjohnson13524 жыл бұрын
Required Course For All Musical Degrees... Ozzy may have his own case study, for Psychiatric Studies, & Biology (someone has to figure out how he's made it this long, with all he's ingested, lol)..
@nawco71384 жыл бұрын
I mean they get genred for classic rock and heavy metal so there almost there now aye
@michaelolz4 жыл бұрын
mr zed I think there’s a lot to what you say. They did pretty much create a whole genre.
@nawco71384 жыл бұрын
@@michaelolz ye
@jarrettthomas48653 жыл бұрын
If this guys music career doesn’t pan out I think he should try his luck at audiobook reading
@todddunn47193 жыл бұрын
The world owes him a lot for what he gave us. Best band the world will ever see.
@user-iz1ob4jl4h4 ай бұрын
Tony Iommi is my favorite percussion was my first love and I failed miserably ....then I met someone who taught me my first chords when I was eleven.....I picked the guitar up on a week. I got my first black Sabbath record when i was 13. We should our souls for rock and roll. When I was 26 made the final decision that Black Sabbath would be king! Tony Iommi the greatest guitarists ever! . I saw them in bristow va 2016. The end tour. Wow never got my fingers chopped off....yet I have common ground with Iommi and I found that out today. I own an 1963 reissue Les Paul sg custom 2010.....God bless Black Sabbath they weren't evil....they spoke about life.
@davidtaylor49754 жыл бұрын
Tony comes over as really decent guy. He doesn't have a bad word to say about anyone.
@frankscuderi76054 жыл бұрын
Yes more than you think. Over the years the media had him as a devil pitchfork person more or less, especially in the early years they really played him to be just about everything he was not , I can tell you that first hand . I met him when I was 16 & now I AM 65 ,and been friends with him over the years . Who I thought he was because of the media I wanted to be just the way I seen him. In reality he was 21 and i was 16 and he said to me like a older brother that my act was not the way to be and the way the media made him to be ,that did me a world of good in growing up. So decent I would put it he was just real a person just like any one else in a good way. check KZbin BLACK SABBATH PIZZA ,my story is on there you will get a better picture in what I am talking talking about .I think you will like it. TAKE CARE MY FRIEND.
@ZK-hh2or4 жыл бұрын
@@frankscuderi7605 Tony is one mysterious metal man. I'd like to think (then amd ever) he is the original heavy metal sound.
@Grimeyhoob4 жыл бұрын
Tony is Black Sabbath and Tony is Heavy metal. Ozzy is great - but Tony created the sound and drove the band to being the pioneers of metal.
@frankscuderi76054 жыл бұрын
@@Grimeyhoob I said over and over again, without Tony there be no Black SABBATH .The world would long for the sound and style and the ability ,Tony had to be all this just for starters. I feel it just all fits for the change TONY made in music and no one could ever take or deny any mark TONY became as a guitar innovator for all he did. Check KZbin BLACK SABBATH PIZZA its my story I think you will like it. TAKE CARE MY FRIEND
@theblackswordsmandragonsla40794 жыл бұрын
he is just plain LEGIT
@aperfecttool4624 жыл бұрын
" Black Sabbath has already written every great guitar riff. Ever. You can slow it down, speed it up, or reverse it. But, Black Sabbath did it first......and they did it better." Rob Zombie
@guitaristssuck89794 жыл бұрын
@Eric Draven indeed the riffs you find in RZ music are so simple
@lmtsonic61174 жыл бұрын
They didn't write Smoke on the Water. I think he was late for the bus that day :)
@guitaristssuck89794 жыл бұрын
@@lmtsonic6117 yeah, the song that gets boring after the intro
@lmtsonic61174 жыл бұрын
@@guitaristssuck8979 Thought it was the best when I was a kid. Now, not so!
@bradhargis22614 жыл бұрын
Lol what?
@janparadowski4894 Жыл бұрын
I hope I am not the only one who at random days feels grateful that this legend is still alive
@agostocobain27293 жыл бұрын
What a gentleman this man is, when he is The most influential rock guitarist of our time period!
@murrgone66194 жыл бұрын
“Bill can I set fire to you?” “Not just now, I’m busy.”
@sandeepsreehari468716 күн бұрын
😂😂 At least he asked for permission. The best part is when Bill comes back and is like... "I'm ready do you want to set me on fire? "😂😂
@worsfoldjm824 жыл бұрын
I could listen to him talking for hours. I also could also listen to him play for hours.
@gibsonguitar4 жыл бұрын
Us too!!!!
@nickthess19824 жыл бұрын
agree
@rodrigofonseca62412 жыл бұрын
I love this man, his guitar playing obviously, but also the smooth way he talks, his dark humor, all his aura. I bet he's a hell of a human being and that's the most important thing.
@GTX11233 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi = THE RIFF KING
@alfiemoran66843 жыл бұрын
his guitar also deserves to have a throne
@infiniteandroid3 жыл бұрын
Fuckin awesome!!!!!!... well said!!!
@bigdoge35992 ай бұрын
Monkey with a violin...🦜 Sounds of thunder it begins...⚡ Push the equalizer up! 🎵 It's the beginning of rock......,🎸
@mikeriesco61744 жыл бұрын
A lefty SG he got from a stranger in a Birmingham parking lot, a Rangemaster treble booster, and a simple Laney amp. That's it. With these simple tools (and 2 fingertips missing) he redefined rock music. Yikes.
@00big_chungus004 жыл бұрын
Mike Riesco because sound is in a person
@almorik4 жыл бұрын
How the fuck is that yikes
@TheLawlessproduction4 жыл бұрын
almo Maybe yikes as in he didn’t need two pedal boards with fifty effects running into two different amps to have amazing tone and become a living legend.
@jayt71784 жыл бұрын
almo because it’s scary how simple yet uncannily it all came about. Like it was meant to happen. Imagine if he hadn’t lost his fingertips and did go on that tour, the world would never had heard of Black Sabbath. Not in the way that we know and love, anyways. Yikes as in it’s crazy.
4 жыл бұрын
I own a Laney. Fantastic amps. Unlike some Marshalls, Laney is strictly UK. And I've always loved the SG much more than the Les Paul. Especially when using strictly the bridge pickup. It can give Godzilla nightmares.
@jeffroofdavis3 жыл бұрын
I believe that Iommi is the most influential guitar player ever. He is truly a God.
@DuchDude2 жыл бұрын
there's a saying in my family - "kol akava le'tova", which is Hebrew for "every hinder or delay is for the best in the end". to think that a horrible accident that had cost Iommi his fingers would result in him finding a new sound, that went up to be one of the most iconic sounds in metal history! Iommi is a legend, deserving of all the fame he has.
@graemecreegan67492 жыл бұрын
Not just one of the most iconic sounds in metal history, literally it’s genesis 👌
@johnk-ht4yj4 жыл бұрын
"One night Bill Ward got pissed as a parrot & we painted him gold......then a week later we set him on fire........anyways that was Volume 4" always wondered why i like that album so much. LOL.
@nonexistenceisbliss95284 жыл бұрын
Hahaha ahh the good ole days of lightning your mates on fire... Good times. 😊
4 жыл бұрын
Volume 4, IMO is Sabbath's best with Ozzy.
@ThomasL4 жыл бұрын
May be because it's also because it's rated number one album in all history of music being having the highest cocaïne rate per person.
@Bumbaclot2134 жыл бұрын
the weight of devil’s dandruff smashed during the recording of Vol 4 is probably heavier than all of the riffs on that album
@markrago72174 жыл бұрын
@ i like Sabotage the most. Volume 4 perhaps my least favorite of first six albums. The songs were okay, but the production was awful. Terrible sound quality.
@deanrussell59014 жыл бұрын
Tony's voice was recorded with great technique, there's no room reverb considering the location. Good job Gibson!
@marialiyubman3 жыл бұрын
Same ^
@kristopherryanwatson3 жыл бұрын
oh wow, i just realized that. youre right. props to Gibson for a good job on that. its like having an intimate conversation with him yet within the atmospher of a church. how fitting.
@nathanielleack48423 жыл бұрын
@@kristopherryanwatson All while the riff lord looks on you from a wooden throne. I couldnt pause this video once it just sucked me in
@kristopherryanwatson3 жыл бұрын
@@nathanielleack4842 Right !!
@itswrongtokillanimalsifyou28372 жыл бұрын
More down to mic choice, probably. He might be wearing a lapel mic.
@Apacheviking1961 Жыл бұрын
When I met Tony at NAMM, I told Tony how much I loved 🥰 Born Again with Ian Gillan. Tony gave me the biggest smile ever grabbed my hand and shook it hard, so hard I said Tony I play bass. We both had a huge belly laugh and then Tony looked deep into my eyes and said Thank you 🙏..💯🎸💫🤩..
@Ramirods1986 Жыл бұрын
Love tony with all my heart. He didn't created a sound, he created an entire musical genre.
@AndyDemos4 жыл бұрын
I love the format here: no fluff, just Tony sharing his stories. Well done!
@Homie37944 жыл бұрын
Heheh. No Fluff...
@Psyfi854 жыл бұрын
steve m :)
@revolutionday14 жыл бұрын
His "Iommi" album from 2000 is one of the most unappreciated recordings ever. That whole thing smokes!!
@kkdeveauxgue27844 жыл бұрын
Yeah his first with just his name,when that album came out it was really good I bought it before it got out the box to the shelf
@marcenlow4 жыл бұрын
Terry Hesticles You need to check out the 1996 DEP Sessions with Glenn Hughes if you haven’t already. You’ll love it!
@ihatespam24 жыл бұрын
Agree, so many good songs
@kenduffy53974 жыл бұрын
@Terry Hesticles... ABSOLUTELY!
@mrwhompass19862 жыл бұрын
So humble. The mans a musical genius.
@gs0320092 жыл бұрын
Tony: a modest and polite artist, who changed modern guitar-driven music forever. Well done, buddy!:-)
@billjannusch4 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi is my favorite guitarist ever. Black Sabbath rules my life..
@KainenBurgess4 жыл бұрын
I cant pick a favorite of all time but if I had to pick 5 its gonna have to be Tony Iommi, dimebag, Jerry Cantrell, and Zakk wylde
@frankmehrer93594 жыл бұрын
My favorite is George Harrison and then Keith Richards and then Tony Iommi
@sotis17564 жыл бұрын
Haha i see you on every sabbath bootleg video! I agree 100% tony made me pick up an SG 1 year ago. Playing Sabbath tunes daily :D!
@northernthrifter88174 жыл бұрын
@@KainenBurgess that's 4 bud
@nyalarhotep4 жыл бұрын
Yeah, can be heard in your music. Though you sing more in Halford/Owens style.
@jacksongatens24194 жыл бұрын
Can't wait for the day that Iommi, Ringo Starr, and Geddy Lee finally take their sunglasses off
@kasperkjrsgaard14474 жыл бұрын
Jackson Gatens Ian Hunter told them not to
@theknightsofawesomeness27013 жыл бұрын
That would be a great super group
@Wargasm6443 жыл бұрын
Kerry king
@DoctorEnigma013 жыл бұрын
Jackson Gatens he's Toni fucking Iommi, he does what he wants and you'll like it!
@edsaadi3 жыл бұрын
And Bono
@Slowhand8712 жыл бұрын
We owe that manager a great deal of gratitude for bringing him that record! Seriously though what a great person he was to give a young person that was injured and leaving some inspiration. Kindness for the win!
@marklowe80872 жыл бұрын
A modest man with good old fashioned values,family,hard work and perseverance.
@80085word694 жыл бұрын
“Well, what’s wrong with him?” “He’s painted gold”
@Bumbaclot2134 жыл бұрын
80085word69 I read about this in his book, though he didn’t mention lacquering with clear-coat after hahaha!!!
@leesmartin4 жыл бұрын
I laughed after that when Tony said so casually ''And the same with setting him on fire''
@tomacosta854 жыл бұрын
Quick get the lauqer thinner. Lol
@nooneknows34784 жыл бұрын
These "Icons" interviews are works of art. Couldn't ask for anything more then watching my guitar hero's in a comfortable environment speaking openly and freely without interruption. Please continue these, and if I could put in a vote for who to interview next, please get Adam Jones 👌🤘
@dbarber30333 жыл бұрын
I'd love to hear Adam "pacman" Jones talk too man !!
@SterlingSimmons223 жыл бұрын
Yes please. Adam Jones next
@donjohnson75503 жыл бұрын
Jimmy page
@codysroom63032 жыл бұрын
Agreed. I loved hammets . plus ernie ball string theory is a killer and similiar deal.just ernie ball artists.
@ThePrinceLuvr2 жыл бұрын
Would love Dug Pinnick from King's X
@vickyallen5013 жыл бұрын
Please please do more icons!!!!! So many greats out there! Thanks Gibson!
@gibsonguitar3 жыл бұрын
More episodes coming soon!
@tonyfanfarone11 ай бұрын
For me Tony is the man with the heavy and sometimes menacing riffs that I love. Black Sabbath were perfect complements to each other.
@socal95514 жыл бұрын
The best video I've seen on KZbin this year.
@gibsonguitar4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!!!
@mysterii1844 жыл бұрын
@@gibsonguitar i will lose my ever-loving mind if you guys get Jimmy Page on this show.
@tritonusseitan66014 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Gibson! Celebrating the 50 year anniversary of the Black Sabbath debut this way, is simply perfect!
@sotis17563 жыл бұрын
Now we need an hour of him playing the guitar, and talking about it
@stevefallone4 ай бұрын
Tony has always been my number one favorite guitarist. Love his sound and style of playing.
@abrahamramirez39804 жыл бұрын
I wish that Iommi and Bill Ward would put out an instrumental album nowadays and call it MYTHOLOGY!
@abe1sapien4 жыл бұрын
Abraham Ramirez yes!!!!
@ozzy3584 жыл бұрын
@@abe1sapien up
@carpademen10664 жыл бұрын
Bill wasn't treated well by Sabbath lately though, insulted and given a low percentage to do the last tour. Sad because he is as much Sabbath as anyone.
@moussetache18154 жыл бұрын
@@carpademen1066 Yes, it was rather sad in the end, also I didn't really like this drummer they took
@cgkuch41844 жыл бұрын
They can call it what ever they want? Just do it!
@tryptamineodyssey4 жыл бұрын
May he live for another 100 years.
@palayechemicaltrash11777 ай бұрын
Tony has such a calming voice, this is the first time I’ve heard him speak
@JB-up4pm Жыл бұрын
Tony so humble. Great storyteller!
@robwalsh98433 жыл бұрын
No other musician will ever define heavy metal like Tony. Tony is heavy metal, period.
@MrRocknroIl4 жыл бұрын
All hail The Godfather of Heavy Metal!
@frankscuderi76054 жыл бұрын
YES
@nativeeats87194 жыл бұрын
MrRocknroIl I married my wife just because her maiden name is Reinhardt! 😂
@valuedhumanoid65743 жыл бұрын
That Black Sabbath first album cover is haunting. The vibe and the feelings you get from it are deep and dark. Brilliant
@mikekeeler63629 ай бұрын
That's one of the best covers
@That.old.mountain3 жыл бұрын
Such a well made interview , letting him speak and with subtle but super high quality production
@TS-wp3wt4 жыл бұрын
If you didn’t know who tony is you wouldn’t be able to tell he’s a massive rockstar and legend in rock music... Such a normal down to earth guy.
@frankscuderi76054 жыл бұрын
I CAN TELL YOU 1st HAND HOW TRUE THAT IS. Check U TUBE BLACK SABBATH PIZZA STORY that will show him from day one. I think you will like it. TAKE CARE MY FRIEND
@gregrobertson79324 жыл бұрын
When I saw them in the 90s and I migrated up to the stage during H & H and got there in time for his solo. I SWEAR on my mother's grave and my daughters life that he made eye contact with me. Pretty much everyone else in the audience was throwing the rock on sign and he threw it back to them. I threw the peace sign and he threw it back to me!!! THAT'S why I know we made eye contact. One of the fondest memories of my life!!
@dagony73834 жыл бұрын
My older brothers took me to my first concert in 1978,i was 13- black sabbath/Van halen Madison Square garden. Sat right in front of Tony iommi mesmerized the whole show. Everyone left that show talking about EVH but all I talked about was I just saw the greatest guitarist ever:TONY IOMMI... the next day my father got me a used black gibson sg and a Marshall half stack and taught me to play, I'm 55 now and never stopped playing SGs or sabbath songs and passed it on to my son. Have to say thank you to Tony for inspiring me to play and inventing the greatest music ever, METAL!!!. Thanks gibson for the upload and for making the most amazing guitars!!!
@dagony73834 жыл бұрын
@Chris Kinsella screw EVH hasn't done anything good since the the first four VH albums, same as metallica just living off their past glory. The VH reunion was such a joke without Michael Anthony. Eddie was great for the flash and tapping but had no longevity like iommi has and still does. My two cents anyway.
@dagony73834 жыл бұрын
@Chris Kinsella didn't say he doesn't have talent, just saying he hasn't done anything with his talent after the fourth VH record, just same solo past thirty years. Every black sabbath album Tony shredded and every sabbath album rocked. 1984 van halen gave up being innovaters and became a top forty mtv pop video band. An I've been playing since 78.
@MitsubishiLancerEvo3 жыл бұрын
@@dagony7383 Well I guess you don’t have to worry about Eddie now since he’s gone :(
@JVDABEATS Жыл бұрын
Black Sabbath will always be my favorite band, and Tony Iommi will be my fav guitarist. They have such a special place in my life. I am so glad and proud, I've seen them live 3 times :)
@wizardofahhhs7593 жыл бұрын
The Brits don't realize just what a King Arthur they have in Tony Iommi.
@marcuschauvin70394 жыл бұрын
Tony Iommi and Angus Young is why I love my SG.
@Crazy-bq2ke4 жыл бұрын
Same
@DaveDoingDaveThings4 жыл бұрын
He's just so bloody cool. He's a legitimate living legend but he doesn't act like it at all.
@kenduffy53974 жыл бұрын
@Dave Bostock... Totally true. But then again “I”
@88omair4 жыл бұрын
THAT'S the true definition of a cool person. Someone who isn't pretentious about it, with nothing to prove. Naturally cool 🤘🏼
@CaptainPupu2 жыл бұрын
As a partial Romani ( Gypsy ) person, it makes me feel very good that at last, we have left something good in the world. Django Reinhardt was a true virtuoso, no question there. But him having influenced the grandpa of heavy metal? That's friqin awesome. Maybe without that little push from Django things would have turned out differently. So I feel great that Romani have at last left a mark on the world, especially the world of heavy metal. What a legend.
@ralhamami10 ай бұрын
This was the coolest thing ever. What a great guy. I've always been a huge fan, but never had the chance to actually see a proper interview of him. So humble and down-to-earth. Thanks for making this happen Gibson! :)
@tonymoruzzi6 ай бұрын
Agreed. He’s a really nice bloke.
@markhoskins4 жыл бұрын
This is nice change from the five minute run-of-the-mill artist profile. Good length, lots of info straight from the artist's mouth. Love it!!! ❤❤❤
@gibsonguitar4 жыл бұрын
More episodes coming soon!
@jimtroeltsch59984 жыл бұрын
@@gibsonguitar Word, this was rad!
@frankmehrer93594 жыл бұрын
@@gibsonguitar hopefully Keith Richards
@user-eo1rm3eb6c4 жыл бұрын
"Okay I'm ready now, do you want to set me on fire?" -Bill Ward
@myerkord3 жыл бұрын
These guys paved the way for the new wave of British Heavy metal that would forge on through into the 80s
@dmitryowens5 ай бұрын
Tony Iommi is the icon of all icons when it comes to hard rock/heavy metal. And a really cool humble thoughtful intelligent guy too.
@GregJay3 жыл бұрын
Their first album Black Sabbath is probably the only album I have ever bought because of how the cover looked, it put the hook right in me before I ever even heard one song,the best part about it is the band did not disappoint incredible sound, loved em ever since. Coolest album cover ever!
@infiniteandroid3 жыл бұрын
First album I got from the library!!!!!!...... blew me away!!!!!!!
@stephanielakin4666 Жыл бұрын
"Still falls the rain,the veils of darkness shroud the blackened trees, which, contorted by some unseen violence,shed their tired leaves, and bend their boughs toward a gray earth of severed bird wings...
@jeffreese18287 ай бұрын
AND one of the jammingest ! Love the whole style and tone . I had acquired two versions a single record double cover that had the inverted cross inside , that had "Evil Woman" on it . Single lp , single cover had "Wicked World" instead . Anybody know what's up w that ? Rock on !
@DA0K4 жыл бұрын
Heavy Metal's Wizard sitting on a throne like a King, Tony such a badass!
@louiehannigan253810 ай бұрын
The ultimate GOAT of heavy metal. 🤘🤘🤘🤘 Written so many iconic riffs
@blackblurable3 жыл бұрын
He’s got great memory of everything from how he came up, experiences, all the people he’s met or befriended along the way and everything in between. He’s humble and respectful knowing where he came from. He’s genuine, appreciative and beyond an icon. Toni is one of a kind, a legend that’ll never fade from memory. I still jam out to your tracks daily
@dantedoomsday4 жыл бұрын
Poor, Bill. Tony, Geezer, and Ozzy always trying to kill him. LOL
@joelhammer35384 жыл бұрын
Bill is a fantastic guy. Too bad he hardly ever gives interviews.
@88omair4 жыл бұрын
@@joelhammer3538 so disappointed that he wasn't on the last album 13
@thestig76033 жыл бұрын
Kenny from South park in real life
@randyheath85663 жыл бұрын
Bill said okay I'm ready for you to set me on Fire 🔥Bill's the Dumb ass. We Love you Bill 😍❤🖤👍👏🕳🔗⛓✝️☮
@DANTHETUBEMAN3 жыл бұрын
The Tony Iommi tone, he has improved all throughout his career, I can't believe how good he sounds now, improving on perfection really.
@UnitedElectric3 жыл бұрын
He never stopped working. He's better every time I see him to this very day.
@Xxrocknrollgod Жыл бұрын
Cant improve perfection
@seandittrich96762 жыл бұрын
I have loved Black Sabbath more than any other band. This interview is like pouring concrete and cementing it all together. Thanks Gibson