Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi: Dio Memories + Rejecting Eminem - MI Conversation Series (Part 2)

[@armlovesmetal1036]

Tony Iommi is one of the coolest and down to earth individuals on the planet. He is real without any pretense. You just got to love the Godfather of Metal.

[@errolwaguespack7196]

🤘

[@GRILLBUOY101]

Greatest comments ever

[@mikenuzzo3323]

So what is Ozzie then I'm just asking. He and Tony Iommi. had some business conflict.

[@GRILLBUOY101]

@@mikenuzzo3323 Iommi is the ironman ozzy I guess is the iron buffoon. I love his singing he talks very strange though.almost CV comical. Dio was a great singer. To.never got into the other guys. Gillan was good but shortlived. Saw sabbs in 92 dehumanizer tour front row in dc.amazing

[@blueshound611]

I had the incredible experience of meeting Tony when they released 13, they had the press conference at the hotel where I work, I said to him it was an honour to meet him and had been a fan forever, and that he had been a positive influence on my life, he said thank you and shook my hand, I didn't have a pen on me at the time so I didn't get his autograph, but the memory will stay with me forever, just a down to earth humble, lovely guy, thank you Tony Iommi

[@GodzillaGoesGaga]

What I love about Tony Iommi is that he’s a purist. He loves music and that’s why he does it. Fame, etc have not changed him because he is a purist. Total respect 🤘

[@davesaenz3732]

That is true. He plays with passion

[@jackofalltrades2125]

Greatest Metal Riff Master Of All Time.

[@notyouraverageharleyquinnstan]

Arslan Khan 👍🏻

[@noahdugger4974]

Yes no metal guitarist would be around if it hadn’t been for him

[@Marta1Buck]

the iriginal riff master

[@notyouraverageharleyquinnstan]

original*

[@brunob.7737]

No doubt about it

[@summermalik9931]

His voice is so soothing to the ear...

[@huzaifa9114]

Yeah.. sounds like ASMR.. especially his mouth sound while speaking 😎

[@joarsoderqvist7110]

his guitar playing is soothing to the ears aswell init

[@markwilson3026]

A LEGEND!

[@screamingmetalgarage9788]

Because he had to shout at Ozzy

[@AnthonyMonaghan]

You're right Summer. I've always liked listening to Tony talking. He has a lovely voice, smooth and gentle. His Brummie lilt is great.

[@richardbinder9662]

Two of Tony's best friends are Eddie Van Halen and Brian May. Three of the greatest rock players ever. Can't imagine my life without an electric guitar.

[@MichaelMaxwell747]

Eddie! R.I.P.

[@robertghanem1424]

Can you imagine if all 3 guartist made a song

[@matheusmazza4398]

@@robertghanem1424 well tony did play with brian on the song when death calls

[@jerryyeaaah15]

Tony and Brian 😂these two are hilarious together😂

[@patoshannessy3775]

@@MichaelMaxwell747 Definitely missed.

[@mrsneaky2010]

Total gentleman! Intelligent and quiet. Yet with one of the loudest bands ever. Great guy!

[@kimlarsson7259]

Iommi is both an icon and a nice bloke, always thoughtful and polite, almost a bit clerky 😊 He's the best. I can't explain how much his music means to me. If I met him, I would probably start to cry... It would be so embarrasing....

[@robynewilliams-heller1816]

Kim Larsson 🙆 hug. Me too.

[@kimlarsson7259]

Robyne Williams-heller 😘

[@PabloJ1968]

Kim Larsson me too!

[@sdthrutheroof9161]

Kim Larsson I'm a guy and I would probably get watery eyes too! Agree with you 100%.

[@joebodi1689]

My biggest influence in playing guitar! And I would cry too if met him! Lol

[@ronh.798]

I saw Sabbath on the Technical Ecstasy tour. Ted Nugent opened up for them, sweaty Teddy was running all over the place, pulling feedback and screaming his head off. Iommi came out and stood in one spot and blew Nugent away.

[@raybruce9522]

The same thing happened only in reverse. Saw AC/DC as back up for Ted Nugent. We thought Ted would have a problem following AC/DC but he blew them away. Go figure.

[@isopropyltoxicity]

@@raybruce9522 anyone blows ac DC away they suck they have 1 good member

[@davidrobinson4012]

Me too!!! at the Spectrum in Philly. !!!!

[@mikekeeler6362]

When I saw Sabbath on the technical ecstasy tour they had rock band Slade playing with them

[@TruthSurge]

6:50 SMART. All these bands like Journey getting a clone singer.... it just feels creepy. Like your wife dies then you go looking for a "replacement" that looks as much like her as possible. that's creepy. Getting Dio was smart because now it's a new kind of Sabbath and with Dio being a great singer and showman too, it's still good.

[@LetsGoMetsGo33]

Judas Priest got a soundalike with Ripper too (Halford is back obviously), and then there’s Coverdale/Page. I assume Jimmy Page picked his collaborator based on his physical and vocal similarities to a certain mr. Plant.

[@toma.4808]

Agree. Sabbath was a fortunate band that they were able to have many great singers. Ozzy, dio ,ian gillan, glenn Hughes, tony martin. Each one diffrent, each one putting their own signature stamp on the music

[@HighlyCruciferous]

Black Sabbath is Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward and Ozzy Osbourne

[@buttkid3548]

HighlyCruciferous yes, and Black Sabbath is also Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, Bill Ward, and Ronnie James Dio.

[@HighlyCruciferous]

Ronnie TalktoRussia, no it is not

[@parkviewmo]

Tony Iommi is one of the most charming people in the world. I just love him.

[@marcopoulin1897]

Like charlie watt

[@davesaenz3732]

People forget Dehumanizer. It was the greatest comeback album from Heaven and He'll and Mob Rules. Great, great album. It was classic like the older albums but with a newer sound.

[@6yvonne]

I'm in a minority here, but I prefer Dehumanizer over The Mob Rules

[@Vorticy135]

Headless Cross = Heaven and Hell > Mob Rules > Dehumanizer

[@kylekatarn5964]

It was also loud and uncompressed, which was a rarity for bigger names at the time.

[@elpablosky6300]

Dio was the master on vocals, ozzy is like the voice if Phil Collins ( zombie version) because of course ozzy was the founder of metal vocals but this not the best voice for me is like a guy singing through the 👃

[@forevernow9459]

Dehumanizer still gives me chills. Gritty, heavy and drips Sabbath

[@laurawestervelt476]

Always a pleasure to listen to Tony, he's such a British gentleman.

[@zombiekiller6628]

I don't understand why people are ripping on Eminem for trying to collaborate with Tony, Eminem was probably a fan and people are calling him trash for trying, if Tony read these comments how would he feel about his fans talking shit about a person that respects him as an artist and likes his talent

[@battleb0ng420]

Eminem poopy tho

[@fernandomaron87]

I don't see Tony digging rap, but he's too polite to say anything.

[@paulespinosa5195]

Believe in yourself,

[@yetanotheraccount3361]

People always rip on rap. Pretentious bullshit.

[@DG-Muzak]

This man is such a calm soul, and gentleman.

[@adventuressurvivalinthailand]

great interview. thank god Tony is still with us

[@GRILLBUOY101]

I know but nowadays were losing our rockets fast or there gettin cancer if hrsrt6 issues. Biff byford saxon judt had heart surgery last week.i imagine it saved his life

[@radorado666]

Riff God. And an amazing, humble, down to Earth guy to boot! Thanks, Loudwire.

[@AleksRockZilla]

This brought tears to my eyes when he said “I’m gonna keep on playing” and the applause... I’m getting old but that was so bloody awesome !!!

[@aghavvahs]

Just keep playing until you close your eyes for good.

[@hardtoke]

@@aghavvahs good idea

[@OldManDoom]

I bought that Iommi CD at a Wal-Mart in the late 90’s. I didn’t know what to expect but I listened to it and heard so many of my favorite singers and loved it. It is a great album

[@thementalcase313]

As a fan of Sabbath AND Eminem.......good. I can't even imagine how bad that would've turned out if they did a collab

[@bobbyberetta4206]

Mental Imagery agreed, I love both mainly Eminem's earlier work tho.

[@RadioStarSF2]

Frank Reid yep each individual member of Sabbath contributed to their unique sound. Especially Tony with his riffs and Geezer not only with his signature bass style but he wrote most of the lyrics. Oh and off the subject, seeing you're a fan, Michael Schenker is another very underrated musician. Cameron

[@paulluna8099]

Mental Imagery Ozzy Osborne pissed on the Alamo too.

[@shaunmfishman]

Mental Imagery it would be better than puff daddy and Jimmy page....maybe

[@lemmykilmister1663]

I honestly would like to hear something the do together. Eminem isn't just any rapper, if he quits doing the dumb pop shit they could make a good song

[@MurmurMetal]

An Iommi/Plant collaboration would be epic.

[@1984isnow]

An iommi plant match up would be fucking epic!

[@xblood1978]

An Iommi Plant bare knuckle fight would be awsome too.... Tony would rip him to shreds

[@crabtrap]

i really wish Geezer and Tony would do voice-overs of scary stories for a halloween audio book. can you imagine Tony reading/voicing Edgar Allen Poe

[@paulespinosa5195]

Yes,yes,yes !!!!!!!!!

[@jennystryker2967]

The Track Holy Water with Ian Gillan is Outstanding. Everything Tony has ever been involved in is Music History. Miss Ronnie James Dio. There will never be another one like him.

[@anyaloren4278]

I miss Dio and Chris Cornell so much. Best rock vocalists in my book.

[@billknueppel1701]

Holy Water is a great track and so overlooked. Out of My Mind is also great!

[@mllruss1]

Been enjoying his music for 46 years. Remember my first Sabbath album in '71 (Paranoid). Played the hell out it and ran out and bought the first album. Tony made a big difference in anyone's life that is listening to this interview whether you realize it or not...God bless Tony

[@richf8972]

Toni has been my favorite guitarist for decades. Geezer was my favorite bassist as well, Black Sabbath has been a big influence on my life. I love those guys.

[@azynkron]

What I find amazing about most of these early metal artists is that they are very thoughtful and well spoken. They have been painted as Satan's little helpers in the press, but they come across as very humane and insightful. They think before they speak.. Quite rare in these days.

[@rbuthird]

His music made my youth more bearable. Thank you sir !!!!

[@wyldmansix7]

Great interview! What a humble, down to earth man.

[@marts500]

A humble gentleman...i think as you grow older and have experienced all of lifes trials and triumphs it rounds you

[@lucilovecraft1621]

Heaven and Hell,The Mob Rules,Dehumanizer and The devil you know are amongst the best Heavy Rock albums ever,Dio forever.

[@elpablosky6300]

Billy Beattie dio and iommi the best metal duo !!! 🤟

[@MrLemmy2000]

ozzy had better albums with sabbath

[@cardboardheadguy7814]

Dehumanizer suck and mob rule suck tooo heaven& hell is ok

[@efeakbaba4868]

@@cardboardheadguy7814 why

[@mikekeeler6362]

​@@cardboardheadguy7814 well that's your opinion

[@johnkatsoudas4767]

This man has done so much for Heavy Metal, Hard Rock, Rock music, and guitar playing!!!! Tony Iommi is a huge living legend!!! He is the only one that is on every single Black Sabbath album. He is the one that kept Black Sabbath going through all these years. He was there for all the good times and bad times. I love every single Black Sabbath album that has been released that includes the Ozzy Osbourne era, Ronnie James Dio era, Ian Gillian album, Glenn Hughes album, and the Tony Martin era. There are quite a few Black Sabbath albums that does not get the recognition that they deserve such as Born Again, The Seventh Star, and especially The Eternal Idol, The Headless Cross, and TYR. Those albums in my opinion are just as amazing as the Ronnie James Dio era albums and the Ozzy Osbourne era albums especially Born Again and The Headless Cross. No one sounds like Tony Iommi and never will. He is that unique and special when it comes to guitar playing. He is by far the greatest riffmaster ever!! Most of his riffs are iconic and legendary. All members that have been in Black Sabbath are very important to what the band has done. The original four members are the most important, especially Tony Iommi!!! Most people would never have found a way to play guitar if they had the hand accident that Tony did back in the late 60's. Tony was that determined to keep playing and that accident is the reason why his guitar playing is as legendary as it is.

[@huzaifa9114]

The sound comes from tony's mouth while speaking is really relaxing ... sounds like ASMR

[@mix6809]

such a humble and sweet man, true legend...

[@mojobag01]

Much more than the king of riffs. His melodic work, for instance on Wheels Of Confusion, Spiral Architect or Lonely Is The Word is outstanding.

[@utekrause8334]

Love Tony, could listen to him all day. His english accent is just fab. Great musician. He also looks great.

[@YourFellowRNRSisterFan98]

At 5:40 i love what he said about Ronnie! I love Ronnie’s voice! Rock in peace Ronnie! You and Malcolm & George Young all are together now! (I know AC/DC isn’t the subject I’m just making a true fact!)

[@chrismoore7359]

We Sold Our Soul For Rock n Roll double album was my first Sabbath purchase back in '80 and I went AWOL from the KISS ARMY to follow Black Sabbath! From Ozzy to RJD then Ian Gillan in my early teens my love for the band never wavered and remains the same today.

[@WileECoyotey]

Tony is one of the most under rated ax players out there .. his solos are often over looked in terms of riff master

[@luisaguirre7761]

WileECoyotey AX 😂

[@hermanhelmich]

WileECoyotey Excuse me? Read the comment section at any Sabbath song...

[@fortunatoofamontillado1059]

underrated??? by whom? may I ask … where the fuck have you been .. you must be very young

[@elonmust7470]

I don't think he is too overlooked these days.

[@MGB18]

Always liked Tony's playing and his sincere demeanor. The EVH amp in the background, silently speaks volumes also.

[@mrlavery]

Gentleman as always , great video - cheers !

[@Gichanasa]

What a wonderful man... to have such an influence on music worldwide and be so down to earth. Good to see him well.

[@Maleus666]

Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules are like my holy bible. So perfect albums.

[@beyris]

Notívago They're the best Sabbath albums in my opinion.

[@JamesOYoung]

Notívago I like dehumanizer but not as good

[@beyris]

Yeah me too. The vocals just feel weaker, and the songs aren't as memorable.

[@Maleus666]

@R. gmail I love MoR too! In fact I like the whole work of Ozzy's Era, but when Dio takes the lead vocal he took Sabbath to a next level. H&H is not a simple album, its a spiritual voyage. @Fragonborn Entertainment I'm glad you think the same, I agree 100%! @James Young, Dehumanizer is a masterpiece for its time. It's 1992, and the first years of 90's were flooded with great and noisy heavy metal. I remember Anthrax with Only, Sepultura with Territoy, Pantera, and many other bands destroying the heavy metal scenery. Then Sabbath released Dehumanizer, man I still remembering the face of my friends - that were used to grunge rock - when I showed them the Time Machine song. The heaviest album of Black Sabbath indeed. I love this album too!

[@PabloJ1968]

Notívago Agree!!!!

[@sdthrutheroof9161]

I enjoyed watching this video So much! I have admired Tony and almost worshipped Black Sabbath since I was a young teen. So cool to hear him talk about the past as well as the future!

[@TheRicokilla]

Such a calm relaxed person.

[@robynewilliams-heller1816]

The Man. The Master Of The Mad, Macabre Monster Riffs.

[@metallives8463]

Robyne Williams-heller you are so beautiful!!!

[@MRI3421]

The young man whom asked a question @ like 14:00 has his shit together. I wish him nothing but the best in the future !! Cheers !!

[@nickkondyloudes05]

Good and...MERRY CHRISTMAS loudwire.

[@dannyh7557]

Merry Christmas

[@nickkondyloudes05]

Danny H Merry Christmas for you.

[@dannyh7557]

Thank you

[@craneo2099]

And what about Tony Martin?? those Black Sabbath albums are lost in time...

[@gerardoneri5115]

craneo2099 true brother... My fave is forbidden album

[@turaly0n]

headless cross is one of my top sabbath albums

[@batlords]

Eternal Idol 🤘🏼

[@LCNRC]

TYR!

[@aquabot]

I'd really like to know what Tony Martin thinks about all this. Whatever he does, he'll never be as good as Ozzy or Dio in fan's opinions, even though he's a great singer.

[@rickmcclain1037]

we've been blessed not only with the IOMMI record but the other solo albums from the members of Sabbath. Geezer's "Black Science" was fucking amazing. Kudos to Tommy for explaining this experience in making the record🤘

[@guitarvs.physics5473]

Almost a 40 minute interview with Lord Iommi. Thanks guys.

[@SonnyGTA]

Agent of Chaos ummmm it wasn’t even 20 minutes. You and numbers don’t get along well...do you?

[@guitarvs.physics5473]

SonnyGTA It was a two part interview Think before you speak genius.

[@laika5757]

Blackmore is my favourite Rock Guitarist of all time. God bless him. 🎼🎶🎸

[@jonesy2111]

Iommi is definitely in the top ten players of all time

[@SharingSoundz]

Rick Jones I would say songwriter, not so much a player

[@digiorno1142]

Skylar Star *riff writer. He was also great live

[@jonesy2111]

His originality, innovative approach and story is unequivocally incredible. He changed the electric guitar so no he is not just a great riff master

[@Greenmanalishe1]

He is the greatest guitar player of all time!

[@donsmore]

Iommi is a master guitarist! My favorite player ever.

[@garyunsworth726]

What a gentleman and genius, I had the pleasure of meeting him 3 times, before and after a Sabbath show on the Headless Cross tour in 89 at Newcastle City Hall and once before a show at Newcastle City Hall on the Dehumaniser tour in 92, I still have his signature and treasure it, I always will

[@paulmildner6357]

The true inventor of heavy metal and THE original riff lord

[@michaelward9880]

I still remember vividly when Black Sabbath first came out. They were SO heavy and original. I couldn't get enough of them. But like everything else in the pop culture world it loses it's freshness. The first 5 albums are terrific, especially Master of Reality. The Tony Iommi story alone is stuff of legend. Most guys would have given up after an accident like that. Instead he buckled down and invented his own prosthetic finger tips and reinvented his playing style and made musical history. Tony Iommi deserves our admiration for that as well as the music he has given us over the years( decades).

[@iggyfritz7150]

ONE OF THE GREATEST GUITARIST EVER!!!!

[@sandyt4343]

I never heard of him before ( being born in the early 50s but this was a big surprise because I’ve heard of the band and never thought there was any thought or depth to the music, but this guy was a nice surprise, he was a very cool and down the earth fellow and somebody who you would probably enjoy knowing

[@MrMrmody1996]

"Eminem who's that?" lol

[@s.roberts3839]

mody T its this hack who thinks he's black but he's shithouse anyway so don't bother mate. i just added 7yrs to ya life man, now beer me😂

[@arnojr.1038]

Best selling rapper of all time bitch

[@unclechuck5635]

Arno Jr. Thats why its funny. Biggest rapper ever and he never even heard of him. Because its irrelevant lol

[@arnojr.1038]

Uncle Chuck Hip Hop is becoming even more popular , he is the biggest rapper of all time but if he doesn't know who Eminem is , probably he doesn't listen to any music other than metal.Not bashing him though he's a legend in his own genre

[@margix1172]

FUCK YOU AND (C)RAP

[@maddog7120]

My idol He was the reason I started playing guitar many years ago It is really amazing how much he has influenced music Yet he is still down to earth and not some ego maniac A very classy guy and not to mention a killer guitarist

[@MrCantgetno]

Ronnie had the Voice though!! RIP !!

[@davidhollyfield5148]

I was a young lad when the first Black Sabbath LP came out and me and my friends LOVED it! It was the heaviest shit we had ever heard. I used to read the music trade papers like NME and Melody Maker and Tony Iommi and Sabbath used to get no respect from the 'scene'. Tony was a much underrated guitarist and yet, as you rightly say, he virtually invented a genre of rock music (there were precedents, but not many). He was a real innovator. And he seems quite a humble bloke in spite of his success. I really like that he's basically a 'feel' guitarist, with no musical 'education' and just goes with what feels right, that inspires me. Hats off Tony! I have all my fingers and I wish I was half as creative a guitarist as you are.

[@ThePhalseProfit]

"Eminem..don't have the faintest idea who Eminem is..." ..as you shouldn't. He does not deserve to be even mentioned in the same sentence as you.

[@BoonTobias80]

ThePhalseProfit Who the fuck is Eminem?

[@theformernihilist9891]

@@BoonTobias80 He's a middle aged wigger.

[@mikenuzzo3323]

@@theformernihilist9891 ahhhhhhj

[@TheJackflash85]

Toni Iommi , the best most under- rated guitarist . What a songwriter ! Icon and living Legend ! - Black Sabbath !

[@CrazyBear65]

Tony should do a song with Metal Allegiance. (Suggested other guest musicians: Steve Harris, Glenn Tipton, Don Airey, and see if Bill Ward is willing to give it a go...)

[@RJMac2024]

CrazyBear65 good idea

[@RJMac2024]

I have seen MA live and I like that it’s like “open mic” with metals heavy hitters playing zeppelin, Van Halen, Sabbath!!!!

[@burtonrivera5253]

Yeah, Ritchie Blackmore, Tony Iommi and Steve Harris, Bill Ward or Ian Paice or even Clive Burr...The vocalist could be up for grabs...

[@DanielRamirez-li6zc]

I saw Black Sabbath on their FIRST USA tour as a teen in the 70's.. A band called " Yes" opened for Sabbath .. Sabbath kicked ass.. I'm 65 now and they are STILL my favorite rock band.. My personal favorite is Vol. 4.. ( a little trivia) Back in those days if your band was good enough to open up for a top Bill band,. The opening band had to pay 8000 or $10,000 (?) to the headliner.. That's what the "word" was In 70's dollars, that was A BIG amount.. Is that true? ???????

[@planet6393]

I loved the album 7th star!

[@rob.3575]

Taken as a solo album like it should have been,it was a pretty good album.

[@marinhrabric6162]

planet6 it is an awesome album

[@Kelle0284]

Underrated and misunderstood.

[@gmbrereton]

He is a true gentlemen of rock and he has never changed, full love a respect

[@leroy4367]

Thank you loudwire

[@MrShadowofthewind]

He is going to work on an album with Brian May, very ancious for that, they're both phenomenal players, that have written some of the best songs in rock history.

[@allensaunders449]

MrShadowofthewind didn't know that love both but not young men anymore

[@SuperPsychoterror]

I will always prefer the Ronnie material over the Ozzy material. Yes Ozzy was part of some of the most epic Black Sabbath songs in history but Ronnie just had that voice. It's just a preference of mine.

[@PabloJ1968]

SuperPsychoterror Agree. Glenn Hughes and Tony Martin as well.

[@allensaunders449]

SuperPsychoterror to me early Ozzy with sabbath was the best a hard rock and hungry band

[@kyleshaw8868]

I love them both.

[@sydney11ification]

I love dio but no one can argue that ozzy is the definitive sabbath singer just like bruce in maiden or halford in priest.

[@allensaunders449]

crazy world i agree early ozzie was perfect for the music

[@russo10]

thanks for the upload, although renowned as the metal riff master with in yer face drop down sg fuzz guitars, i always looked forward to the chillout sections where he jazzed it up with the acoustic. shame they never recorded a sabbath unplugged record.

[@kenRoberts1984]

The only member of Black Sabbath that didn't leave.

[@BoonTobias80]

Kenny Roberts Tony is why Sabbath stayed going. He is a God among men.

[@kenRoberts1984]

@@BoonTobias80 Oh, no doubt Bro. He's the best

[@karenpato1]

It was HIS band. Geezer, Ozzy and Bill were employees. ....Black Sabbath...AKA "The Tony Iommi Band".

[@TheInfomancer]

Proves Toni IS sabbath.

[@deancrow3525]

It was his band

[@bkul44]

its amazing to know how good of a guitarist he is,when you see hes lost the two tips of his fingers on his right hand !!

[@sacluvsBM]

Concerning Eminem my respect and admiration for the founder of metal and the metal riff has grown significantly.

[@ADDISON857]

Thank you so much Tony💕great interview , you speak from RONNIE 🤘you seem very moved👍you are great Man and 🎸 and long time beside Ronnie🤘🎶💋

[@johnnymfbravo7163]

If Tony Iommi rejects Eminem, then Eminem officially stands rejected.

[@coreyfellows9420]

Love the Iomi album...all killer no filler. Straight up one of my top 10er's Time is mine crush's too

[@captainbarbossa8616]

Total class act Iommi is. Just awesome! Pass on the eminem dude.

[@360degreesofsteve8]

Great interview, Ryan. nice work. love the insights from this godfather of heavy metal

[@RyanJDowney_]

Thank you!

[@philipbrodermann6867]

Interviewer sounds just like the character Tim from the HBO show 'The Life and Times of Tim'. Great interview too.

[@RyanJDowney_]

I haven't seen that. Should I?

[@burtonrivera5253]

The thing is, how he sounded and was evolving BEFORE the accident. Just an incredible comeback...

[@hinjurock]

2:15 You're far better off not knowing, Tony.

[@theartist124]

Heaven & Hell has always been my favorite Black Sabbath record, still love it (and The Mob Rules).

[@MsThebeMoon]

I discovered Black Sabbath in 1972 and was hooked. My parents were confident I would grow out of. 40+ years later and ...

[@darthwrath4236]

The Professor That's what my guitarist calls Toni. I get it now, the calm way he speaks and play, smooth tender voice when he's talking or evil riffs, he's always very classy. Definitely professor-ish. With that said, raise ya horns. To all of Sabbath and Dip of course, the One who created it. \m/

[@davedecker1725]

"People don't know this but Tony Iommi cut his finger tips off cutting a bagel with a sawzall 😁" Satchel from Steel Panther

[@mattboucher3489]

I love this album. I wish it was available for digital download. It would be sad to have it lost to time. I really like the Ian Astbury track.

[@lucyjexy]

My opinion on Tony is rather mixed due to how Bill Ward was treated when it came down to their The End tour. Whilst I'm convinced that Sharon Osbourne was largely responsible for Bill's omission from the tour, and his poor health was something to consider, yet I still think part of it was exxaggerated, I still think that Tony, Ozzy, and Geezer could have had a pow-wow and worked out a better deal for Bill, so he could have been a part of that tour, as he deserved to be. Despite these mixed feelings on how Bill's been treated, Tony Iommi is still a metal god in his own right! That is an undeniable fact.

[@keithfreeland7638]

Lucy Barton very probable

[@CelestialWoodway]

Enjoy the music musicians make and don't expect them to be great people. We are all flawed.

[@seanbean4682]

As someone who's been in a lot of bands, if the drummer can't bring it then the band doesn't really deliver. From what I understand Bill Ward just didn't take care of himself and couldn't do more than a few songs at a time. I saw Sabbath on the 13 Tour with Tommy Clufetos on drums and I was not let down. He played everything in a decidedly doomy caveman on speed style which was PERFECT. The band was firing on all cylinders and you could tell a huge part of it was him.

[@teamatfort444]

Sean Bean yeah he can’t play anymore kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKi4Z6KDr6yjo5Y that was 1 week ago and it sounded rough

[@SPGRAMPA1]

The song with skin was powerful and the tune with philip h anselmo was beast We love you tony Your music is eternal Wdsta1

[@billmcyrus]

The Iommi solo album is one of my absolute favorites and one of the defining ones of my musical education and experience. Easily Phil Anselmo's best guest performance, probably Ian Astbury's as well.

[@DSmith-xi7us]

His riffs are legendary, as memorable as Hendix's and Page's. "Falling off the Edge of the World" is menacing and eternal. Simple as that.

[@kenruger9417]

Make no mistake. When Iommi walks out on that stage, angels are there to listen. The 1st time I saw him it was 52 degrees. When I walked out of the UIC Pavillion, it was snowing! (11/18/83)

[@repetitivemotion]

Ken Ruger I was at that show too

[@algos_singa4670]

Tony Iommi played at UIC? Shit, I go there now and never knew that

[@MetalMayhem1978]

The original Riff Master!! Absolute Legend

[@brandonhill4197]

Yeah I'm sorry but i don't want to listen to Tony shredding monster riffs while Eminem crys about his baby mama.

[@armlovesmetal1036]

Now that is funny. WAAAAH!!

[@jamesgarcia7034]

brandon hill ...Exactly...

[@rob.3575]

BWWB BornWhiteWannabeBlack.

[@tenchimasake]

Thank God, somebody finally said it. I live in Metro Detroit so Eminem (along with Kid Rock) is considered nothing short of a god around here, all the kids still listen to him religiously, everybody's got his T-shirts, etc. 8 Mile is thought of like Detroit's Scarface or Goodfellas. And nobody questions his "honorary blackness."

[@theformernihilist9891]

Eminem = Middle Aged Wigger

[@Joshualbm]

It would be great to hear Tony do a solo album of instrumental music. His ability on the guitar is so stylistically varied and prodigious, not only technically but lyrically, that I think he could play just about any style he endeavored to chose. His playing on Planet Caravan and Air Dance suggests there's an untapped jazz influence, not just from the time signatures, but the modal feel and tone he came up with for those songs. So I guess the idea would be a tribute album to the guitar styles that influenced Tony's playing. From blues, classical, jazz, folk, etc... But Bravo Tony, what a fantastic artist and gentleman.

[@jamesjohnson5333]

Tony is a rock God !

[@lydon1970]

A great interview, good questions by the interviewer and audience and of course very interesting input from Tony Iomi.

[@RyanJDowney_]

Thank you!

[@timbul1445]

Looking young and metal

[@ImaFnT-Rex]

i might not have heard all of Black Sabbath's albums but love the music

[@turaly0n]

"Geezer is a great bass player" Wrong. Geezer is the greatest bass player.

[@danielehartmann2787]

Ever heard of Steve Harris? :D

[@me_angelo]

Daniele Hartmann Steve's biggest idol and refference is called Geezer Butler,so sit down there kid.

[@DannyGadish]

@@danielehartmann2787 steve harris like third greatest. Geezer and Dave Ellefson are better

[@randywissler9923]

Lamborghini Diablo SV 5150 in what world would Jr be better than Steve Harris?!

[@DannyGadish]

@@randywissler9923 this world kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaC8c5t-aKaHaKs kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZaxhnl4gdKZi68

[@donteague614]

Dio was my first concert to. It was 86 Sacred Heart tour in Flint at the Ima sports arena. The wall fell and broke my buddies arm! Was standing in line with ticket in hand some loser snagged it out of my hand. Security snatched me up and threw me out of the building luckily I had t shirt money on me and bought another ticket. Thankfully the show didnt sell out!