TONY IOMMI REFLECTS ON THE END OF THE END FOR BLACK SABBATH

[@frankdawe5156]

I love watching this man interviewed. He is so humble and sincere. He never acts arrogant or pissed off, no matter how many times he's respponded to the same question. A true entertainer who knows the value of his fans.

[@kevinshannon955]

So humble and easy going for being an absolute rock legend.

[@billjannusch]

I hope Black Sabbath continues to release stuff and hopefully I pray they do another few more one off special shows in the future..I have worshipped them all of my life and seen them live 25 times in my life..It's been a lifetime obsession collecting their music and following Sabbath and all former members' projects since I was eight back in 1980.

[@corpsebrideemilie69]

Count William Jannusch me too I was 12. And in Minneapolis mn .. blizzard cold but my twin andbig brother my cousin took us . I'm crying . Cause I miss those days . Just saw ozzy and zakk wylde

[@corpsebrideemilie69]

I don't want them to stop . I'm so emotional cud o broke my damn leg . And I'm so glad I put ozzy on my knuckles just like my idol . I love singing B.S. AND ozzy stuff when we go to karaoke my friend runs . I'm the only girl who sings all the amazing songs since I was 5

[@AnonymouslyAware627]

Same here. Still love discovering bootlegs. Ozzy and Zack were great but definitely not the same setlist or chemistry.

[@arwaldc9056]

It seems like every sabbath interview I’ve seen they’re all gentlemen

[@markrago7217]

It's a British thing....m

[@gmbrereton]

I have had the pleasure of meeting Tony, he is just like this ,a real gent

[@bvrcavalera2786]

A ridiculously humble bloke. HE created metal. Iommi, his SG and his Laney, changed the World.

[@justinrisen1929]

Tony has always been this way. His fingers and lack thereof created Heavy Metal period no question or argument about it and he does not in any way carry himself as such. He is the fuckin Godfather of Darkness and the absolute man. My guitar hero and it very much has to do with how humble and loving of his craft and his fans that he is. Love Sabbath and they are all this super chill humble guys (Maybe aside from Ozzy at times but even him most of the time).

[@221b-l3t]

They really were I also had the pleasure of meeting Tony and Geezer (just signing albums) always super friendly.

[@tonyboyer7923]

There is the perfect example of the true meaning of the word Icon . Such a well spoken , ever so polite , humble man , that never seems to think that he is any better then anyone else . He has maintained the very inspiration of what has brought him from the very moment of the accident that nearly ended it all for him , all the way to this day 50 plus years later . If you can imagine the world without ever knowing this great man and what he has done for music as we know it . Then we would still be stuck listening to sha naa naa , naa naa naa naa naa ,,, Black Sabbath is and always will be the very 1st of the Heaviest of the Heavy Rock Bands Period .

[@da8171]

A legend! Take care, Tony!

[@acomathes]

Wow look! A humble god.

[@PhillRobinson]

if not the least animated

[@tinfoilhatter]

what a great sport! yes, so down-to-earth, haha! unassailable, so widely respected and duly so!

[@davyhendrix]

I listen to them on 8 track in the 70's in a dodge van and saw them live at the California Jam

[@vinyldiary6664]

Sick! Epic

[@guillermovilladonigagascon3322]

You're a Legend Sir 😎

[@a.avcier3092]

California Jam 74? There were big guns on that festival I heard....

[@josepheich3977]

To Tony. I'm glad you played what you did on this tour. I hope you are doing good and keep on kick some bloody fkn ass.

[@theheavycreepysound2231]

THIS MEN IS NOT ONE OF THE BEST.......HE....IS THE BEST...

[@rchoquette2975]

Actually my fine friend, this Man is GOD!!!!

[@tinfoilhatter]

largely thanks to ozzy, who i fink is the only reason the world ever got to recognise tony, as the real king of 'eavy metal guitah, mate!

[@tinfoilhatter]

@sha broussard NO OZZY? NO BLACK SABBATH, MATE!

[@tinfoilhatter]

@sha broussard POINT IS, SURE, THE BOYS WERE GOOD, BUT UNTIL THEY HAD OZZY, THEY DIDN'T HAVE JACK, NOR WOULD THEY EVER! AHAHA!

[@tinfoilhatter]

@sha broussard yes they made one good album without ozzy, thanks to ronnie! they never would've gone anywhere without ozzy to begin with, and they all acknowledge this, i don't know why you don't!

[@briank8697]

Such a true gentleman, i would love to have a beer with him

[@smalljaw]

I really hope Mr. Iommi continues to write with Glenn Hughes or Ian Gillian, they made some awesome music together.

[@jettschenker]

Tony needs to have his own Las Vegas show every night🎉🎉🎉

[@billyarsenault1970]

One man who inspired countless millions to play Heavy Metal guitar. Did he personally invent Heavy Metal? If not- who did? Hendrix/Purple haze? Page/Whole Lotta Love? Those songs didn’t make me want to play guitar. I picked up a guitar after hearing War Pigs.

[@Adrian_Martinez1261]

Well the thing is is that Led Zeppelin weren't really heavy metal as much as they were just hard/blues rock. Don't get me wrong, I love Led Zeppelin a lot, but Black Sabbath was the first true heavy metal band.

[@noahellison1312]

Billy Arsenault actually its safe to say the Beatles did. Listen to helter skelter

[@metalpractor5150]

The kinks "you really got me" distorted sound found by accident, heavy riff... kinks very likely launched both punk and metal simultaneously.

[@benbreeg6839]

STOPPPPPP!!!! Helter Skelter? Blue cheer was together before that was written AND one song does not a genre make, ITS SABBATH. THE KINGS of metal. NOW lets leave it alone

[@benbreeg6839]

charlie, distorted guitars doesn't constitute heavy metal. Its not the only ingredient obviously. Metal has its roots in blues as well, but just out of curiosity tell me which of these bands you are referencing were singing about the devil, killing the pope, burning bodies etc ? Here's a true story, one night in 1984 i was typing a letter to one of my college professors and the damn typewriter kept jamming. I picked the entire machine up and threw it out my dorm window, It was the first letter that traveled through space to be delivered so technically I invented e-mail.....

[@francescacanova7179]

Mr Iommi, for me you're a genius. I red that the music for the song Paranoid, was created in a very few time!

[@EPSGplayer]

What a nice humble man!

[@яковгоров]

BLACK SABBATH-SUPER BAND...GREAT MUSIC...GREAT MUSICIANS!!!! FOREVER!!!!

[@stevenglenn9926]

Steppenwolf born to be wild is where "Heavy Metal" was first spoken. Heavy Metal Thunder....Racing with the Wind...with the feeling that I'm under.. Thanks Tony for all the great music.

[@maryanngraziano3862]

Thankyou so much For a Wonderful story Tony Iommi and you are a HERO Tony Iommi 💚💙💜🐇🌟

[@peggagne5392]

Love You Tony, Your interview and Black Sabbath Forevermore ! Peace and Good Times as well. Thank You for All.

[@richardmitchell8213]

I saw an article on Tony where he comments on the 3 Sabbath albums he wished didn’t exist. Technical Ec, Mob Rules and Born Again. But 2 songs from those 3 are incredible, Zero the Hero is absolutely one of Tony’s “darkest” creations. That song is one of my favorites ever from Sabbath. Mob Rules rocks super heavy. It was featured in the movie Heavy Metal and its concept is excellent. So as a fan Tony, I must say some great work was on those albums that in my opinion is excellent.

[@petesmusic6648]

Tony is so humble and beat the odds to become the awesome guitarist he is - I play guitar and as a lad was in awe of how he could be that good with ( as they said at the time) plastic fingers , what an inspiration - I could listen to him talking all day long - a true hero 👍

[@derekhannah9862]

Go on Toni your the best.

[@michaelb7197]

One of the nicest men, and bands on the planet. .bless you Tony I.

[@geraldmellon740]

He always seems like a really decent guy.

[@johnoberle9750]

Iommi and Blackmore the riff masters. Two of my favorite guitarist.

[@danielrodger6016]

2nd one is vastly overrated. Nowhere near the same. Tonys no1 riffl ord blackmore about 50th at best.

[@Annihilation_0f_The_Wicked9066]

@@danielrodger6016 Agreed! Blackmore is great but Tony's riffs are better and more original.

[@phillipjones8608]

Steve Goldby: A gentleman within the music industry! Extraordinary indeed.

[@bassplayersguild7641]

Glad to have this interview, nice 'end piece' to a long, storied Tour and career. #TheEnd

[@joeblows4694]

The real iron man. A saint. A scholar. Who occasionally sets drummers ablaze for fun. Tony. Fucking. Iommi.

[@patriciacomo3879]

Thanks for all the greatest songs of our generation you are the greatest band ever we love you thanks again we had a great time.

[@danielkhmelnitsky4911]

It's cool that they included some of the more obscure songs in the set like Megalomania, which they did as an instrumental. I would like to have seen more of that, just to hear those riffs and section again would be nice.

[@maryanngraziano3862]

Thankyou For a wonderful story Tony Iommi and Steve Goldby🐇🌟🌸

[@zach5500]

I've never seen Tony being so actively self conscious about his injured hand before in an interview, I wonder if the interviewer made some mention about it before filming.

[@tinfoilhatter]

wow! what a trip, to see and hear him, after so many years, i never had, i mean i was a wee lad, seven yrs old, in 1972 and was a fan of black sabbath even then! i always wondered, who these guys were, their records were all i knew of them, i guess that was enough! but they were good sports! it's nice that they , finally, got to re-unite with ozzy, that was very kind of him, i'd say! haha!

[@jasoncannon1141]

Total class

[@michaelledford4751]

Jesus where did the years go ,I'm sitting here 3 years older than Tony and remembering Sabbaths 1st US tour when I saw them open for Frank Zappa & the Mothers ,I remember the audience reaction was we were too stunned to grasp what we had just saw ,it took me 2 or 3 days to realize I wasn't going to lose my immortal soul to Lucifer and 10,000 other people thinking the same ,the media had hyped Sabbath up as devil worshipers and pleaded with people who were hell bent on seeing sabbath to and I quote NBC " Don't look them directly in their eyes " ,it's surreal as hell for me having watched it all unfold ,sabbath was the absolute last iconic band and now their gone ,FUCK being old sucks balls !

[@willemzeeman5607]

Awesome story Sir. Never got the chance to see them live sadly.

[@shovelrick1]

Ive been into Black Sabbath since the early 70's, 1st seen them in 75, getting old is better than not

[@josephesposito3499]

hEY BRO I'm 62 AND I SAW Sabbath on the sabotage tour in 1976/1977/and again in 1978, I sat in back of the band over the stage and pointed at Toni & Geezer and they both tipped their drinks up towards me! btw I hold a PATENT on the worlds first HEXAPHONIC Guitar amplifier...good thing can still happen when you're older!

[@thomasclare5211]

Tony,Thanks for sending me to school deaf for a fortnight after seeing Sabbath in Liverpool in the early 70`s,I didnt have to listen to my teachers drone on about crap that I have since come to realise was a load of bollocks,Cheers Mate!

[@jesdegarcia5843]

Great n humble

[@georgedanielbutlerjr983]

Loved all your guys music!! Legends!!

[@hotspur1974]

Iommi you legend!!

[@repetitivemotion]

Tony is the nicest guy that you would never know, if you were not a fan, that he is The Godfather of heavy metal.

[@erwinrommel7008]

The one and only. Tony. No other. No doubt this would of been a very hard interview you done a very good job. Nice

[@martinhesketh4916]

Reform the Cross Purposes line-up and call it 'Eternal Idol" as they did with Dio and 'Heaven and Hell'. That would be awesome.

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

Not a bad idea really

[@michaelstephen819]

The empty chair beside him is for Bill...

[@dukes7855]

Michael Stephen oof

[@corpsebrideemilie69]

Michael Stephen I wish

[@dawncullom2964]

Take. Care. Tony

[@arildr-trosberg6337]

Love and Bless !

[@ginjazz2836]

One of my Heroes. What a great and humble guy. Long live Tony!

[@randy7719]

I hope Iommi gets back together with Tony Martin again. I saw them in in Feb 1994 at the state theater in Detroit, MI. with the Iommi, Butler, Martin, Rodinelli line-up, with Morbid Angel and Motorhead opening up. And it was the loudest concert I've ever been to since it was in such a small place, fantastic sound. Saw the group again in London, Ontario Canada in 2007 in a huge hockey arena with the Iommi, Butler, Dio, Appice line-up. With Down and Megadeth opening up. That was my favorite lineup of the band, with Dio but the sound wasn't nearly as good since it was in such a big place that time.

[@Stefan-]

Yeah, the Tony Martin era was great !

[@221b-l3t]

@@Stefan- I don`t think it was as good as the other but I did enjoy the albums. Always enjoyed Headless Cross a lot.

[@mikehayward7332]

The End tour in Houston was one of the best concerts I've ever seen

[@DrJ-hx7wv]

I took my son to the concert on Long Island, NY. Expensive, but worth every penny

[@Jowls2024]

I was lucky enough to see them at ozzfest Gorge at Georg Washington 96? Primus, Rob Zombie then Black Sabbath Toni was performing with them ... Very Big Deal!. Unforgettable

[@dawncullom2964]

They. Will. Be. Miss me

[@mrgoodwrench8181]

True greatness is humble.

[@phuongweary5433]

Cool Thank you Tony

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

A tour with Glenn Hughes would be cool

[@gregwright9869]

Id love to see a tour for "fused" album that never happened

[@Stefan-]

Glenn seems to be in really great shape these days, so that would probably be cool !

[@Chadsfactor30]

He says it like the gentleman that he is. Some nights Ozzy couldn't sing worth a shit.

[@dennisbayle1774]

Damn it! Why couldn't they just be fair and gave Bill his cut?

[@cast390]

I loved Sabbath since the 70's when I was a kid.I saw Sabbath twice in 2016.To be honest I didnt miss Bill at all.

[@utubehound69]

Sharon & her father Don … Greed they were very mean to Bill.

[@stanislavmigra]

Nonsense boys. Thing was, that Bill was overweight and out of shape and he will not survive even one show, not whole tour. He was proposed to do just the last concerts in Birmingham and get to the shape in mean time, but he refused, he want the whole tour, which was not possible at his condition ...

[@stanislavmigra]

There;s been interview about this with Tony's manager. Also look at some late interviews with Bill and you can clearly see, that he will be not fit for tour (not even for signle gig in my opinion)

[@michaelledford4751]

Dennis Bayle I too thought the 3 sabbath members did Bill Ward wrong ,however now that Bill Ward has had another bad heart attack and cannot even play the 6 tour dates of his side band I now know Bill wasn't healthy enough to play this massive world wide sabbath tour ,hearing Ozzy talk about Bill falling off his drum kit amd I quote " like a 1 legged parrot " and having a heart attack right in front of the other band members ,then hearing Tony explain exactly how physically hard this tour was for Ozzy who's got a good heart ,that's enough evidence for me that Bill Ward not playing the final tour was based on the band's insurance company being unwilling to post a performance bond for Bill Ward due to Bills poor health ,Ozzy actualky educated me about big bands requiring each members health having to be insured before arenas and promoters will stage a huge event and spending millions of dollars that can't be recouped if 1 band member gets I'll .

[@darthlalus]

I don’t understand what the interviewer is saying

[@Ray-dv3nz]

When you see these guys now, except from Ozzy, you wouldn’t think they took more drugs than a day at a hospital.

[@jonathanmartin4125]

That’s how they raise us in Birmingham

[@derekhannah6630]

Go on toni your the best.

[@MrShadowofthewind]

Can't wait to hear what you will create with Brian May !

[@iedacastilho7303]

❤

[@arildr-trosberg6337]

A Creator . I feel he created al his riffs. they are so well proportioned. I would like to play Bass with him :-) As I make created Bass as well :-)

[@PierreGarrabrant]

I hope Tony is well and has many more years to live. He is an inspiration as a musician/artist and his music has been with me my entire life, but I have lost respect for him for the way he has gone about his treatment of musicians 1. His abusive treatment towards Bill Ward while he was in Sabbath 2. Gets Bill Ward To fire Ozzy instead of a full band meeting 3. Loses Dio and Appice over some petty bullshit and blame the drunk engineer. If the guy sucked ,why not fire him and work it out with the other two? I liked Live Evil but if they thought it sucked so bad, why release it ? 4.Loses Dio again when him and Sharon Inc. expect him to open for Ozzy when he pulled a fake retirement 5.Fires Tony Martin 3 times and then ghosts him and takes the Martin years out of print 6. Fires Geoff Nicholls so Dio and Ozzy can use their guys for the tours ( I liked 7th Star when he was allowed on stage) 7.Screws over Bill Ward with an unsignable contract for much less than the other guys and accuses Ward of not being up to playing denying fans of a true farewell - He could have done the right thing and made it happen and hires a clone ala Thayer Faulkner replacement Yeah I know Bill isn't what he use to be , but they could have used him at least on the final Birmingham shows 8. This one is petty, but they could have done a less generic set list for the true fans for at least this tour. I always hated this about Ozzy . He so great but cant sing half the catalog. That's why I liked Martin the best live.He represented all phases of Sabbath's legacy . I know his stage presence wasn't good but I cared more about voicing . Ozzy couldn't do stuff like Symptom's second half. I could have done without Iron Man and Paranoid for the millionth time. I don't know if I'm wrong on any of these and they're just my opinion on perceived supposed facts.

[@igolfjtweetler4097]

Bill Ward is certainly a huge miss from The End disc release. I may well have bought it if Ward was on it.

[@cindygarcia612]

30 2009 2 5030

[@josephesposito3499]

You're total bullshit on your entire post. ALL musicians that are famous have quirks & issues, Tony is no worse than anyone else

[@ChristopherLeonJohnson]

How much does he charge for a 1 minute guitar solo

[@enlightenedwarrior7119]

I spent ALOT to go to see them

[@Findel5]

pleazzzzzzzzzzze come back

Speaking of songs hard for Ozzy to pull off today, other than symptom of the universe.. A national acrobat. That one is a difficult song to sing. Its all over the place.

[@Fraevo10]

If Tony Iommi would leave formulaic songs and get back to freestyle jamming now.. That's what made Black Sabbath great to begin with.

[@paulsalinas2545]

Tommi seemed cornered by this bloke interviewer. What's his name.? It didn't seem right.

[@headbangerministries]

I've seen a number of the final tour shows online and not once have I ever-ever seen a picture or video clip or any sort of acknowledgment to Bill Ward, and even more sadly Toni not once mentions him here. They practically treat him as if he was never there! That is why I honestly refused to see them and even with the fact Ozzy was going sound like shit of which he did.

[@aschule5684]

I will never be able to be alright with the fact that this band ended their career without Bill Ward, he's one of the most original drummers in his approach and style of playing and have never heard any drummer properly emulate his playing. He's also a great singer. But that said, each member of Sabbath was of equal importance and each member was very much 1\4 of the reason they became who they became, Bill's as much a legend as any member of the band, nobody does, has, or ever will play the drums like the great "Bill Ward" and I will forever internally be unsettled with his absence at the end of it all.

[@sylvievivi8072]

Whitemigz musique OUTNOW 👏 👏 👏

[@robertjohnson9397]

I wouldn't mind if they just released new music. Don't have to tour the album. It's what David Bowie did with his last 2 albums.

[@theadorebundy4514]

KK Downing and Glen Tipton need more respect..

[@bokangleach]

A twitchy and nervous Tony...

[@sugameltpastriescoffee7186]

The man who invented metal is always the most humble, gentle and honest man

[@TheAxzom]

let black sabbath smoke weed!

[@Dearolor]

I had a ripped copy of AVS. Good basic video editing program for simpletons like me.

[@danneeson7056]

No Bill Ward, no Black Sabbath.

[@kamaboko1]

I don't recall ever seeing Toni so fidgety during an interview.

[@markhancock6299]

Bill ward

[@davidmacleod9313]

I usually can understand English but am I the only one having trouble with this interviewer?!!!! Lol Jeez

[@CB-xr1eg]

So, are we going to talk about the elephant in the room?😉🤔

[@markchasteen5521]

Of I'm going to thank countries, l guess l should also thank ITALY, ha, ha.

[@knumbugs]

0:04 Tony Iommi from Black Sabbaff haha. Sabbaff. WTF.

[@thewurm9177]

Must be a Brit thing. Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols is a big "Sabbaff" fan

[@97warlock]

heaven & Hell & Mob Rules were incredible. Awesome, great super cool, jamming. Loved em. But most hard rock & Metal was derived from KISS basically. KISS were dark,scarey freaky, loud crazy 7 had ear rivoting music.

[@volvo1354]

Sharon Osborne became the Hillary Clinton of Black Sabbath

[@StornowayCG]

how so?

[@ronaldhowsley6725]

Don't even worry about it hes just being a band wagon.

[@volvo1354]

TurfWar she's a tyrant like her father Don Arden..look no further than the Bill Ward situation in regards to the final tour

[@StornowayCG]

I don't believe there was a grand conspiracy against Bill. I love bill but it did not work out lets leave it at that

[@ROOKTABULA]

Danny H no. Stupidity did.

[@davido5496]

666 likes. I ain't clicking the like button, Im sorry.

[@DidacticEditions]

Ozzy left and all the talent.............................stayed

[@ecjraj]

Tony "I beat Lita Ford" Iommi.

[@josephesposito3499]

@@nickmehler9822 Excellent point, notice MOST wo-MEN who claim abuse are NOT credible? I don't believe ANY of Cosby's hoes either

[@billyarsenault1970]

Man- you ain’t nothin but a maggot who would kill itself if it could. He’s the fucking GODFATHER of Heavy Metal. Who the fuck cares if he smacks a few blondes around except for you. Lita should just be glad he let her live.

[@ecjraj]

@@billyarsenault1970 You seem like a great 'man" I bet you have the ladies beating down your door. I doubt Tony Iommi needs you to defend him from someone like me Sober up and you'll be better in the morning.