Tony Iommi Quotes

Tony Iommi Biography

Nationality: English
Type: Musician

Born: February 19, 1948

Tony Iommi Quotes #1

My early influences were the Shadows, who were an English instrumental band. They basically got me into playing and later on I got into blues and jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with John Mayall. I really liked that period.

Tony Iommi

Tags: Playing, Band, English

Tony Iommi Quotes #2

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it's very nice and I'm very honored. It's nice to know after 27 years now that what I said in the first place has stuck, and that was the belief in it.

Tony Iommi

Tags: Nice, After, Said

Tony Iommi Quotes #3

I hated school. After 15, you went off to college if you were good enough. It didn't appeal to me so I left school. I did what everybody did - get a job.

Tony Iommi

Tags: Good , School, Job

Tony Iommi Quotes #4

For me, I've never talked about my private life. It's always been about Black Sabbath. It's strange to open up and talk about me as a young lad, my relationships, marriages and what not.

Tony Iommi

Tags: Life , Black, Strange

Tony Iommi Quotes #5

In the past, I'd sort of know before Ozzy sang something, what he was going to sing. I'd know what sort of way a melody was going to go 'cause of the way he'd approach it.

Tony Iommi

Tags: Past, Before, Cause

Tony Iommi Quotes #6

Like most things that happen with Sabbath, it happened all of a sudden. I was intending on doing some recording, but out of the blue, Sharon called up and said she wanted us to do these gigs with Ozzy. I said that if everybody else was up to it then I would love to do it.

Tony Iommi

Tags: Love , Happen, Said

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