Tony Iommi on Ozzy Osbourne's death
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Iconic Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has opened up about the recent death of longtime bandmate and fellow icon, Ozzy Osbourne. The 76-year-old passed away on Tuesday, just weeks after his final performance with other original Black Sabbath members on their home turf in Birmingham, England.
If you saw Black Sabbath's first ever gig, you wouldn't have recognised greatness. Back in 1968, they had the decidedly less sinister name of The Polka Tulk Blues Band, and came complete with a saxophonist and bottleneck guitar player.
Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming themselves after an Italian horror film in early 1969,
Members of Black Sabbath honored Ozzy Osbourne with heartbreaking words and reflected on how four kids from Aston went on to become global music legends. Drummer Bill Ward, bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler,
Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi explains how an accident at work changed his life.
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