27 Quotes by Tony Iommi

We wanted it to have the same feel as a band playing live, ... It all fell into place very quickly, almost too quickly. It was so simple. I'd love to do another album with these guys because they're all so good to work with. With Black Sabbath, we take a really long time over rehearsals and pulling ideas together. And we tend to rehearse for two or three hours and then that's it. But with Glenn and Kenny, we'll be in there playing for a full six hours and we'll want to keep going.

When I started writing Sabbath stuff it was just something that sounded right. I didn't think I was going to make it Devil music.

I've waited around a long time to do a Sabbath album ... and I've got a lot of music to put out and I just want to do it.

I'm really looking forward to playing onstage with these guys, ... Kenny and Glenn have lots of enthusiasm and they certainly push me when we're all playing together, which is great.

Eddie Van Halen was probably the most influential.

I didn't follow any rules at all. I made my own.

It has always been my goal to believe in what I do and love what I do and be true to that.

Yeah, I was with Jethro Tull for three weeks, so what?

The feeling you get from playing to a good audience is hard to describe without sounding as though you are talking silly. But reaction is important. You might feel in yourself that you're doing it ok but it's when you get the live reaction that you know you're doing it right.