Black Sabbath’s manager has reveal a long time secrete
The question of whether THE BEATLES had the same early influence on BLACK SABBATH bassist Geezer Butler as they had on bandmate Black SABBATH frontman Ozzy Osbourne was posed to Butler during a recent interview with 107.7 RKR’s “The Rocker Morning Show”. According to BLABBERMOUTH.NET’s transcription of his response, he said, “They were a huge influence because at the time there was no one else like them. And prior to that, my brothers were fans of Buddy Holly, Eddie Cochran, and Elvis Presley, among other artists. Furthermore, there were no actual English rock bands. The English rock and rollers never seemed to be able to replicate the sound of an American band or seem authentically American.
Subsequently, THE BEATLES emerged with an entirely own sound. Furthermore, they were all from Liverpool, which is 90 miles away from our birthplace. It also kind of gave us hope that British bands may truly find success. Following THE BEATLES’ breakthrough, a wave of British pop music emerged, including THE ROLLING STONES, THE KINKS, THE WHO, and HERMAN’S HERMITS.”
In 2004, Ozzy was among the twenty top performers asked by the music publication Q to suggest their idols for the creation of a Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. Ozzy claimed that Paul McCartney and John Lennon were the “fucking catalyst for me to get into music,” thanks to Osbourne’s selections. “They’re the Mozarts of our time,” he continued. The only rock ‘n’ roll group to transition from a fucking boy band to a psychedelic rock band was THE BEATLES.”
Black Sabbath’s manager has reveal a long time secrete
Ozzy stated in a 2007 interview that he “couldn’t describe” his feelings upon learning of Lennon’s murder. “The world stopped for me when Sharon told me that John Lennon had been shot in New York,” he said on Britain’s BBC Radio 1 “Legends” program. I’m not even sure how to put it. It would be assumed that he was in that line of work if he were a politician, soldier, or anything else, but the amount of happiness and hope that he brought to people was truly amazing.”
In addition, Ozzy expressed his desire to have witnessed a live performance by THE BEATLES and expressed his belief that a reunion would have occurred had Sir Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, and the late George Harrison all been living. “I often wonder if they would have ever reformed,” he continued. I would have loved to have seen THE BEATLES perform live. I watched Paul McCartney perform, but I never saw THE BEATLES.”
Butler was the main songwriter for BLACK SABBATH and the band’s bassist throughout most of the band’s existence since the band’s founding in Birmingham, England, in 1968. This contributed significantly to the development of heavy metal. His distinctive bass playing also influenced other well-known four-string players like Cliff Burton of Metallica, Rex Brown of PANTERA, and Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE, to name a few.Butler was the main songwriter for BLACK SABBATH and the band’s bassist throughout most of the band’s existence since the band’s founding in Birmingham, England, in 1968. This contributed significantly to the development of heavy metal. His distinctive bass playing also influenced other well-known four-string players like Cliff Burton of Metallica, Rex Brown of PANTERA, and Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE, to name a few.
In North America and the United Kingdom, Geezer’s autobiography “Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond” was published by HarperCollins imprint Dey Street Books on June 6, 2023 and June 8, 2023, respectively.
Butler was the main songwriter for BLACK SABBATH and the band’s bassist throughout most of the band’s existence since the band’s founding in Birmingham, England, in 1968. This contributed significantly to the development of heavy metal. His distinctive bass playing also influenced other well-known four-string players like Cliff Burton of Metallica, Rex Brown of PANTERA, and Peter Steele of TYPE O NEGATIVE, to name a few.
“Into The Void: From Birth To Black Sabbath – And Beyond” according to the publisher is “a rollicking, effusive, and candid memoir by the heavy metal musician and founding member of BLACK SABBATH, covering his years as the band’s bassist and main lyricist through his later-career projects, and detailing how one of rock’s most influential bands formed and prevailed.”
Late in 2011, Butler, Osbourne, and guitarist Tony Iommi got back together, and in June 2013, they released their comeback album, “13”.
With the conclusion of their “The End” tour in Birmingham in February 2017, SABBATH brought their historic 49-year career to an end.
