Gibson TV | 5 years ago

In this episode of “Icons,” GibsonTV sits down with Heavy Metal pioneer Tony Iommi to learn about his early years in Birmingham, England, the accident that almost ended his career as a guitarist and his 55 year musical journey with Black Sabbath.

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Chapters:
0:00 Wanting to be a drummer, growing up in Birmingham
1:38 Learning Cliff Richard & The Shadows songs
2:09 Tony Iommi’s first guitar
2:34 How Tony Iommi lost his fingertips & the sound of Black Sabbath
6:22 Tony’s first gigs
8:00 Developing a sound, Bill Ward & Mythology
9:26 The Gibson SG & Tony’s gear
12:17 Meeting Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler & first Black Sabbath gigs
15:37 Tony is asked to join Jethro Tull & Rolling Stones Movie
19:27 Getting Black Sabbath back together
21:25 Recording Black Sabbath & Paranoid
24:01 Black Sabbath’s first gigs in America & birth of Heavy Metal
28:02 Writing ‘War Pigs’,‘NIB’, ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’
31:04 Writing ‘Masters Of Reality’ and downtuning
33:19 Van Halen & KISS
35:28 Painting Bill Ward gold during ‘Volume 4’ recording sessions
37:45 Setting Bill Ward on fire & recording with Martin Birch
39:31 Recording ‘Sabbath Bloody Sabbath’, Clearwell Castle & writer's block
41:16 Recording ‘Technical Ecstasy’, Ozzy leaving, recording ‘Never Say Die’
43:49 Working with Ronnie James Dio, writing ‘Heaven and Hell’
46:28 Working with Ian Gillan
48:08 Black Sabbath at Live Aid, Dehumanizer & Rob Halford gigs
49:57 Solo album, Eminimen, dave Grohl, Billy Corgan & Henry Rollins
53:21 Black Sabbath’s legacy & future plans

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