Tony Iommi famous quotes

05-12-2025

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.
-- Tony Iommi

#Silly #Talking #Feelings
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 honoured. 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

#Nice #Rap #Artist
It has always been my goal to believe in what I do and love what I do and be true to that.
-- Tony Iommi

#Believe #Goal #And Love
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

#Blue #Gigs #Said
Eddie Van Halen was probably the most influential.
-- Tony Iommi

#Influential #Vans #Van Halen
Yeah, I was with Jethro Tull for three weeks, so what?
-- Tony Iommi

#Three #Week #Yeah
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

#Black #Strange #Young
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

#Jobs #School #College
I didn't follow any rules at all. I made my own.
-- Tony Iommi

#Made
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

#Past #Way #Causes
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

#Player #Shadow #Band

You may also like:

Angus Young
Guitarist
Brian May
Musician
Bruce Dickinson
Musician
David Gilmour
Musician
Dimebag Darrell
Musician
Eddie Van Halen
Musician
Geezer Butler
Musician
Glenn Hughes
Bassist
Ian Gillan
Vocalist
James Hetfield
Songwriter
Jimi Hendrix
Musician
Jimmy Page
Musician
Kirk Hammett
Guitarist
Ozzy Osbourne
Vocalist
Phil Anselmo
Musician
Randy Rhoads
Guitarist
Ritchie Blackmore
Guitarist
Roger Daltrey
Singer-songwriter
Ronnie James Dio
Vocalist
Zakk Wylde
Musician