The guitarist shared a realistic update on speculation about the return of the original lineup, publicly supported by the four musicians
All original members of the Black Saturday In recent months they have expressed their support for the band’s final show. The singer Ozzy Osbournethe guitarist Tony Iommithe bass player That old butler and also the drummer Bill Wardleft out of the last meeting, he agreed to say goodbye counting on Ward, since the last tour was carried out with Tommy Clufeto in its function.
The topic was addressed again by Iommi, now in an interview with World of guitar. The only member to participate in all the activities of the legendary heavy metal group did not rule out this possibility, but reiterated that it depends on everyone being healthy enough.
He states:
“Who knows? You can never say ‘never’. And we never said ‘never’. It really depends on everyone’s health and what we expect from each other right now.”
There is obviously a doubt linked to the fact that they have all been away from the stage for some time. Furthermore, almost everyone has been dealing with problems lately.
“Can we still play and sound the same together? I don’t know because it’s been a long time. It’s up in the air. When that happens, if it happens, we’ll have to see what state everyone is in and whether we can get on stage. If we can, It has to be beautiful otherwise I wouldn’t do it.
Finally, Tony strengthened: it would make no sense to present yourself to the public with only the tools. You have to play and play well.
“What can you prove by doing this? If it’s not as right or as good as it was, then there’s no point in doing it. In my eyes, it has to be as good or better.”
Black Sabbath’s health problems
Of all those involved, Ozzy Osbourne it is the most weakened. The singer couldn’t even sing during his recent tribute to the Rock’n’Roll Hall of Famelast October.
Diagnosed with Parkinson’s, the 75-year-old singer’s movements were impaired after a fall at home in 2019. The serious fall worsened his spine, which was operated on in 2003 following a quad bike accident. His farewell tour as a solo artist, No More Tours IIhad to be permanently cancelled.
Tony IommiAged 76, he was diagnosed with lymphoma in 2012. Treatment was successful and he revealed in 2016 that the cancer is in remission, but is under constant monitoring. It is said that the retirement of Saturday he was motivated in particular by his health, as constant travel affects his immunity.
Bill Wardalso 76, he has been dealing with health issues since the 1990s. In 1998 he stopped participating in two of the Black Saturday due to a heart attack. One of the reasons he was left out of the reunion announced in 2011 was that he was out of shape, according to Osbourne. The singer stated, in a statement published in 2015, that his colleague was in hospital several times in 2013 and had undergone shoulder surgery. In 2017 he was hospitalized again for heart problems.
The only one who doesn’t deal with health problems, at least publicly, is That old butler. However, the bassist announced his retirement from the music world some time ago. Today, at 75, he says he no longer has the desire to start over that he had before, something he had attempted with the supergroup Dead Earth Ritual.
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Source: Terra
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