Heavy Metal’s precursor band became involved with at least two “notorious gangsters” during his career, including Sharon Osbourne’s father
Large forerunner of heavy metal, the Black Sabbath It was involved not only with a type of “heavy bar” sound. Throughout its trajectory, the group has been linked to people who fit this concept.
The band of Birminghamin Englandhas collected several problematic entrepreneurs. At least two of them were notable for directly linked to the mafia: Wilf Pine and Don Arden.
Pine is simply considered The first English to have been accepted by the American mafia. Arden, in turn, earned the nickname “Al Capone do Pop“Due to their truculent posture in business management. They were both in front of Sabbath’s career.
In an interview with Classic Rock, Tony Iommi He remembered the band’s unusual trend to bind to what he called “real -life villains.” He said:
“I have known some real-life villains over the years. Former business and the mafia, that kind of thing. The band got into a lot at first. There were certain people who wanted to be businessmen of the band because it was another reason to stand out.”
Wilf Pine’s “Method”
By explaining the “policy” of pine negotiation in the music world, Black Sabbath guitarist gave clues about what led the band to accept working with this type of entrepreneur: controversial tactics apart, ended up working. He pointed out:
“There was Wilf Pine, who was with us at the beginning. He is a big guy called Arnie They used to walk around carrying a huge briefcase with a hammer inside. And if you didn’t get it, They broke the knees of someone. It was the kind of thing that happened at that time, because there were no music lawyers. They had to hit someone to get money. “
Don Arden’s “way”
Already the famous Don Arden goes far beyond the label of “Father of Sharon Osbourne“. Ozzy Osbournehe had already been an entrepreneur of rock icons like Jerry Lee Lewis, Little Richard, Gene Vincent and SMALL FACES.
Geezer ButlerSabbath bassist, talked about Don Arden’s fame in a participation in the The Rock Podcast (via Ultimate Classic Rock):
“He was a notorious gangster. He was called the ‘powerful rock boss’ and had really gangster methods in the way he won bands. He became famous for hanging Robert Stigwoodthe entrepreneur of Bee Geesthrough the window because Robert tried to steal one of Don’s bands. “
Don Arden passed away in 2007 and had his obituary, made by the journalist and writer Mick Wallpublished in Daily Mail. In it is one of his most emblematic phrases, directed at Wall, who is also a biographer of Sabbath:
“No matter who is right or wrong, boy. What matters is who wins. And I’ve always been a winner, no matter what they say of me.”
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