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 u…

- Tony Iommi

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 …

- Tony Iommi

It has always been my goal to believe in what I do and love what I do and be true to that.

- Tony Iommi

Eddie Van Halen was probably the most influential.

- Tony Iommi

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 r…

- Tony Iommi

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 jaz…

- Tony Iommi

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. …

- Tony Iommi

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…

- Tony Iommi

Learn 2 chords and then get a good lawyer before learning the 3rd.

- Tony Iommi