Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell in 1992 and that got the ball rolling.

I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.

During our first meeting, Tony Iommi was a great jazz guitarist, his capabilities cover all styles - Black Sabbath has even narrowed his horizons.

The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.

What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence

I would not want to write something about something I do not think about

The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.