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.

Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!

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

I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started

Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second.

To me, Sabbath was always just a really heavy blues band. That s all we were. We just took those blues roots and made them heavier.

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