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.

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

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.

To do the Ozzfest again would be great. I'd like to finish with a final Sabbath album. You always feel that it is still a challenge.

If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling

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

I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.