When I started writing Sabbath stuff it was just something that sounded right. I didn’t think I was going to make it Devil music.

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 jazz players. I liked Clapton when he was with...

We wanted it to have the same feel as a band playing live, … It all fell into place very quickly, almost too quickly. It was so simple. I’d love to do another album with...

We got fed up with, as soon as you mentioned Sabbath, the gloom and doom. I just wanted a lighter side of it to be looked on.

Well, I think it’s kind of good to step out of the Sabbath banner, you know, and not go under the name of Black Sabbath or whatever.

I was mostly surprised by the rap artists, actually, that were influenced by Sabbath. That was a surprise. But it’s very nice and I’m very honored. It’s nice to know after 27 years now that...

I’m really looking forward to playing onstage with these guys, … Kenny and Glenn have lots of enthusiasm and they certainly push me when we’re all playing together, which is great.

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 way he’d approach...