Tony Iommi confirmed that Black Sabbath turned down a proposal to carry out as a part of Power Trip, going down in October.
The competition’s lineup options a few of the greatest names in exhausting rock and heavy steel historical past, together with Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC, Metallica and Iron Maiden. In an interview with SiriusXM’s Trunk Nation, Iommi defined why Sabbath turned down the prospect to be a part of the occasion.
“It’s hard because Ozzy [Osbourne]’s been going through a lot of stuff lately,” the guitarist noted (via Blabbermouth). “He’s in hospital and out of hospital, and he’s really been fighting it; he really wants to get out there. But in my mind, it’s very difficult to sort of say yes. I’ve gotta think of the people in the band as well. I’ve gotta think of Ozzy, if he’s gonna be all right to do a show and whatever. So I wasn’t that comfortable with it.”
The irony, which Iommi pointed out, is that after Black Sabbath passed on Power Trip, Osbourne agreed to play the festival with his solo band.
“I didn’t know Ozzy would be doing it on his own,” Iommi admitted, laughing. “But it’s great. I hope he can do it and that it’ll be really good. He really wants to do it. And he’s really trying to pull to get himself back. He’s had to go through such a lot of hard stuff lately. It’s such a shame, really. But he’s still fighting there.”
Aside from Osbourne’s well being points, Iommi mentioned he was additionally involved about Black Sabbath’s potential to dwell as much as expectations. “If you’re gonna go out, I want to do a good show,” he defined. “I want to go out on the top and do it. I don’t wanna just go and slap something together. And I’m not saying it would have been, but it could have been difficult.”
Iommi additional revealed that the choice to go on Power Trip by no means received to the opposite Black Sabbath members. “We hadn’t approached the others as far as doing it,” he explained. “They might have said no. But it didn’t get much further than me, really.”
Still, that doesn’t mean the door is completely shut on a Black Sabbath one-off reunion.
“I’ve definitely accomplished the Commonwealth Games [in August 2022] with Ozzy, and that kind of occurred. But to do a full present, you’ve got gotta be certain that all people’s in fine condition as a result of persons are gonna bear in mind you by that present,” Iommi noted. “And I do not need our popularity to go downhill unexpectedly. If one thing goes incorrect or anyone cannot make it and we’ve got to cancel … as a result of I do not know all people’s well being; I do not understand how [drummer] Bill’s [Ward] feeling nowadays. You simply do not know. So I’d like to make certain. If you are gonna do something, it is gotta be good, or [you should] not trouble.”
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