Geezer Butler is an English musician, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Black Sabbath in 2006. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Geezer Butler on death, god, life.
- Born
- July 17, 1949
- Known as
- English Musician
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Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw Cream.
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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.
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It doesn't matter who you vote for. It's still the same billionaires that run the world.
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Toward the later days of Sabbath, instead of going in and knocking out what songs we did in rehearsal, we would polish them to death.
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When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant
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If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling
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I'd sort of dabbled in Black Magic, not practicing it, but I was interested in it. All these horrible things kept happening to me - a lot of my aunts and uncles started dying and I was seeing all these bloody things visiting me during the night.
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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.
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I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in
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I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.
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I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started
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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.
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Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!
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I love soccer. That's all I ever watch. I'll watch it all day if I can. But I'm too bloody old to play now.
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During our first meeting, Tony Iommi was a great jazz guitarist, his capabilities cover all styles - Black Sabbath has even narrowed his horizons.
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I never try and sound like Sabbath.
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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
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I would not want to write something about something I do not think about
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The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.
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I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.
Life Lessons by Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler is an English musician best known for his work as the bassist and lyricist for the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has demonstrated that hard work and dedication can lead to success, as he has been a major influence on the heavy metal genre for over four decades. His perseverance and commitment to his craft have been an inspiration to aspiring musicians and have shown that success is achievable when you put in the effort.