My Early Influences Were The Shadows, Who

Like Most Things That Happen With Sabbath, It Happened All Of A Sudden. I Was Intending On Doing Some Recording, But Out Of The Blue, Sharon Called Up And Said She Wanted Us To Do These Gigs With Ozzy. I Said That If Everybody Else Was Up To It Then I Would Love To Do It.

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 John Mayall. I Really Liked That Period.

I Didn't Follow Any Rules At All. I Made My Own.

For Me, I've Never Talked About My Private Life. It's Always Been About Black Sabbath. It's Strange To Open Up And Talk About Me As A Young Lad, My Relationships, Marriages And What Not.

Eddie Van Halen Was Probably The Most Influential.