When I think about the lyrics to 'The Wizard,' some people could probably feel that they're laughable. But they actually meant something for us, and we were bold or brave enough to show ourselves from the inside out. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
“Hatred and food were served up in equal proportions at the Connor dining table as he was growing up.” — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
It's hard to be a hungry young man when you're not hungry anymore. We were very hungry young men when we wrote 'Black Sabbath'… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Gene Hoglan is one of my friends, and when I watch him play, I'm blown away; I can't believe what his body can do. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I don't know about all this 'speed metal' and everything... It's all metal to me. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
You can't play a backbeat in Black Sabbath. You can if you want to; it's going to ruin the song. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
Ultimately, I'd say a lot of my vocal influences are jazz-based, people like Ella Fitzgerald, or Fred Astaire. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
If there's some longevity with Black Sabbath, then I'd like to be a part of it. — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I heard about twenty, twenty-four bars of one track - one track - on '13,' and I listened to it, and I just didn't… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
I based my tuning on Gene Krupa, Buddy and Joe Morello. I knew how I wanted the drums to sound and we did the… — Bill Ward Copy Share Image
“There can be no greater motivator for evil than a huge sense of injustice!” — Bill Ward Copy Share Image