"Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just……" — Geezer Butler
"Black Sabbath was written on bass: I just walked into the studio and went, bah, bah, bah, and everybody joined in and we just did it."
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27 Quotes by Geezer Butler
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- I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars…
- If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as…
- The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.
- Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second.
- Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell…
- I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.
- I love soccer. That's all I ever watch. I'll watch it all day if I can. But I'm too bloody…
- It doesn't matter who you vote for. It's still the same billionaires that run the world.
- Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until…
- Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like…
- The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.
- To do the Ozzfest again would be great. I'd like to finish with a final Sabbath album. You always feel…