Geezer Butler Quotes

I never try and sound like Sabbath.

Geezer Butler

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Geezer Butler

Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English musician and songwriter. He is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven & Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. Butler was the bassist of Deadland Ritual, which has since disbanded.

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Geezer Butler

I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people.

people war
Geezer Butler

I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.

women life
Geezer Butler

I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.

life
Geezer Butler

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.

life
Geezer Butler

We were into Hendrix and Cream, who were like the heaviest bands around at that time. We just wanted to be heavier than everybody else!

thetimes time
Geezer Butler

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.

death
Geezer Butler

The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.

work science
Geezer Butler

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.
Geezer Butler

Lately, I've been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!

listening
Geezer Butler

It's totally produced now. It's almost like a conveyor belt of what metal's supposed to be like these days. It's not music to me.

music
Geezer Butler

Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second.

doubt
Geezer Butler

I never try and sound like Sabbath.

sound
Geezer Butler

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.

challenge
Geezer Butler

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.

farewell

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