Geezer Butler
Geezer Butler
Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butleris an English musician and songwriter. Butler is 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...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMetal Singer
Date of Birth17 July 1949
trying sound sabbath
I never try and sound like Sabbath
bands english-musician kids mixed seems
It seems like the older bands are bigger than ever. We get a mixed crowd where you have kids and old blokes like me.
english-musician everybody heavier heaviest hendrix
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!
almost belt english-musician music produced supposed totally
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.
english-musician
However long the song is was how long it took us to write it.
challenges finals albums
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.
listening albums jazz
Lately, Ive been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!
bass sabbath
I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started
feelings too-much polish
If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling
soccer play watches
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.
nice years married
I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me
reality deals reality-of-life
I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.
musical frustrated lasts
I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in
funny song couple
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.