Tony and Ozzy
He released the following statement: “I’m saddened that a Birmingham journalist whom I trusted has chosen this point in time to take a conversation we had back in June and make it sound like we spoke yesterday about a Black Sabbath reunion.
“At the time I was supporting the Home Of Metal exhibition [and] was merely speculating, shooting the breeze on something all of us get asked constantly, ‘Are you getting back together?’
“Thanks to the Internet, it’s now gone round the world as some sort of ‘official’ statement on my part; absolute nonsense. I hope he’s enjoyed his moment of glory, he won’t have another at my expense. To my old pals, Ozzy, Geezer and Bill, sorry about this, I should have known better.”
Well, there goes that. Fuck the guy who first published this as fact. Although, it could also be a ruse to deflect attention from the reunion. Either way, I’m bummed now. That would have been cool. But really, Sabbath should just stay silent and not fuck with their legacy anymore. That would be the wise thing to do.