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I still think the best metal bands have a blues feel. The first Black Sabbath album is kind of a bludgeoning of blues. Deep Purple also started out as a blues band.

I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in.

I was really into Black Sabbath, but heavy guitars can really be very limiting, it's a great frequency and it's great fun to listen to but on the other hand, musically you can do a lot more without it.

I never try and sound like Sabbath.

Then as I got older, I always gravitated towards the hard stuff, Born To Be Wild, then Black Sabbath.

I think people will always love a heavy Sabbath riff because it's fundamental to rock.

People that love this form of music have loved it from way back - Sabbath, Zeppelin, the early days.

I was mostly influenced by bands like Black Sabbath and Judas Priest - Metallica's 'Kill 'Em All' was also a hell of an inspiration.

That's really the thing that got me into playing a lot - getting excited about playing along with my favorite bands like Zeppelin and Black Sabbath.