I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started.
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I never try and sound like Sabbath.
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.
When I started to pick up the bass, it was purely by random chance.
I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in.
To me, Sabbath was always JUSt a really heavy blues band. That s all we were. We just took those blues roots and made them heavier.
I wasn't originally a bass player. I just found out I was needed, because everyone wants to play guitar.
I don't really know why I chose bass except that it was different than guitar.
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.
People that love this form of music have loved it from way back - Sabbath, Zeppelin, the early days.
In 1972, I got my first electric bass and started playing the kind of instrument I play now. I found that the majority of musicians couldn't bear that. They are not used to listening to the bass because they think the bass is in the background to support them.
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