As lead guitarist and songwriter of black sabbath, tony iommi is considered to be one of the most influential musicians of the past four decades and the inventor of heavy metal. From his beginnings as youth in birmingham, england to super stardom all over the world. A little raw at times, always to the point, but with. Tony iommis career, like the man himself, is universally loved and. Beyond black sabath theres a real and wonderful man. Let them have their little toys matchbox cars and more kids joys. Iron man chronicles the story of both pioneering guitarist tony iommi. Iommi doesnt even congratulate himself for the right reasons. In october 2011, tony joined a new rank of media, when he because an author. Swamped with tedious minutia about labels, managers, drugs, and money, iron man spends more time recounting all the sports cars iommi has bought over the years than it spends on, say, the actual creation and evolution of the guitarists groundbreaking sound.
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