Quotes from Geezer Butler


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    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.

    Roots | Blues | Band


    What I used to play was rhythm guitar before I saw Jack Bruce. I said, That's what I want to do in life. He was definitely the main influence.

    Life | Influence | Guitar


    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.

    Great | Challenge | Finish


    I would not want to write something about something I do not think about.


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

    Direction | Last | Few


    I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started.

    Bass | Sabbath | Picked


    When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant.

    Relevant | Influences | Bands


    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!

    Time | Everybody | Cream


    The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work.

    Work | Science | Black


    Lately, I've been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though!

    Love | Good | Listening


    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.

    Music | Metal | Days


    It seems like the older bands are bigger than ever. We get a mixed crowd where you have kids and old blokes like me.

    Bigger | Older | Crowd


    I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that.

    Life | Women | Reality


    However long the song is was how long it took us to write it.

    Song | However | Took


    I never try and sound like Sabbath.

    Sound | Sabbath


    Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw Cream.

    Bass | Players | Changed


    I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me.

    Life | Nice | Interest


    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.

    Love | Soccer | Watch


    Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second.

    Son | Doubt | Second


    The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.

    Hair | Worst | Growing


       

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