“We’ve been involved doing stuff for Armenia. It’s been a great honor,” Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi told reporters during a press conference on Thursday.
He is in Armenia with the Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Rock Aid Armenia program.
“It will go on as long as we can do it,” Iommi said.
Aravot Daily asked what the musician’s future plans are and whether or not Armenia will be inolved. And, in terms of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne said that he hopes the music group will have one more concert with Bill Ward.
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“Black Sabbath doesn’t have plans. We’ve stopped touring,” Tony Iommi responded. Aravot Daily asked him what his personal plans are as a musician. “After 50 years of traveling on the road, it’s come to a time now when you have to look at things differently. Apart from Ian, who’s going to go on forever and ever. But I will have plans, I will be doing some more writing and stuff.”
He added, “It’s also really hard after working for so long and being on the road. You love what you do. That’s what you do, that’s your thing. And there’s probably nothing greater than seeing the audience and being able to get that vibe off of them. But as much as you love it and want to go out there and play, you have to be realistic. The traveling and getting up at 4 o’clock in the morning every day… it’s hard.”
Ian Gillan added, “I’m planning to be on the road for the next 50 years- not necessarily on this planet. I enjoy it. I think we’re winding down a bit now. We all learn to perform live before signing recording contracts. We’ll see what happens. It’s how to make long-term plans at this date because everyone’s thinking about winding down. But nature loves a vacuum and I’m thinking about what I can do to fill the space. It would involve a bit more relaxation, I think.”
In 1989, the DoSomething Australian organization created the Rock Aid Armenia program in order to help Armenia in the aftermath of the Spitak earthquake. In honor of the 30th anniversary of the program, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Deep Purple vocalist Ian Gillan came to Armenia. They will have a concert on June 5th in Yerevan.
Ami Chichakyan
