Bill Returns from NEC gigs
Posted on Dec.10, 1997 under Black Sabbath
On December 8th, Bill Ward returned to Los Angeles, Ca, after playing two concerts with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Ozzy Osbourne, at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham, England, 4th and 5th of December.
Bill enjoyed playing the concerts and was happy to be a part of the Sabbath shows.
The question of a new album and some tour dates in 98 seems now to be the question everyone is asking.
Bill Ward doesn’t know if he would be included in either of those plans if they were to happen. Bill, however, is saying he’d be willing to have an open mind if an opportunity to play with Sabbath came again.
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Hi Everybody.
It’s Bill here. First off, I want to thank you all for the support you’ve given me throughout the years. I love to play– whether it’s playing drums in Black Sabbath, making music with my own band or working with other musicians, period. Being able to do what I love for my whole life, pretty much, has been an honour and privilege.
When I started playing in Sabbath, there was an energy of truth about us. We believed in what we were saying, the music we were making and the lives we were living. As time has moved on, I’ve nurtured and tried to save a lot of what I learnt playing in Sabbath. During the more recent years at the Ozzfest concerts, I’ve found myself immersed in the musical rewards of playing in such a unique and devastatingly, powerfully effective Metal band. Sabbath have been, and are, my greatest teachers, and I am forever grateful for the musical journey so far.
Today, I love what’s happening in music. I’ve been given the rare opportunity to play bands I like – Classic and newer Metal – on our Rock 50 radio show. These bands energize me.
I am humbled to know many of you. Music lives and brings and maintains life. Music has always brought me through.
Stay strong, safe and live. Enjoy the site.
Long Live Metal.
--Bill Ward
