Geezer Butler quotes

Geezer Butler is an English musician and songwriter, best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath. His innovative bass playing and dark lyrical themes helped define the sound and image of heavy metal music. He continues to influence generations of rock and metal musicians around the world. Here are 29 of his quotes:

I don't feel a lack of hope. It's just disappointment that after all these years we're still fighting meaningless wars for a handful of people. (Geezer Butler)
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. View quote
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It doesn't matter who you vote for. It's still the same billionaires that run the world. View quote
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Ozzy wanted to get us back together. It's been 20 years. We did a couple of songs during his farewell in 1992 and that got the ball rolling. View quote
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If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys. View quote
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Jack Bruce, as soon as I saw him, it changed me. I didn't even know what bass players did until I saw Cream. View quote
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Without a doubt, Ozzy is the craziest person I've ever met. Son of Sam is a close second. View quote
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Toward the later days of Sabbath, instead of going in and knocking out what songs we did in rehearsal, we would polish them to death. View quote
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The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal. View quote
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The Geezer album, Black Science, had a lot of keyboards and it did not work. View quote
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I like to deal in the reality of life. I'm too old to sing about women and things like that. (Geezer Butler)
I've been perfectly happily married for 25 years, and have a nice life. Inane things don't interest me. View quote
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I would not want to write something about something I do not think about. View quote
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I never try and sound like Sabbath. View quote
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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. View quote
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I was so frustrated in Sabbath after the last few albums. I just didn't like the musical direction Sabbath was going in. View quote
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I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started. View quote
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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. View quote
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If you polish things too much, it loses the feeling. View quote
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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. View quote
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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. (Geezer Butler)
Lately, I've been listening to some jazz albums. I love the new Pat Metheny album. John Coltrane. I still like good metal, though! View quote
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When you see all of these bands citing you as influences, it makes you feel relevant. View quote
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I went vegetarian when I was about... 8 years old. One day I cut this piece of meat open and blood came out of it, and I realized, I asked my mother, "Where did this come from?,” and she said, "From animals,” and that was it. View quote
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I've grown up with animals in the house, I have 3 brothers and 3 sisters, and all of us had cats, dogs, mice, chickens, frogs, tortoises, so they've always been a big part of my life. My dog, Scamp, was my best friend when I was growing up, and he was just as much a brother to me as my human brothers. Someone threw acid on him, and he almost died, but my parents spent their life savings having him treated. It appalled me that people could be so cruel, and ever since I have stuck up for animals. It is something I can be active in, unlike trying to figure out the appalling things humans do to each other. View quote
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Occupation: English Musician
Born: July 17, 1949
Quotes count: 29
Wikipedia: Geezer Butler

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