![]() ![]() 2012 Lollapalooza at Grant Park on Augin Chicago, Illinois. I was surprised at the amount of editing - mainly legal and some political stuff that had to be discarded.ĬHICAGO, IL - AUGUST 03: Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath perform during. When that was completed I sent in a final draft to the publishers. I had help from Benjamin Dirs, who researched the tours and album timelines - where and when - and album chart positions, etc. I wrote about three or four manuscripts, updating and altering as I went along. I know there was no ghost writer but how long did you work on the manuscript and what was your process in compiling it?īutler: I wanted to be as authentic as possible, to reflect me in book form - an autobiography rather than a biography. Ryan: I was impressed by the specificity of some of the recollections - your description of early tours of Switzerland and Germany after the release of the first album for instance were pretty detailed. Geezer Butler: No real surprises, apart from the fact that all four original members are still alive and kicking (well, maybe not kicking) as of today. What did you learn during that process? Was there anything that surprised you? Jim Ryan: This is such an in-depth look back. A transcript of our email exchange, lightly edited for length and clarity, follows below. I spoke with Geezer Butler about the process of putting together Into The Void, writing the still relevant lyrics to a song like “War Pigs” and the multi-generational appeal of Black Sabbath. Not to mention the different tax systems around the world.” Trying to account for million selling albums, royalties and world wide sell out tours - and the rock and roll lifestyle - was about as far removed from my accounting experiences as can be. “I was learning cost and works accounting, which had a fixed formula. “The amounts of money we were earning were way above my accountancy level,” said Butler via email this week. ![]() Though as the band began selling millions of records and countless concert tickets, forging ahead as heavy metal pioneers, even that wasn’t enough to clarify notoriously nontransparent record label accounting practices and a bottom line that didn’t add up. As Black Sabbath struggled to find its footing, Butler’s background in accounting would prove valuable. ![]()
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