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Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi talks about how he almost lost his ability to play guitar after a freak accident in this edition of History Of Metal. Watch That Metal Show on VH1 Classic Saturdays at 9/8C.
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@dr.awkward9075 9 жыл бұрын

So, heavy metal was invented because of a piece of heavy metal? Woah.

@MichaelD8393 9 жыл бұрын

Dr. Awkward Yeah fitting huh?

@joshmorris1637 8 жыл бұрын

+Dr. Awkward It's Ironic

@bunkerwache 8 жыл бұрын

+Josh Morris hahaha it took some seconds! ;)

@stubkar 8 жыл бұрын

that's good.

@horatiohuffnagel7978 8 жыл бұрын

+stubkar Its perfect. Something else created that band. It was their talent for sure but something else , a supernatural force guided them along the way. If you listen to the story it is eerie no question.,

@verandi3882 8 жыл бұрын

"man , Tony is the true meaning of "what doesn't kill you , makes you stronger

@dimikol 10 ай бұрын

Can we keep this comment with 666 likes cause it looks cooler under a Black Sabbath video

@ZackyDog 8 жыл бұрын

Tony must be a very strong person to have endured that accident and cancer. I don't follow Black Sabbath, but I really admire him.

@phantommlord 8 жыл бұрын

Tony****

@ZackyDog 8 жыл бұрын

Oops---thanks.

@CJM-rg5rt 3 жыл бұрын

I love Sabbath because they are somehow cathartic while also provoking intense happiness. Alot of metal is amazing but too much of it displaces that feeling. They are the perfect ☯️

@ANDROLOMA 3 жыл бұрын

Do yourself a favor, and follow Black Sabbath. Or at least listen to their old music, which was some of the very best.

@meanjoe4299 8 жыл бұрын

All heavy music owes Tony a huge debt. He is the man!!

@JonnyLynn 5 жыл бұрын

So true man

@DefThrone 4 жыл бұрын

Seems like Tony owes a huge debt to his old boss for the visit and the story about Reinhardt.

@youpeopl_music3220 4 жыл бұрын

AND the foreman!

@roshangupta1403 7 жыл бұрын

isn't it awesome how heavy metal music came to be as a result of a freak accident, and how that accident (losing fingers) was actually pretty metal?

@haoasakura1258 8 жыл бұрын

God bless Tony, the father of Heavy Metal.

@haoasakura1258 8 жыл бұрын

so this is how Tony got his powers.

@plate.armour_0996 2 жыл бұрын

AMEN!

@rjd8721 9 жыл бұрын

HA HA HA! Just showed this to my third grade class. We are doing a unit on the physics of sound. We discussed how after his accident, Tony needed different strings and had to loosen the tension on his guitar which made the pitch much lower. The kids loved it and it was fun for me to share a little metal history while teaching the standards. Thanks TMS!!!!

@markdemoreuille4451 6 жыл бұрын

RJ D you must be a great teacher, I bet the kids will remember that for life!

@romajikaiser8450 5 жыл бұрын

You sound like the best teacher

@dylanhoke8991 5 жыл бұрын

Is it sad that I thought you were a third grade student and not a teacher...

@fortunatoofamontillado1059 4 жыл бұрын

Aren't 8 yr olds a little young to grasp the physics of sound??

@darkestdarker3726 4 жыл бұрын

Metal teacher... I wish there were more of you.

@merlecelestebrownlee3035 8 жыл бұрын

Iomi is a very humble, pleasant guy. More celebrities should be like that.

@wak2wak 7 жыл бұрын

MERLE CELESTE BROWNLEE he is a very cool person

@robertbelchick8263 4 жыл бұрын

Like Johnny Depp

@Poetically_Incorrect 4 жыл бұрын

he almost smashed lita's head tho.

@robertbelchick8263 4 жыл бұрын

Lita who

@Poetically_Incorrect 4 жыл бұрын

@@robertbelchick8263 ford?

@mausam6668 4 жыл бұрын

He's the inventor of heavy metal

@bigt06 6 жыл бұрын

So thanks to Tony's mum we have heavy metal...

@necroblade64 5 жыл бұрын

mom is mom you know

@marcopolio6591 3 жыл бұрын

My mother was a witch

@marcopolio6591 3 жыл бұрын

Dhe was burned alive

@thewitchfindergeneral4015 3 жыл бұрын

@@marcopolio6591 thankless little bitch

@123612100 3 жыл бұрын

I bet his mom felt super bad at first. Technically it's her fault he lost the tips of his fingers.

@Drakon6956 7 жыл бұрын

\m/ Tony Iommi, lead guitarist , he lost 2 fingers and it made him the legend he is today, And he got over his cancer, this guy is a true hero. Here's the legend of what he came to be. People like this are an inspiration to me because he never gave up even if he was facing the odds playing the electric guitar.

@nubreed13 4 жыл бұрын

He still has to have blood tests every 6 weeks to see if his cancer has come back.....

@bluewater3783 2 жыл бұрын

He didn't lose "two fingers"--he lost "finger TIPS"...

@gregorye.tyrone9145 8 жыл бұрын

Tony Iommi opened my ears to real music, that was 1975 , I was 11 :-)

@gwapoo 5 жыл бұрын

that manager saves tony from giving up on playing guitar. tony owes alot to that factory manager. whoever is that man, you're a hero dude.

@xlinkkaisaintsrow2365 5 жыл бұрын

Most important people in metal. Tony's mother, his manager and that belgian guitarist.

@jpgianca 8 жыл бұрын

everything aside, Tony created a genre, pretty much, of music. Not a well appreciated player, rooted in jazz and swing rather than the pure blues of his contemporaries, he forged not only a unique sound but a style of heavy rock that had really no parallel at the time. Seems he and Sabbath generally are more appreciated now, but still I do not think his creativity gets enough credit when compared to other guitarists of his generation.

@ultimatemetalguitartones 7 жыл бұрын

John Giancarlo totaly agree with u man

@scrumthebum2451 6 жыл бұрын

Tony top 5 guitar player in my book

@djw6670 5 жыл бұрын

The guy can shred just as well as he riffs.

@thewitchfindergeneral4015 3 жыл бұрын

Yup. Imo sabbath is in a league of their own that has never been replicated by anyone else

@diemmeti 9 жыл бұрын

Great video and great idea. It deserves more appreciation.

@thatmetalshow 9 жыл бұрын

thanks diemmeti we think so too :) \m/

@andyportillo7364 8 жыл бұрын

+diemmeti I broke my ring finger do I can bend it for shit so I cant play things that require 4 fingers

@AlessioSecondiniMorelli 5 жыл бұрын

More and more and more than we all could imagine.

@edgaraugustoruizsantos4732 4 жыл бұрын

The part when he says: "i had invented a new thing, a good thing" gave me goosebumps.

@loombaron 9 жыл бұрын

This is so fucking amazing, a new sound invented out of an accident. He didnt give up, instead he invented his own way. Iommy deserves a nobel.

@xedgerenegade6666 6 жыл бұрын

ladies and gentleman that's how Tony The RiffLord Iommi was born

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

2:44 Tony hooked his Guitar up to the Bass Socket of his Guitar amp to get more oomph, & Boom he's rocking.

@rowanmelton7643 3 жыл бұрын

Just think. At the time Tony thought his music career was over. Couldn't go on tour with this band. But in the end, this event made him more successful than he ever would've been without it. Goes to show that sometimes bad things can be a blessing in disguise

@manguy2000 5 жыл бұрын

If you go through the sequence..you could argue that Tony's Mom is responsible for us having Heavy Metal.

@davidwallgren7575 2 ай бұрын

Correction: Several people are responsible. Tony's mom, the one who assigned him to that monster, the manager that inspired him, and Tony himself for using that monster and made his prosthesis and guitar technique.

@Underleaf76 7 жыл бұрын

Riff Master extraordinaire, Tony Iommi! Black Sabbath! The Godfathers of Metal! My personal all-time favorite band.

@spencerhaws9382 2 жыл бұрын

Hollywood should make biopic movie of this man. Some film production company should hire a screenwriter and assign him to make a script based on this man's life. Incredible story he has.

@rousefire 6 жыл бұрын

It was around 1970 in the basement of a friends house when I first heard Black Sabbath and that dark guitar sound .Up until that point I liked pop and country .

@angeloreyes357 7 ай бұрын

I love the story of an artist,musician who really pursue their dreams despite of adversities or lets say disability..they really put their heart and soul to their craft..thats amazing.

@analarissa8525 4 жыл бұрын

Tony iommi the best guitar! ✌😎🎶🎼😀❤

@Soleryth 4 жыл бұрын

This guy is a litteral legend. A Hero, a true Metal God. Kinda reminds me of Tyr who traded his hand for peace with Fenrir. Tomy traded his fingers to create the greatest music to ever exist on Earth. ( I don't know if the album was a kind of reference )

@tomboyjessie1352 4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this on TV when I was younger, amazing how Black Sabbath got it's iconic sound from one accident.

@stephenmcguire9934 7 жыл бұрын

I work in a metal fab shop and everytime I Run the press brake I think about this, of course if I lose my fingers it won't turn out as well for me .

@erojerisiz1571 3 жыл бұрын

If you're a guitarist you might find yourself inventing a new genre or simply making a metal renaissance

@cody8804 8 жыл бұрын

I'd love to ask the 9 people who gave this a thumbs down why they did it. Great story that's true, Tony is humble and likable and doesn't even say "it lead to me creating heavy metal" when he had every reason that he could have said that, and the art and animation is fantastic. Some people are just always going to be pricks.

@johnbratmon6385 Жыл бұрын

I think it's because this came into their KZfaq feed & they didn't want to see more videos like it, so they did thumbs down on it. They probably listen to boy bands & beiber...

@darkavengermanowar 9 жыл бұрын

Someone should show this to Tony!

@robsimmons6742 9 жыл бұрын

great animation ;-) and an inspiring story

@krisfrosz133 7 жыл бұрын

Indeed. It goes to show that anything is possible as long as you have the dream and burning passion inside you.

@Byakuyasbrother 8 жыл бұрын

man i've watched this like 5 times because it's that amazing the art-style und music and everything is just great

@cmskid20 6 жыл бұрын

Being from the Detroit area and hearing your favorite guitarist from your favorite band refer to Birmingham as the UK’s version of Detroit is very inspiring.

@ayoutubechannel1499 3 жыл бұрын

watching this over and over again

@diegojames8678 7 жыл бұрын

The best Tony interview on KZfaq

@ermonski 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Iommi worked at a sheet metal factory, and his two fingers were chopped off by a metal cutter. Taking advantage of his injury he downtuned his strings and created heavy metal. Doesn't get any more metal than that.

@thomashyle6098 9 жыл бұрын

cool vid but I wanted the one where he appeared on the show; specifically the one where he said "Well, you know, Ritchie Blackmoore is a "genius" and can do whatever he wants, but the rest of us have rules we must live by"

@turn567 3 жыл бұрын

This is brilliant. I could never picture the story this well before

@horatiohuffnagel7978 8 жыл бұрын

This man is a god. I was lucky to watch him play with Sabbath in Hamilton Ontario last year. I was 15 feet away from the stage in the arena and it was insane. The guy is the father of metal and he is more badass now than ever. Tony I hope you pull though your treatments. Nothing can kill the creator of all things heavy!! Rock on .

@Luschan 7 ай бұрын

The factory manager had no idea how influential his words and support were. He thought he was just consoling a poor kid he felt responsible for, but Tommy himself says it was the reason he didn’t give up and pushed to overcome his new disability.

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

1:43 A guy told Tony about the Story of Django Reinhardt, & it inspired Tony to get back to the Guitar again.

@marks2807 5 жыл бұрын

Tony Iommi, and Rick Allen really show what you do if you want to keep playing rock music.

@joserdiazalmodovar1898 9 ай бұрын

God Bless Tony Iommi man ¡ He Was Born to Reinvent Rock n Roll ¡ 🤟🎸✌

@mark_beastpriest5539 3 жыл бұрын

Tonny Iommi is my all-time fave metal guitarist. His story is inspiring, and he invented heavy metal! That first Black Sabbath album gave the world a sound it never heard before!

@tavicotavio 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you toni

@CorvusCorax. 4 жыл бұрын

All salute Mrs Iommi for not pampering him but sending him back to work 🤘

@leviathancain 8 жыл бұрын

the master

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

2:12 Because the lightest gauge of strings from those days were very heavy for him, so he had to use the lightest gauge of Banjo Strings (they're lighter in gauge than those Strings) so he can create an Ultra Light String set.

@bradleyspinks7922 9 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tony for such fantastic music and amazing guitar riffs. One of my influences.

@redpiper9836 6 жыл бұрын

Lost his fingers and yet one of the best guitarists to have graced the Earth, very admirable

@ultimatemetalguitartones 7 жыл бұрын

Love n respect for the absolute riffmaster...

@kevinbellido3991 6 жыл бұрын

If we ever feel discourage, just remember, Tony did it.

@shusterandy 5 жыл бұрын

I got my thumb pulled between the gears of a sewer cleaning machine it messed it up pretty bad I still wanna learn to play guitar. This gives me some hope that I could one day.

@ANDROLOMA 3 жыл бұрын

Lesson learned. Tony did better for himself working for himself than working for others, and stopped losing fingers as well.

@mypenisisunbelievablysmall5650 6 жыл бұрын

Mad respect

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

When Tony was little he & his family were all rocking out on the Accordion, but then at 13 he got his first Guitar.

@keithkelley4430 6 жыл бұрын

Tony is on par with Page , Clapton, Beck. All those guys. He doesn't get the credit he deserves and its a fuckin' crime.

@manowar8327 4 жыл бұрын

Best comment on here.

@ryancarroll2886 6 жыл бұрын

Anyone notice the metal bird that brings Tony to the hospital resembles a Judas Priest album cover?

@jjbast 7 жыл бұрын

9 people should have lost their thumbs!

@ekrem6303 5 жыл бұрын

@snisbet721 5 жыл бұрын

Wow I Actually Did Not Know That About Toni From Black Sabbath

@manowar8327 4 жыл бұрын

Ditto

@markanthonycgranados 11 ай бұрын

My Guitar Hero!

@maxbeale8186 2 жыл бұрын

A truly inspiring story of perseverance and innovation

@katedamonkey 9 жыл бұрын

Hell fucking yeah.

@meganaxeliar 4 жыл бұрын

That’s incredibly inspirational

@MrMegaFredZeppelin 9 жыл бұрын

I love this video :-) Tony Iommi is one of the best guitarists ever :-) ROCK ON!!!!!!!

@gatolocoverga152 9 жыл бұрын

So ..the factory manager is really the inventor of heavy metal music bcuz If he didint told him about jango R... Tony never came back took a guitar....LOL

@OthO67 7 жыл бұрын

gatolocoverga152 Nope, the real creator is Iommi's Mom cuz she made him go back to work and then history happened! Heh~heh

@DefThrone 4 жыл бұрын

Django. The D is silent

@manowar8327 4 жыл бұрын

Tony Lommi. 🔥🎸♥️

@renapeppers20 6 жыл бұрын

Wow... I didn't know that. That makes Tony even more fucking amazing. One of the best guitarists EVER. Thank you man!!!!!

@personbelowmesmells9867 7 жыл бұрын

Legend

@giuliaribeiro8818 9 жыл бұрын

Good ideas to use a plastic soap bottle! Thank's, Tony, for the great idea and for the great song too!

@rottendrums 7 жыл бұрын

simply awesome!

@sroinujacob 7 жыл бұрын

Wow, just f'ing amazing!! Tony is the greatest!

@neudogrocknroll 8 жыл бұрын

Super cool.Great story.Great animation.Tony Iommi.....riffmaster,guitar god!

@aidanlynn 8 ай бұрын

This would make a great movie.

@fidelcastro6931 4 жыл бұрын

Underrated

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

Tony Wanted to play Drums but because they didn't have Electronic Drums back then, he decided to pick up Guitar instead & he's rocking.

@brainfartmaster5980 3 жыл бұрын

My index finger was almost chopped of by a heavy wood door when I was 10. Now I am 16 and I'm still planning the guitar 🤟🏻

@missCepheid 9 ай бұрын

slay KING of metal!

@cmskid20 4 жыл бұрын

As a metro Detroiter hearing tony compare Birmingham to Detroit brings me joy

@JackSmith-jy7lg 6 ай бұрын

I Love tony because im missing fingers two

@maxbrandt6 7 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool story, so from tragedy comes triumph and a then-new sound of music! Rock on, Tommy!

@PedroAlmeida-bj2ph 6 жыл бұрын

the best animation of Tony iommi, year very Good! i love Sabbath.

@truenoslobo967 2 жыл бұрын

legend

@alves8105 4 жыл бұрын

I Wonder if Tony tried to Exchange hands, since he wouldn't need so much dexterity on the hand that holds the pick

@anarita21almeida88 4 жыл бұрын

Legal essa animação! Um pouco da história de um dos melhores guitarristas que já vi! Sr. Tony iommi é demais!😎😃😀🤘

@diegosotomiranda4107 6 жыл бұрын

Its like a x-men backstory

@bobleglob162 3 жыл бұрын

really cool of the plant manager to visit him and give him that story.

@emerete5411 5 жыл бұрын

Fucking legend

@RockStarOscarStern634 3 жыл бұрын

@UCyueENpNdacHF82fUrcDkVw Tony took a set of 12's threw away the Low E String, & added on a High A String from a Tenor Banjo set so he could have a set of 9's (or thinner) that are still tuned E-E but are looser & much easier on his Fretting Hand, I believe lots of players did this method.