So we synchronized our watches, opened our doors at the same time, blew the candles out and sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to them. We called security, but that didn’t work. “One night, after finishing a show, we returned to the hotel and found the corridor leading to our rooms completely filled with people wearing black cloaks, sitting on the floor with candles in their hands, chanting, ‘Ahhhh.’ So we climbed over them to get to our rooms, but could still hear them chanting. Tony Iommi recalled another incident of Black Sabbath being sought out by occult fanatics:
We scared the shit out of each other.” – From Ozzy’s autobiography, “I Am Ozzy” Britain even had a ‘chief witch’ in those days… Mind you, we did buy a Ouija board once and have a little seance. We told them to f*ck off, so they said they’d put a curse on us. I’d say to them, ‘Look, mate, the only evil spirits I’m interested in are called whisky, vodka, and gin.’Īt one point we were invited by a group of Satanists to play at Stonehenge. “I couldn’t believe it when I learned that people actually ‘practiced the occult.’ These freaks with white make-up and black robes would come up to us after our gigs and invite us to black masses at Highgate Cemetery in London. In 1970, such occultists invited the band to participate in rituals, something the members of the band weren’t keen on doing. Tony Iommi added in a Guitar World interview: “I think the Son of Sam murders were associated with us, because he recited words from our songs when he killed people.” 3.) Satanist placed a curse on Black Sabbath for declining their request to play a gig at Stonehenge. I thought, ‘F*ck me, are we going too far?” – Geezer Butler You remember that guy from New York, Son of Sam, who was killing all the chicks? When they got into his apartment, he supposedly had the lyrics to ‘After Forever’ written on his wall. Osbourne once told Rolling Stone that Sabbath questioned whether its lyrics had gone too far into darkness and the occult when informed Berkowitz was perhaps inspired by “After Forever.” “Would you like to see the pope on the end of a rope?’ in ‘After Forever’ Geezer’s Catholic, you know. I pressed this button on the wall thinking it was the air conditioner – instead, it alerted the police! All these cop cars show up, so I go into the toilet with all the drugs, trying to do them all before they came in!” – OzzyĤ.) One of the tracks from Master Of Reality was linked to The Son Of Sam Murders.īlack Sabbath Master of Reality was released on the 21st of July, 1971 and featured the song “After Forever.” David Berkowitz, also known as the Son of Sam, who murdered eight people in New York City in 1976, was a huge fan of the band, and was allegedly inspired by the track. “One day, I’d just done a line and was feeling really hot.
Only he screwed that up and alerted the LAPD. While recording in Los Angeles, Osbourne got a little hot under collar after blasting down the powdery slopes of Mount Nose Candy, and decided to turn on the air conditioner. 5.) Back in 1972, Ozzy Osbourne was so incredibly high that he accidentally called the cops on himself. Join us as we explore the top 5 most totally insane things about Black Sabbath that only the loyalist of fans may know.
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