Aaron Ward has apparently made a statement on the Black Sabbath Facebook page that has since been removed, but hey this is the internet, so someone copy/pasted the statement and it�s available on several forums, so why not here: "There�s one thing about Black Sabbath which should not be understated: If Black
Sabbath is missing any one of its members it�s no longer Black Sabbath." - Henry
Rollins i'm with Henry the press is spinning this shit storm to read as if my
dad has quit. this is not true. the guys know that. that's why they said the
door is ALWAYS open. my dad hasn't "declined" playing with black sabbath or
"threatened" to pull out of this reunion. as he stated his bags are packed
and he's ready to go. he say's it loud and clear, he definitely wants to play on
the album and he definitely wants to tour. i know he's been committed to
this project from the beginning all the way to the point everyone else flew off
to the uk. when i saw him over the summer he had this little cd case with
him that had all the rehearsals and song ideas. each cd was sharpie scrawled
with rough titles and ideas they had been working on. about a month ago my
dad called me to let me know that Tony had been diagnosed with cancer. he said
they were all flying over in the next couple of weeks to continue recording the
album in the uk and begin rehearsals for the summer tours. he'd been rehearsing
more than i've ever known him to. up till about 3 weeks ago he was working
extremely hard and close with the other 3 on this album/reunion tour. he was in
very good spirits and sounded excited to be writing with Tony, Geezer and Ozzy
again. i know if they sort this shit out you guys won't be disappointed.
i've always stayed out of my dad's business and would like nothing more
than for everything to be worked out swiftly between the guys. unfortunately
it's become personal with all these idiots sl*gging off my dad so this is for
the fucking morons saying
"get over it Bill" : my dad has "gotten over
it" again and again. he's risen above this bullshit thing called showbiz for the
last 30 years. he's respected because he's real and honest not just because he's
a complete bad ass on the drums. he's been there for other musicians. in all
kinds of circles - punk rock, hardcore, metal whatever. he was one of the first
to get his head screwed back on after the 70's and get cleaned up. he's given so
much support to so many people trying to pull themselves out of the hell called
addiction. he tries so hard to stay in touch with the fans. he'll talk your ear
off if you get a chance. he is humbled by your support and loves you.
"can't believe he needs to make this public" or "it's not the first
time" : you're an idiot and have no idea what the hell's really going on. just
shut the fuck up and keep the speculation and lies to yourself. what my dad
posted was from his heart, on the level and as usual completely honest. he wants
you to know what's really going on. that he has been given a contract that he
can't sign. nothing more to it. no hidden agenda. disappointingly someone else
is trying to shroud everything in some kind of x factor "yeah it's full steam
ahead - we have no choice" bullshit. of course they have a choice.
"don't
be so greedy" : he is by no means greedy man. if he was he would of settled with
whatever contract given him. it's kind of obvious someone else is greedy. wake
up. he lives in a modest home in southern california. pays rent like the rest of
uz. in case your still blind look at it this way - sadly the current "sabbath"
statement reads as if someone would rather see the remaining members play in
front of thousands of disappointed, confused and resentful fans then give my dad
a dignified agreement. additionally the record sales will be severely affected
because it isn't the promised original line up. all this because of someone's
inability to respect him as the committed founding member he is. this has
derailed the fan's hopes of seeing the original line up and strongly divided the
fans. what a way to fuck up such a powerful, influential and inspirational
legacy for the rest of time.
"who cares, it's just a bunch pensioners" :
i'm just as cynical about old rock legends getting back on the road "one more
time" as anyone but this is BLACK SABBATH. they've never been a conventional
band. thing is i know these guys have been rehearsing loads. over the last
couple months. when i've caught up with my dad he's been talking about how heavy
the jams have been and how hard he's been playing. do you think people were
looking at miles davis, ornette coleman or max roach going "man these guys are
boring and old" no! it's the music that's important, played by the masters
themselves. thats what we want. they're here to teach us, inspire us and make us
flip out. i saw the (captain beefhearts) magic band recently on tour and they
were clearly the definite article. legends. completely schooled any new hip
shiny processed hyped out mush you've been exposed to in the last couple years.
there's no doubt that there are loads of new heavy as fuck bands out there but
to me Black Sabbath are still totally relevant. it's pointless to bitch about
their age. they will kick serious fucking ass. trust.
to Terry (my
godfather) , Ozzy (my friend when i was little) and Tony (towering hero) i hope
that you will listen to your fans. they want all of you together. as YOU are
black sabbath so is my Dad. i hope you guys can work it out. Aron
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