Blimey! I loved this book, it was...

1. Extremely interesting. Short chapters, straight to the point, no bullshit, with plenty of information about the creative process, and the dynamics in the band. I've always been a bit of a metal-head, I'm not a die-hard Black Sabbath fan though. I enjoy their music alright but, as a matter of fact, I like Ozzy's solo efforts better, I'm more partial to the Dio material - "Heaven & Hell" and "Mob Rules", that is - and my all time favourite Sabbath album happens to be "Headless Cross", featuring underrated Tony Martin behind the mike, also... I loved "Forbidden" which is heaps loathed by both the fans and Tony Iommi himself. I'm that weird. So anyway, if you're into stuff like... "When we cut xyz album, we went into xyz studio with xyz producer; we did this and that in order to record that peculiar sound you hear in that particular song", this is the book for you.

2. Unexpectedly funny, and very fucking funny as fuck at that! I mean, have a look at Iommi's face. Have you ever seen him smile? There are probably a couple of pictures of him where he's slightly grinning, and that's about it. Well, turns out he's been a professional and diabolically-ingenious prankster all his life. Some of the chapters are actually hysterical with Bill Ward always being the butt of the joke. They even set the poor bastard on fire for a quick laugh. Spectacularly funny memoir. Even better than Ozzy's [b:I Am Ozzy|6952423|I Am Ozzy|Ozzy Osbourne|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1437442875s/6952423.jpg|7187129].

Highly recommended, five stars.