https://realrocklab.com/people/bill-ward/Recent content in Bill Ward on Real Rock LabHugoen-usMon, 21 Sep 2026 14:31:05 +0000https://realrocklab.com/why-tony-iommi-turned-down-andrew-watt-offer/Mon, 21 Sep 2026 14:31:05 +0000https://realrocklab.com/why-tony-iommi-turned-down-andrew-watt-offer/<p><em>The producer who ran Ozzy Osbourne&rsquo;s last two solo records asked for one more Black Sabbath album with the original four. Tony Iommi said no, and in a new Classic Rock interview he explained why.</em></p> <h2 id="the-ask-and-the-answer">The ask, and the answer</h2> <p>In a new interview with <a href="https://www.loudersound.com/music/tracks-singles/tony-iommi-turned-down-final-black-sabbath-album">Classic Rock</a>, picked up by <a href="https://blabbermouth.net/news/tony-iommi-reveals-he-turned-down-producer-andrew-watts-offer-to-make-final-black-sabbath-album-with-original-lineup">Blabbermouth</a> and <a href="https://stereogum.com/2511341/tony-iommi-turned-down-final-black-sabbath-album-with-original-lineup-because-producer-andrew-watt-was-too-excited/news">Stereogum</a>, <a href="https://realrocklab.com/people/tony-iommi/">Tony Iommi</a> told a story most of us had never heard. A few years ago, when <a href="https://realrocklab.com/people/ozzy-osbourne/">Ozzy Osbourne</a> started working with <a href="https://realrocklab.com/people/andrew-watt/">Andrew Watt</a>, Watt came to Iommi with a proposal: one last <a href="https://realrocklab.com/bands/black-sabbath/">Black Sabbath</a> album, the four original members, done properly.</p>