(He’s especially sure of his opinion of things, he says, since he wrote the book twice. “We’ve gone through so many ups and downs, finally, we came out of it all reasonably healthy and happy,” he says. Looking back on his life now, Butler feels lucky. “I don’t think Ozzy’s up for it anyway,” he says. He’s also ruling out any new activity with Black Sabbath. “It just didn’t suit me.” Other than working on one-off projects - he recently sent a song to former Guns N’ Roses drummer Matt Sorum - and special gigs like the Taylor Hawkins tribute, his touring days are over. “I didn’t realize how hard starting from scratch is, especially when you’re used to your own plane and staying at the Four Seasons and the Ritz Carlton … and then you’re back in little clubs and getting on a bus together,” he says. “I don’t want to do anything anymore,” he jokes with Rolling Stone while discussing his just-released memoir, Into the Void: From Birth to Black Sabbath and Beyond.īutler came to his decision before the pandemic while on the road with the supergroup Deadland Ritual. After more than half a century of defining and redefining “heavy” with his bands Black Sabbath, Heaven and Hell, and Deadland Ritual, as well as his own solo projects, the bassist, lyricist, and songwriter now lives a much quieter existence. Paul McCartney hinted of similar things to come when he announced in May 2011 a private cloud-based digital library for his archive, with the technology being provided by HP, but nothing has been heard of this since.Geezer Butler has retired. This is an interesting move from The Rolling Stones and fans are sure to be excited about what treasures are likely to be unearthed in the months and years to come. It can be downloaded as 256k MP3s for $7 or lossless FLAC for $9.
Longtime Stones collaborator Bob Clearmountain applied the final mix. The new edition, pulled exclusively from the two Brussels gigs, was taken from the original multi-track masters recorded by Andy Johns on the Rolling Stones Mobile Studio. The original bootlegs of this concert were sold under such titles as Europe 73, Bedspring Symphony and Brussels Affair, were cobbled together from assorted radio broadcasts, including the syndicated radio programme King Biscuit Flower Hour, and usually contained songs performed at other venues. To kicks things off the band are releasing a download of a legendary 1973 concert, recorded at the Forest National in Belgium that they are calling The Brussels Affair. There will also be the opportunity to buy items such as signed lithographs, deluxe box sets, even personalized merchandise and tour gear in our shop. Fans will be able to listen to unheard music, view unseen photographs and films, and look at rare merchandise. The Rolling Stones have announced a new website devoted to sharing some of their incredible archive, full of music, film and memorabilia from their almost 50 year career.
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