![]() We converted the garage to a studio, but it was so bloody hot in there we had the gear set up in the house! And that’s where we wrote the song Heaven And Hell, sitting in the lounge, jamming. Tony Iommi: “During the recording we moved from the studio to a house in Bel Air. So we were able to relate on those terms – it was all about the music.” I came from a working class family the same as they do. I might not be British, but it didn’t make any difference. "Tony is a genius in his own right, but he and Geezer gave me so much more latitude, so much more space for expression. I learned a very difficult process of singing over his riffs most of the time – he just kept on playing them! With Ritchie, you kind of have to sing over what he wanted to give you. Ritchie and I wrote some great songs, some really wonderful things, but Ritchie is a genius and he has a very single-minded attitude. Ronnie James Dio: “I don’t want to be negative about Ritchie, but in Rainbow it was sometimes very difficult. Tony Iommi: “I’d heard the Rainbow stuff, so I knew what Ronnie could do.” I didn’t want to be replacing something that Ozzy would do, but luckily, he hadn’t been doing anything, so it wasn’t a problem.” We were creating this album together, and it was important that it be that way. I think in different musical terms, so it led us in a new direction. But I’m a different animal to Ozzy, of course. But it was somewhat of an audition, for all of us – I auditioned them, they auditioned me. ![]() I don’t audition – I’m confident enough in myself. Ronnie James Dio: “ Children Of The Sea was the first thing that I was presented with.
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