"If you are a pop band, don't say you're a metal band. Poison and Warrant were about as metal as the Backstreet Boys."
"I never picked a bass up before Sabbath started"
Source: It's Just Honest Music. Interview with David Marchese, www.popmatters.com. July 13, 2005.
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Geezer Butler
Musician
Geezer Butler is a British bassist and lyricist, known for his influential role in Black Sabbath and for addressing social issues through music.
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