Lately there has been a great deal of speculation flying around about Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi's health due to the band's recently cancelled Japan shows that were supposed to be the band's final farewell. Iommi has been dealing with lymphoma for some time, so it is understandable. However, the Iron Man himself got on his soap box to set the record straight.
Iommi made this post yesterday (4/9) to his personal Facebook page:
“Thank you for all the enquiries about my health, very kind. I’m not sure how the rumour of my being unwell started as I was away on holiday! Once you’ve had something like lymphoma the fear that it will return never leaves, all I can say is that right now I’m fine and have regular blood tests.”
Instead of Black Sabbath performing in Japan at Ozz Fest on November 22 it will be Ozzy Osbourne and Friends. No statement for the reason behind the change has been made at this point. It's kind of an odd thing to do to say that Black Sabbath will be performing their final show all of a sudden to make such a big switch, but what do I know?
Be that as it may, it's good to hear that Iommi is in relatively good health at the moment. I can only imagine the kind of stress he has to deal with when it comes to his illness. Hopefully Iommi can stay healthy and keep on making those big heavy riffs for years to come. We have lost too many great musicians the past few years. It would be nice to keep some for a little while longer.
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