![]() ![]() In his pre-Sabbath days, inspired by John Lennon, Butler played rhythm guitar. In early 1969, inspired by the Boris Karloff horror film of the same name, Butler suggested the name Black Sabbath. They renamed their new band Earth, but a band already existed with that name, so they were forced to change the name again. Butler and Osbourne joined guitarist Iommi and drummer Bill Ward in the band Polka Tulk. Iommi and Butler became acquainted when their bands played at a nearby nightclub. Iommi's earliest memories of Butler was of seeing him walking past his house every day to visit her. Butler was dating a girl who lived near Tony Iommi. John "Ozzy" Osbourne joined as lead vocalist. In autumn 1967, Butler formed his first band, Rare Breed. "I was going to Mass every Sunday just to take a look at all the nice girls that were going there". He feels that everyone should sooner or later decide for themselves what to believe in. By his late teens, he had stopped attending Mass. Īs a teenager, Butler was heavily influenced by the writing of Aleister Crowley. "It was just a slang term for a man." īutler grew up in a working-class Irish Catholic family in Birmingham. This was because he "used to call everybody Geezer" at school. He was the bassist of Deadland Ritual from 2017-2021.īiography Early life īutler received the nickname "Geezer" when he was about eight years old. He has also recorded and performed with Heaven and Hell, GZR, and Ozzy Osbourne. ![]() Butler is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. Terence Michael Joseph " Geezer" Butler (born 17 July 1949) is an English musician and songwriter. ![]()
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