Things got awkward behind the scenes for the final studio album of Black Sabbath. Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi is revealing the strange circumstances surrounding the recording of the band's final studio album. He claims legendary producer Rick Rubin refused to communicate directly with his bandmates.
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The 78-year-old musician discussed the experience during a recent interview with Planet Rock's Ian Danter. He explained that the recording sessions for 2013's 13 were frequently uncomfortable. According to Iommi, Rubin preferred communicating with him rather than speaking directly to singer Ozzy Osbourne or bassist Geezer Butler.
"Rick wouldn't talk to the others," Iommi recalled, according to Blabbermouth.
.He said: "We were in Los Angeles and I came back for the weekend off. Rick phoned me on the Friday and said, 'Oh, could you come up with a song like 'Planet Caravan' to record on Monday?' I went, 'What?!' [He said] 'You come up with a song. [I went], 'Blimey!' So, I worked on this idea and he said, 'We can record it Monday.' But nobody else [in BLACK SABBATH] knew. So, we got in there Monday, and Rick said, 'We're going to put this song down.' Geez...