Glenn Hughes: Being On Black Sabbath Wasn't What I Wanted

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JAKARTA - Legendary vocalist/bassist Glenn Hughes recalls the days when he was the vocalist of Black Sabbath in the mid-1980s.

During an appearance on the latest episode of the video podcast "In The Trenches with Ryan Roxie", Hughes shared how his collaboration with Tony Iommi's band came about.

"Tony will be making a solo album in 1985. Myself, my good friends Ronnie James Dio and Rob Halford will all sing a few songs each," said Hughes.

"I was the first to go to Cherokee Studios in Hollywood to do some songs with Tony. And I wrote and sang a few songs the first night. And he asked me to come back the next day, and it went on and on and on, and I ended up being the only singer on that solo album."

In the last song, Hughes again explains, Don Arden — Sharon's (Osbourne) father — who was Tony's manager at the time, suggested that the project be called "Black Sabbath featuring Tony Iommi" and released under the Warner Brothers record label. Finally, it wasn't a Tony Iommi album anymore but a Black Sabbath album called Seventh Star.

"It was a time for me where I changed my lifestyle, if you will. So it was a difficult time for me," said Hughes.

"Being on Black Sabbath was not what I wanted. I was trying to help Tony, working on his solo album. But I enjoyed working with Tony. So far, I've made three albums with Tony."