Can you speak about being in the rare position of what it was like to work know unencumbered there's no label asking for a record there's you know no trying to fit what people might expect from sabbath you know it's just you like what with with time to create and the ability to play with who you want and just let it flow through you like what did that mean to you to have this experience at this point in your career

really good.

I really, it was great because there's no pressure whatsoever.

I could do it when I felt like it.

Generally what we'd do, I'd say to Mike, actually to my engineer, he'd worked with me for 30 years or whatever it is, and he's a producer now as well.

So I said, let's work Monday and Tuesday every week.

And if we can't do it certain weeks, we won't do it.

What about each of the players on this record drew you to wanting to work with them?

Like, what are the memories that you hold on to from that experience?

God, it was really strange for me because all of a sudden with people who I've grown up with really, they had a reception thing a night before or a couple of nights before and they had all the stones at the gear set up in this ballroom effort in the hotel.

And all the people in the movie were invited to this for drinks and whatever.

And the Stones started playing.

And for me, it was really awkward because I didn't know anybody really personally.

I didn't, you know, the toll.

And Marianne Faithfull came over to me because I heard the Stones started arguing with each other.

What did it mean to you, Tony? Because I'm sure there was a good long period where you never thought you would get to share the stage with your Sabbath mates again.

And also tell us a little something about Becky Baldwin, who is the bass player, how you decided on her and where she comes from in the background there.

Yeah, well, Becky, again, she lives in Birmingham.

I wasn't that familiar with Becky, to be honest.

It was Mike Exeter who's worked with me for years, an engineer, and now he's, of course, a producer as well.

He mentioned Becky, and I thought, well, I don't know.

He said, well, have a listen to some of her videos that she's done and see what you think.

So I watched some of the videos.

Um, how has this last year been for you and how do you look back on back to the beginning now that you've gotten a little space from it? And of course the loss of Ozzie.