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TONY IOMMI - "I Write Loads Of Songs And They Lie On A Shelf Because
Either They’re Not Suitable For BLACK SABBATH Or For Another Project"




It was recently revealed that a song written by BLACK SABBATH guitarist
Tony Iommi has been chosen as Armenia’s entry into the Eurovision
contest. DORIANS frontman Gor Sujyan’s 'Lonely Planet' was selected at a
Saturday, March 2nd national vote to be performed at Eurovision 2013
song contest in Malmö, Sweden. The song's origins had been kept secret
for a while.





In a new interview with the Birmingham Mail, Iommi has high hopes for the track.


“I was as shocked as anybody when they came knocking,” he said.
“They got in touch with me because of the charity work we’ve been doing
out there, building a new music school to replace one wrecked by an
earthquake. They asked if I’d got any spare songs. Well, I write loads
of songs and they just get put away. They lie on a shelf because either
they’re not suitable for Sabbath or for another project, and never see
the light of day. I searched out 'Lonely Planet' – it’s a bit of a power
ballad – and sent it off. I was surprised when it made the shortlist
and gobsmacked when the people of Armenia voted for it. With a little
luck, who knows, it might win.”


Read more at Birmingham Mail.