Tony Iommi
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 Tony Iommi facts

• Best known as lead guitarist and founding member of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, he has been the band's sole continual member and primary composer
• While working in a factory as a teenager, left-handed Iommi lost the tips of the middle and ring finger of his right hand in an accident; an event which crucially affected his playing style
• Iommi briefly left Black Sabbath's forerunner, 'Earth', in 1968 to join Jethro Tull, after which he returned to Black Sabbath in 1969, recording their self-titled debut album
• In 2000, he released his first solo album Iommi, followed by 2005's Fused, which featured his former bandmate Glenn Hughes
• After releasing Fused, he joined Heaven & Hell, which disbanded after Ronnie James Dio's death in 2010
• Iommi is widely considered one of the most influential rock guitarists of all time
• A prolific riff writer, he was ranked number 25 in Rolling Stone magazine's list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time"
• In 2011, he published his autobiography, entitled Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath