Black Sabbath Quotes

Musicians on Black Sabbath's lasting influence.

These Black Sabbath quotes come mostly from other musicians crediting the band's influence, including one who calls their first album a bludgeoning of blues before metal fully split off as its own genre. Another cites Black Sabbath's album covers as shorthand for a specific downer, suburban seventies mood.


One artist admits being image-prone in the same vein as Black Sabbath and Devo. See our best and dark quotes for more on musical influence and atmosphere.