BLACK SABBATH’s Tony Iommi Receives Gibson Les Paul Award; Video Streaming
October 20, 2015, 8 years ago
Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi received the Gibson Les Paul Award at last night's (October 19th) Q Awards In Association With Absolute Radio. Check out video below of Iommi accepting the award:
“Tony is one of those rare guitar players in that he truly defines a genre and a sound,” explains Q’s Senior Editor Matt Mason. “His influence is huge but, equally, there is a real finesse in his playing that often gets overlooked. It harks back to his early love of Django Reinhardt – the legendary gypsy-jazz guitarist – who was a formative influence on Tony. As with all great musicians, Tony hears the world in a totally unique way, and that is what the Gibson Les Paul celebrates.”
Iommi told Q: “I’m very honoured to receive the Les Paul Award, so many thanks to Q magazine and Gibson – I have a long history with the guitar-maker.”
