BLACK SABBATH’s Tony Iommi To Receive Gibson Les Paul Award
October 19, 2015, 9 years ago
Q Magazine has announced that Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi is to receive the Gibson Les Paul Award at tonight’s (October 19th) Q Awards In Association With Absolute Radio.
“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.”
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