GEEZER BUTLER On Death Of RONNIE JAMES DIO - "If He'd Have Gone In (For A Checkup) A Year Earlier Or Two Years Earlier, They Could Have Treated Him"
January 7, 2011, 13 years ago
Just over seven months after the tragic death of RONNIE JAMES DIO (BLACK SABBATH, HEAVEN & HELL, RAINBOW, ELF), band mate and bassist Geezer Butler has revealed facts that may make Dio's passing even more tragic. It didn't have to happen.
"All the doctors said if he'd have gone in [for a checkup] a year earlier or two years earlier, they could have treated him," Butler told Jon Wiederhorn from Noisecreep . "But by the time Ronnie was diagnosed, he had stage four cancer, which was inoperable. The doctor hinted that it was just a matter of time and there was nothing they could do."Read the entire interview here.
L.A. Weekly's Drew Tewksbury has issued an article listing the Top Ten L.A. Musician Mansions For Sale. Topping the list is the late RONNIE JAMES DIO.
Details are as follows:
Price: $3,333,000
Address: 4634 Encino Avenue
Bedrooms: 5
Bathrooms: 5
Square Ft: 5057
Listing: "Full of Grace and Old World charm this 5 BD/5BA 5,000 plus sqft English mansion was built w/custom original pieces taken from Europe. Features include 200 year old wood flrs from France, pub bar from the Kings Arms in Chiqwell Essex, England c. 1820 & custom stained antique windows from the 18th & 19th centuries. Spacious cooks kitchen w/all Viking & Meile products. Master BD w/ antique cathedral windows imported from England c. 1790, hand-painted Griffin wall paper as seen in Greystone Manor, 2 walk-in closets, hardwood flrs & master BA. Downstairs level includes a custom built music studio."
No matter how many items Dio bought from 17th century whatever, it still doesn't change the fact this looks like a goth version of the Golden Girls.
Read more at this location.
(Dio photo above by Hakon Grav)
