In a brand new, exclusive, extensive interview conducted by Rock N Roll Universe with John Garner of SIR LORD BALTIMORE, the legendary vocalist discusses the band's new album Sir Lord Baltimore III: Raw, which also features Tony Franklin (THE FIRM, BLUE MURDER) on bass. Also covered during the interview is Sir Lord Baltimore's stint opening for BLACK SABBATH on several dates of the Paranoid tour as well as appearing with LED ZEPPELIN vocalist Robert Plant during a show with THE LIZARDS in Stourbridge, England in 2004. A short excerpt from the interview follows:

Rock N Roll Universe: Speaking of Black Sabbath, after the shows mentioned before, the band went on tour with Sabbath for numerous dates of the Paranoid tour. What was that like for you, and what are your recollections of touring with the band?

John Garner: "My recollections are this : #1, I thought they were a very good band. I thought we kicked their ass, but I thought they were very good. #2, Ozzy was a lot of fun, and Bill Ward was a very nice fellow. Geezer (Butler) and Tony (Iommi), they were stand-offish and snobbish, and I didn't care for them. We played The Virginia Dome, in Virginia obviously, and I don't know the exact attendance, but I believe it was over 5,000. The place was packed. At that time our manager had procured some sort of deal with Black Sabbath's manager where we could use their PA system. We started to play, and the people started to love us. Absolutely LOVE us. They were going crazy. Boom! The lights went out. Boom! The power went out. That happened three times. Then, when they went on, it didn't happen at all. Because they were insecure that we would steal the show, they sabotaged us 3 times and pulled the plug on us. You know what? I had just turned 19, and I'm into love, peace and happiness. I wasn't looking to hurt anybody. I would never think that somebody would be that treacherous to do something that terrible to somebody else. Now, I know better. But at the time I was so naive that it took me until years later to realize that actually happened. I was actually believing that it happened accidentally. I wasn't thinking of foul play at all. Later on, as I got wiser, I realized, 'What, am I kidding myself? These guys pulled the plug.' It wasn't very nice, and ever since then I didn't like them. Now, my friend Vinnie Appice plays drums for them. (Laughs)"

Rock N Roll Universe: You just mentioned getting along with Ozzy during that time. What was he like during those dates?

John Garner: "Ozzy was very personable, a very nice fellow. Took a lot of pills. Smashed a lot of monitors with the base of his microphone, but other than that he was a very nice fellow. We hung out with them a miniscule amount, but we didn't really hang out that much. We went to their room once, I think we blew a j, but there's not really much to that actually. Then, one time at the Time/Life building in Manhattan, at the top floor there was a party at the penthouse apartment. We were invited, Sir Lord Baltimore, and the boys came in a little late. Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi walked in with FRANK ZAPPA. They're sitting at a table, a couple tables away from the Sir Lord Baltimore table, and I just went over being friendly. I'm not a groupie, not looking for an autograph or anything, we're peers. That's how I felt anyway. I said, 'Hey man, how ya doin'? How's everything? Nice to see you.' They acted snobby, briefly acknowledged my presence, and weren't cordial at all.. I just left. (Laughs) They weren't nice at all."

Read the entire interview at this location.