Brian breaks down the startlingly similar tragic backstories shared by two genre-defining guitar men – and how one inspired the other to keep going.

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SHOW NOTES:

Songs used in this episode:

“Sweet Leaf” by Black Sabbath; “I’ll See You in My Dreams” by Django Reinhardt; “Lucille” by The Shadows;

Iron Man: My Journey through Heaven and Hell – Tony Iommi: https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Man-Journey-through-Sabbath/dp/0306821451

https://ultimateclassicrock.com/perfume-reminds-tony-iommi-of-death/

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2013/jun/06/black-sabbath-cocaine-private-plane

https://www.ranker.com/list/wild-black-sabbath-stories/nicky-benson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi

https://www.whereseric.com/eric-clapton-news/303-rolling-stone-names-100-top-guitarists-all-time-top-3-are-jimi-hendrix-eric

https://www.guitarplayer.com/lessons/10-things-youve-gotta-do-to-play-like-tony-iommi

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Django_Reinhardt

Animated VH1 short about the accident: https://vimeo.com/120351437