Glenn Hughes is still embarrassed about 1986 Seventh Star tour with Black Sabbath

The 1986 Black Sabbath album Seventh Star was meant to be a solo album for Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi. The record label it was on wanted the name Black Sabbath on it. As such, Tony brought in his good friend Glenn Hughes to sing on it. Unfortunately, to this day, Glenn is still embarrassed by his behavior during those years.

A lot of people still, to this day, don't know what to make of the 1986 album by Black Sabbath Seventh Star. Tony Iommi insisted it was a solo album. But his label made him put the Black Sabbath name on it. Unfortunately, recording the album got off on the wrong foot to begin with. Tony's good friend Glenn Hughes was basically all but blacklisted from the music world at that point. He was seen as a letdown, a failure. His good friend Tony had a project that he believed Glenn would be perfect for. Unfortunately, Glenn was in the throes of deep drug addiction. The tour supporting the album went well for a period, but then a violent fight started backstage, with Glenn in the middle. He had to be replaced. Tony replaced Glenn with Ray Gillen to finish out the tour. When Hughes looks back on that period, he says, to this day, it still embarrasses him

During an interview with Soundclash, Glenn Hughes had said "The worst and most embarrassing moments for me in my career was when I was with Tony Iommi on those five shows where I had a very bad fight with someone and I had some bones broken in my nose and it consequently stopped me from singing. That was embarrassing for me." Hughes had come to success in the 1970s with three piece band Trapeze, with Mel Galley and future Judas Priest drummer Dave Holland. Then he hit the big time when he joined Deep Purple. He would go on to work with Chad Smith of The Red Hot Chili Peppers and Tony Iommi again. He would have two projects called California Breed and Black Country Communion (which morphed into California Breed). The most important thing is that he got his act together and got sober. He's now more than 25 years clean and sober and working every day to make sure his addiction issues don't rear their ugly head again

"I'm not frightened to dream. I've worked with the greatest, and I'll probably work with some more. I just think that I don't try to think too much about what's coming down the pipeline for me. All I know is that tonight I'm going to have some dinner with my friends. Tomorrow is not here yet. I'm really being serious with that. I don't know what the h--- is going to happen. I just need to get some sleep and the rest is history."

Glenn Hughes is celebrating 25 years of sobriety

Glenn Hughes was known for his massive drug addiction. It came as a surprise to a lot of people when they found out he had gotten sober. And has been sober for now, so far, 25 years.

He said "G'mornin everyone. so full of gratitude, for these past 25 years of clean & sober living. I give thx each & every morning, for another day on planet earth. sending my love to my sober brothers & sisters, and more importantly to those who are still suffering. #loveistheanswer". He posted this on his Twitter account. He even received congratulations from various people in the music industry, including Frank Bello of Anthrax.

In a 2016 Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction segment on Loudwire, Hughes talked about his years of substance abuse and the path to sobriety he currently walks. "I can't remember the 80s." He's been with various bands over the years, including Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, The Dead Daisies, California Breed and Black County Communion. You can read more about the path to sobriety he chose to walk in the excellent autobiography Glenn Hughes: The Autobiography: From Deep Purple to Black County Communion. In it he does not hold back on what it is like to be an addict. He lays it all out on what it's truly like to be addicted to drugs. It's written by him and Joel McIver.

August Birthdays

Since it's August, it's time to say Happy Birthday!

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott Jr.

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-Is a massive fan of Queen and Mott the Hoople

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-Told the media that he and Twilight actor Robert Pattinson had drama class in high school together

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Coldfield, United Kingdom

-His struggle with his homosexuality caused him to start abusing drugs and alcohol. Once he did come out, people still accepted him as their Metal God front man of Judas Priest

Dustin Hoffman

-Birth name: Dustin Lee Hoffman

-DOB: 8/8/1937

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He only pursued acting because he didn't want to work or go into the military

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1952

-Where: Cannock, United Kingdom

-Had a small fling with Linda Blair on the set of The Exorcist II

Ian Gillan

-DOB: 8/19/1945

-Where: Chiswick, London, England

-Over the years he's had a rocky relationship with former Deep Purple/Rainbow guitarist Ritchie Blackmore

Robert Plant

-Birth name: Robert Anthony Plant

-DOB: 8/20/1948

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-Was in a car crash in the mid 1970s and as a result, he injured his arm. To this day, he cannot fully extend his right arm

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-First got into music when he attended a boarding school and heard Deep Purple's "Child in Time" blaring out another student's room

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: Saint Matthews, South Carolina

-Her mother, Mary Alice, worked as a maid, a factory worker and a civil rights activist. Her father, Dan Davis, worked as a horse groomer and trainer

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Spain

-Initially, Hollywood was hesitant to cast him in movies because of his strong Spanish accent. He learned English phonetically and was able to start appearing in movies

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Sir Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Glasgow, Scotland

-Best known for portraying spy James Bond

Vivian Campbell

-Birth name: Vivian Patrick Campbell

-DOB: 8/25/1952

-Where: Belfast, Ireland

-Was previously in the bands DIO and Whitesnake

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Oadby, United Kingdom

-He was actually one of the last bass players brought into the band Queen

August Birthdays

Since it's August, time to say Happy Birthday!!

Glenn Hughes

-DOB: 8/21/1957

-Where: Cannock, Staffordshire, England

-Named after Glenn Miller

Ian Gillan

-DOB: 8/19/1945

-Where: London, England

-Got in to heated arguments with then Purple guitarist Ritchie Blackmore repeatedly

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott, Jr.

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-Heavily influenced by Queen and David Bowie

Daniel Dae Kim

-Birth name: Kim-Dae-hyun

-DOB: 8/4/1968

-Where: Busan, South Korea

-Is best known for his role on Lost and as Five-O detective Chin Ho Kelly on Hawaii Five-O

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-Shared a drama class with Robert Pattinson

Wow, he's handsome. But, eerily, he looks just like his dad!

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Andalucia, Spain

-When he arrived in the US, to hopefully break into the acting world in Hollywood, he had to learn English phonetically

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: Saint Matthews, South Carolina

-She was born on the Singleton Plantation, which was owned by her grandmother

Robert De Niro

-Birth name: Robert Anthony De Niro Jr.

-DOB: 8/17/1943

-Where: New York City, New York

-Earned his nickname "Bobby Milk" because of his pale complexion

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-He stated losing his hair at age 17 and had to wear a hairpiece in most of his James Bond films. Though, in his later movies, he did not wear a hairpiece

Vivian Campbell

-Birth name: Vivian Patrick Campbell

-DOB: 8/25/1962

-Where: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK

-Has two daughters, Lily Rose and Una Marigold

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Colfield, West Midlands, England

-Is thinking about releasing an autobiography some time down the road

Robert Plant

-Birth name: Robert Anthony Plant

-DOB: 8/20/1948

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-His first wife was East Indian and moved to England with her family

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-There are three things he is best known for: 1.) Waving the English flag back and forth and wearing a Revolutionary War British cavalry uniform during "The Trooper", 2.) His high pitched vocals earning him the nickname "The Air Raid Siren" and 3.) Saying "Scream for Me" before saying the name of the city Iron Maiden is in

Dustin Hoffman

-Birth name: Dustin Lee Hoffman

-DOB: 8/8/1937

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-He was born and raised into a strongly Jewish family that hailed from Ukraine, Russia, Poland and Romania

John Deacon

-Birth name: John Richard Deacon

-DOB: 8/19/1951

-Where: Leicester, Leicestershire, England

-Two of Queen's best known songs "You're My Best Friend", written as a tribute to his wife Veronica and "Another One Bites the Dust" were both written by him

August Birthdays

Since it's August, time to say Happy Birthday!!!

Glenn Hughes
-DOB: 8/21/1952
-Where: Cannock, Staffordshire, England
-Glenn finally got fully sober when he was living in LA and thought he was having a heart attack. His then girlfriend called for an ambulance and while en route to the hospital, he was babbling on about how he wasn't a typical drug addict. The ambulance driver threatened to come back there and beat him senseless

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ian Gillan

-DOB: 8/19/1945

-Where: London, England

-When he left the band Deep Purple the first time around, Paul Rodgers of Free and Bad Company was considered as a replacement

Joe Elliott

-Birth name: Joseph Thomas Elliott

-DOB: 8/1/1959

-Where: Sheffield, England

-He has been the singer of Def Leppard since the beginning, when the band had started out as a trio known as Atomic Mass. This trio consisted of bassist Rick Savage, drummer Tony Kenning and guitarist Pete Willis

Still good looking!!!

 

 

 

 

 

Daniel Dae Kim

-Birth name: Dae-Hyun Kim

-DOB: 8/4/1968

-Where: Pusan, South Korea

-He had to relearn Korean very fast when he found out he would be playing a Korean character named Jin Kwon on Lost.

Very handsome!!

James Jagger

-DOB: 8/28/1985

-Where: New York City, New York

-He and Robert Pattinson were high school classmates

Wow, he resembles his father so much!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Antonio Banderas

-Birth name: Jose Antonio Dominguez Banderas

-DOB: 8/10/1960

-Where: Malaga, Spain

-When he first arrived in the US, he learned how to speak English phonetically before attempting something as risky as breaking into Hollywood, who seems very hard on foreign-born talent

Viola Davis

-DOB: 8/11/1965

-Where: Saint Matthews, South Carolina

-She is the first black actress to win an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series for the show How to Get Away with Murder

Robert De Niro

-Birth name: Robert Anthony De Niro Jr

-DOB: 8/17/1943

-Where: Greenwich Village, New York City, New York

-As a child, his nickname was "Bobby Milk" because he was so pale

Vivian Campbell

-Birth name: Vivian Patrick Campbell

-DOB: 8/25/1962

-Where: Belfast, Ireland

-Was let go from the band Dio after a disagreement between him and singer/founding member Ronnie James Dio

Rob Halford

-Birth name: Robert John Arthur Halford

-DOB: 8/25/1951

-Where: Sutton Colfield, England

-As a child, he sang in the local church choir

Robert Plant

-Birth name: Robert Anthony Plant

-DOB: 8/20/1948

-Where: West Bromwich, England

-Is a supporter of the Wolverhampton Wanderers

Sean Connery

-Birth name: Thomas Sean Connery

-DOB: 8/25/1930

-Where: Edinburgh, Scotland

-He has a tattoo saying "Scotland forever" and a tattoo saying "Mum and dad" on his right arm. He had gotten them at 16 when he enlisted in the Royal Navy

Bruce Dickinson

-Birth name: Paul Bruce Dickinson

-DOB: 8/7/1958

-Where: Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England

-Wrote the song "Accident of Birth" about himself because he describes himself as an accident of birth. He says he was born by mistake because his parents were only 17 and 18 when he was born. While five years later, his sister Helena, was a planned birth.

LOL! I don't think he's wearing anything underneath those spandex pants!!

Dustin Hoffman

-Birth name: Dustin Lee Hoffman

-DOB: 8/8/1937

-Where: Los Angeles, California

-Was raised in a Jewish family

10 rock/metal singers whose voices haven't changed

You know how some people think that as people grow older, their voices might change either for the better or worse? Here are 10 rock/metal musicians whose voices has yet to change.

Bruce Dickinson

-Iron Maiden

Ronnie James Dio

-Black Sabbath, Rainbow, Dio

Rob Halford

-Judas Priest

Glenn Hughes

-Trapeze, Black Sabbath, California Breed, Black Country Communion

Geddy Lee

-Rush

Robert Plant

-Led Zeppelin, The Band of Joy

Bobby Blitz

-Overkill (I'm only adding him because he's on the list. I hate Overkill. I think they're hypocrites. They get on Avenged Sevenfold about getting their own logo because they have a winged skull like Overkill. BUT.....EXCUSE ME!!! Who is the band that writes their name like Iron Maiden??????? Any guesses? Hint, hint!)

 

Notice any similarities between this logo and that of Iron Maiden? I do!!

 

I'll admit that the logo is similar, but it's not the same. Overkill, get over yourselves!

 

Klaus Meine

-The Scorpions

Dee Snider

-Twisted Sister

King Diamond

-Mercyful Fate (I only added him because he's on the list. I do not know much about him other than that he's heavy metal. I don't know what kind of metal. I just hope it isn't that scary black metal stuff. That stuff truly scares me!)