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20 Worst Pre-Rock Star Jobs: No. 5
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Tony Iommi: Sheet Metal Factory Worker
Yep, one of the pioneers of heavy metal actually used to work with heavy metal. The Black Sabbath guitarist lost parts of two fingers in an accident at a factory in Birmingham, England, on the very day he was scheduled to leave his job for good.
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Alex
Is that what you call... "IRON-y"?
September 07 2009 at 8:55 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Vin
I worked with sheet metal- Sucked- and had CUTS ALL the time!
YOU FN ROCK TONY! See ya on the dark side....
Kathy
Inspiration comes from within......
December 30 2007 at 8:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Chuck Walton
I heard Ozzie once worked as a Goat Ball Licker. Gotta keep the goats happy.
December 29 2007 at 10:28 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
asdf
Yeah Tony, you tune that ish down to C# and show em how it's done.
June 17 2007 at 4:33 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
El Weasel
So the man was destined for metal one way or another...
Awesome.
David
Now that we know of his having worked with sheet metal, is it safe to say that Tony Iommi was the "original 'Iron Man' " ?
May 06 2007 at 12:06 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Bill
IOMMI IS THE KING OF HEAVY METAL THE TRUE FATHER OF HEAVY ROCK GUITAR
May 06 2007 at 11:51 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Dana
Too bad, AOL classify's "worst-jobs" as a factory worker.Without factory workers, we would have nothing.Thanks for becoming a guitarist,Tommi, your music has been awesome.There is nothing wrong with working at a factory, the money isn't the greatest, but it is an honest living.
May 06 2007 at 11:14 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
Corky Andrews
You have to give him credit for overcoming such a terrible accident and get his chops back on the guitar! Kudos Tommi
May 06 2007 at 9:15 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply
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