Birthdate: May 5th, 1948, in Aston, Birmingham, England.Height: 5ft 10 inWeight: 190 lbs.Resident Of: USAKids: 3, one girl, 2 boys / menMarried: 4 TimesTalents: Hard rock drummer, percussionist, Songwriter, Vocalist, Producer, Arranger, Owner of his albums and record company.Most Successful Band: Black Sabbath 1968 to 1980, 1983 to 1984, Winter of 1997-?
Other Bands:
1963 to 68, The Rest, Method 5, various, Mythology, Polka Tulk Blues Band, Earth.
1981 Max Havoc / various
1985 England's Glory / various
1986 to current Bill Ward Band
Started Playing:
Age 3 on boxes
Age 7 on drums
Age 11 Got more serious playing drums
Age 15 Started to play gigs
Special Dates:
1964 - Met Tony Iommi before 16th birthday. Was awestruck by Tony's playing. Bill rates Tony as, "the best hard rock guitar player in the world."
1967 - Met Geezer on an all nighter gig. "Geezer was brilliant on stage." Became intrigued by him when I watched him try to climb a dressing room wall.
1968 - Bill met Ozzy. Took to Ozzy pretty much instantly. "I've never met any other person / singer who can digest an idea and spit it out with such passion, honesty, and pure balls as Oz."
First Hits: 1970 "Black Sabbath" the album, & 1970 "Paranoid".
Bill's Discography:
1970 Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
1970 Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
1971 Master Of Reality (Black Sabbath)
1972 Volume 4 (Black Sabbath)
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
1975 Sabotage (Black Sabbath)
1976 Technical Ecstasy (Black Sabbath)
1978 Never Say Die (Black Sabbath)
1980 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath w/Ronnie James Dio)
1983 Born Again (Black Sabbath w/Ian Gillan)
1989 Ward One: Along The Way (Bill Ward Band)
1997 When The Bough Breaks (Preview Release) (Bill Ward Band)
1998 Reunion (Black Sabbath)
1999 When The Bough Breaks (National Release) (Bill Ward Band)
Musical Influences: Big band jazz, all early rock 'n' roll, rythym and blues, blues, British blues.Favourite Artists: There are thousands of them!Most Influential Drummers:
(Childhood) Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson
(Childhood to early years) Larrie London, Bernard Purdie, Joe Morello, Keif Hartley, Hughie Flint, John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Jim Capaldi, Clive Bunker
(From teens, onward) Many, many drummers, some rock, but mainly older jazz players, swing players.
Goals/Desires:
To remain sober, 24 hrs a day
To continue to make records and write and produce them.
To continue to tour, but on a worldwide basis, with Bill Ward Band
To be a good dad
To continue educational / clinic seminars on a worldwide basis
To try to get up to date with the e-mail
To be a good mate to my mate, mates
To play in Sao Paulo, charity, to find money for the kids
To continue to play and be useful and supporting towards a less destructive world
To keep my relationships honest, peaceful, with my fellow humans, animals, and all things, including God
To see the day when Black Sabbath gets into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame
To participate in any ventures Tony, Geezer, and Oz might do as Black Sabbath
To plant flowers, and to listen to kick ass rock, and music, period.
Other Bands:
1963 to 68, The Rest, Method 5, various, Mythology, Polka Tulk Blues Band, Earth.
1981 Max Havoc / various
1985 England's Glory / various
1986 to current Bill Ward Band
Started Playing:
Age 3 on boxes
Age 7 on drums
Age 11 Got more serious playing drums
Age 15 Started to play gigs
Special Dates:
1964 - Met Tony Iommi before 16th birthday. Was awestruck by Tony's playing. Bill rates Tony as, "the best hard rock guitar player in the world."
1967 - Met Geezer on an all nighter gig. "Geezer was brilliant on stage." Became intrigued by him when I watched him try to climb a dressing room wall.
1968 - Bill met Ozzy. Took to Ozzy pretty much instantly. "I've never met any other person / singer who can digest an idea and spit it out with such passion, honesty, and pure balls as Oz."
First Hits: 1970 "Black Sabbath" the album, & 1970 "Paranoid".
Bill's Discography:
1970 Black Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
1970 Paranoid (Black Sabbath)
1971 Master Of Reality (Black Sabbath)
1972 Volume 4 (Black Sabbath)
1973 Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (Black Sabbath)
1975 Sabotage (Black Sabbath)
1976 Technical Ecstasy (Black Sabbath)
1978 Never Say Die (Black Sabbath)
1980 Heaven And Hell (Black Sabbath w/Ronnie James Dio)
1983 Born Again (Black Sabbath w/Ian Gillan)
1989 Ward One: Along The Way (Bill Ward Band)
1997 When The Bough Breaks (Preview Release) (Bill Ward Band)
1998 Reunion (Black Sabbath)
1999 When The Bough Breaks (National Release) (Bill Ward Band)
Musical Influences: Big band jazz, all early rock 'n' roll, rythym and blues, blues, British blues.Favourite Artists: There are thousands of them!Most Influential Drummers:
(Childhood) Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson
(Childhood to early years) Larrie London, Bernard Purdie, Joe Morello, Keif Hartley, Hughie Flint, John Bonham, Ringo Starr, Jim Capaldi, Clive Bunker
(From teens, onward) Many, many drummers, some rock, but mainly older jazz players, swing players.
Goals/Desires:
To remain sober, 24 hrs a day
To continue to make records and write and produce them.
To continue to tour, but on a worldwide basis, with Bill Ward Band
To be a good dad
To continue educational / clinic seminars on a worldwide basis
To try to get up to date with the e-mail
To be a good mate to my mate, mates
To play in Sao Paulo, charity, to find money for the kids
To continue to play and be useful and supporting towards a less destructive world
To keep my relationships honest, peaceful, with my fellow humans, animals, and all things, including God
To see the day when Black Sabbath gets into the Rock N Roll Hall Of Fame
To participate in any ventures Tony, Geezer, and Oz might do as Black Sabbath
To plant flowers, and to listen to kick ass rock, and music, period.
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