It sounds like a self-help tome - which actually isn’t too far off - but what makes this unique is it’s one written by Kevin Griffin, acclaimed songwriter and frontman for the alternative rock outfit Better Than Ezra.īilled as “creative non-fiction,” Griffin’s book tells the inspiring fictional narrative of Jake Stark, who is down on his luck in the music industry but finds the spark to reignite his creativity. The second book is “The Greatest Song: Spark Creativity, Ignite Your Career, and Transform Your Life.”
“Into the Void” sees Butler reveal the band’s beginnings as a scrappy blues quartet in Birmingham and touring London’s gritty clubs - with appearances by Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, Frank Zappa and The Who - through the later years where Sabbath reached iconic status.īutler writes of his childhood in a working-class family of seven, his almost-life as an accountant and how his disillusionment with organized religion and class systems would spawn the lyrics and artistic themes that would resonate so powerfully with fans around the world.Īnd for someone who wrote such heavy and hard-hitting lyrics, Butler also reveals himself to have a much softer side.
When I say “voice,” of course one immediately thinks of singer Ozzy Osbourne, but it was Butler, the group’s bassist, who provided the bulk of lyrics for the legendary U.K. OK, forget about the “not too heavy” part, because the first one, “Into the Void,” comes from the voice behind the very foundation of heavy metal, Black Sabbath’s Geezer Butler.
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