Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi says he would like to collaborate with iconic Welsh singer Tom Jones.
Classic Rock reports the idea stemmed from a 1998 spoof story in Kerrang! magazine that suggested Jones was going to be frontman for Black Sabbath for a concept album and tour based on a mythical monster visiting a Welsh pit village.
Though the story was a joke, it sparked a conversation between Iommi and Jones which led to a friendship between the two.
“I've met Tom a few times and we were talking one day and he said 'Did you ever see that thing in the press about me joining you guys?'” explained Iommi. “I said 'Yes, I did' and he said 'It's not a bad idea, is it?'”
“I like Tom, he's good,” adds the guitarist. “I'd actually like to do something with him. It could work.”
Iommi and Black Sabbath recently wrapped up a world tour in support of their latest album, “13.”
The group played three warm-up shows in 2012 before officially launching the "13" tour in New Zealand in April of 2013; they went on to play 84 shows by the time the trek was completed with a headlining date in London’s Hyde Park on July 4.
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