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Bill Ward is the man who drummed up a new music revolution by simply restyling the timeless—and he did it all while being set on fire, poisoned and generally tortured by madmen throughout. As Bruce Dickinson said of the star: “I’m a massive lover of Bill Ward’s drumming style; I think it’s inspired because he’s not really a rock drummer. He’s more like a jazz drummer playing rock.”

With this unique style, he gave the darkness of Black Sabbath’s grooves a grounding sensibility. A measure of this is just how many rock ‘n’ roll fans who don’t usually go as heavy as Sabbath have a love for them, nevertheless. As Dickinson continues: “It’s like drums kind of wander around the rhythm and everything else—but he’s on it, he’s brilliant.” As ever with Ward, he added, “He’s a lovely bloke as well. Slightly mad, but very nice.” His hospital record could tell you that.

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Source: https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-drummer-bill-ward-said-drum-another-language/