Tony Iommi Reflects On Led Paul Award Honor Ahead Of Reveal was a Top 10 story on Wednesday: (Gibson) This year's recipient of the Gibson Les Paul Award at the Q Awards is set to be revealed today (October 18th) and to celebrate the magazine spoke with previous winner Tony Iommi about the honor.
This Wednesday, 18 October, the newest recipient of the annual Gibson Les Paul Award at the Q Awards, organized by British music magazine Q will be announced.
The award, which honors guitar playing and innovation, has previously been conferred on such luminaries as The Smiths' Johnny Marr, Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green, Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, John Martyn and Richard Thompson of Fairport Convention.
The 2015 winner, the legendary Tony Iommi of Black Sabbath, recently spoke to Q about what it was like to join such an illustrious club of guitar innovators, saying, "very thrilled to get that award, because so many other brilliant guitarists have received it, like Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top, The Edge and Fleetwood Mac's Peter Green. It was really a surprise a to win it, and it was very unusual to win an award that was much more personal. Black Sabbath have won Grammys and been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but I felt like I'd joined a great cast of guitarists. I felt very honored to be a part of that group."
Iommi also made mention of the impact the iconic Les Paul - the musician, inventor and musical innovator - had on modern-day music: "His influence through innovation was huge, but he also inspired a lot of people with the way he played the guitar". Read more - here.
Black Sabbath Legend Animated For Tony Iommi SG Special Launch
Black Sabbath's Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi Reunite For Special Jam
Black Sabbath Legend Tony Iommi Opens 2022 Commonwealth Games
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi To Open 2022 Commonwealth Games
Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi Launched Perfume With New Song 2021 In Review
Copyright 2023 Iconoclast Entertainment Group All rights reserved.