BLACK SABBATH guitarist Tony Iommi was interviewed on the U.K. digital radio station Planet Rock to promote his upcoming memoir, "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath". You can now listen to the entire 16-minute chat using the audio player below.

When asked by Planet Rock DJ Darren Redick about the rumors that the four original members of BLACK SABBATH are planning a reunion, Iommi said, "At the moment we're in talks [about] it. But what's gonna happen with it, I don't know. There's no definite decision on anything at the moment, but at least it's going… We're talking… we're all talking to each other. We've met up, had a play [rehearsal], and it was great. But you never like to say… We haven't announced anything yet, because nothing's definite. We're taking it steady, because these things have a tendency to backfire. 'Oh, you said you were getting back together, but you haven't.' So I don't know. We'll have to see. It would be nice to think we could, and I think we would all like to do it, but it's a bit more involved than that."

The story of the reunion of SABBATH's original lineup first appeared on a specialist music web site and was expanded by the Birmingham Mail for an article that was published on August 16.

Iommi's manager said the guitarist's comments made to the Birmingham Mail in June during a wide-ranging interview that included the charity single he had recorded with DEEP PURPLE's Ian Gillan, his contract to write music for a series of horror films and his contribution to Birmingham's Home Of Metal exhibition, were taken out of context.

"That's sort of what started it," Iommi told Planet Rock. "Somebody said on the Internet that they saw Geezer [Butler, BLACK SABBATH bassist] and Bill [Ward, BLACK SABBATH drummer] together, which is absolutely impossible. And then the Birmingham Mail got hold of that and made a complete story out of that. 'Cause I'd spoken to the Birmingham Mail in confidence. And everybody asks, 'Oh, do you think you'll ever get back together?' And you go, 'It's possible. We may do.' 'When was the last time you talked to Ozzy?' 'I talk to Ozzy a lot.' And they put two and two together. I mean, we always talked to each other; we all stay in touch. Geezer doesn't talk very much; I always talk to him by e-mail, 'cause he hates the phone. And Bill, I'm frightened to talk to him, 'cause I'm on for three hours. He talks… But yeah, we've all been in touch with each other. But it's not written in stone [that there will be a reunion], so we'll have to see what happens."

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