Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi to Metallica’s James Hetfield: You probably did the “proper factor” by coming into rehab
Final week, Metallica revealed the information that frontman James Hetfield had re-entered rehab for habit remedy, forcing the band to postpone its upcoming tour dates. We lately reported on Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe and Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta crediting Hetfield with their very own sobriety, and now Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has reached out to his fellow metallic legend.
Iommi had his personal battles with substance abuse, admitting just a few years again that at one level in his profession he was doing two or three grams of cocaine per evening. In a tweet, he supplied his finest needs to Hetfield, stating the next whereas posting a photograph of the 2 collectively:
“My finest out to James Hetfield. You’ve carried out the appropriate factor searching for assist – I’m pondering of you my good friend and wishing you all the easiest in your restoration. Trying ahead to seeing you again at your finest very quickly.
Your pal Tony”
Unique Metallica bassist and Hetfield’s childhood good friend Ron McGovney supplied one of many replies to Iommi’s tweet, writing: “If I might return in time to our highschool days and present James this response from Tony Iommi, he would have been in shock.”
Not solely did Metallica induct Black Sabbath into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame in 2006, the thrash masters carried out a few Sabbath songs in honor of the metallic godfathers on the ceremony.
In the meantime, McGovney additionally tweeted his personal message to Hetfield together with a pic of the 2 onstage within the early ’80s:
“James Hetfield has been a good friend of mine lengthy earlier than @Metallica. I at all times appeared as much as him as a musician even after we have been in highschool. If he wants something, he has my quantity. I’ve been sober for two years. It’s not simple. I’m with you massive man.”
Each posts have obtained a whole lot of retweets and hundreds of likes as assist for Hetfield is available in from followers and colleagues.
Metallica postponed their tour of Australia and New Zealand as Hetfield seeks remedy for habit, however the band was capable of carry out each nights of their S&M2 live shows in early September. An accompanying live performance movie chronicling the triumphant exhibits, as documented in our stay overview, is about to display screen in theaters worldwide on October ninth.
My finest out to James Hetfield. You’ve carried out the appropriate factor searching for assist – I’m pondering of you my good friend and wishing you all the easiest in your restoration. Trying ahead to seeing you again at your finest very quickly.
Your pal
Tony pic.twitter.com/NuiVvA6xB3
— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) October 1, 2019
James Hetfield has been a good friend of mine lengthy earlier than @Metallica. I at all times appeared as much as him as a musician even after we have been in highschool. If he wants something , he has my quantity. I’ve been sober for two years. It isn’t simple. I am with you massive man. pic.twitter.com/W4zmup8iTH
— Ron McGovney (@RonMcGovney) September 28, 2019
