Birthday Thanks
Posted on May.09, 2023 under Bill Ward
Many thanks to all those who sent their birthday wishes this year. It’s lovingly appreciated. 75 years, never dreamed I’d see it. Today I am with consequences of reaching my birthday, old bones groaning, too many meds, for this and that, and the other, but what a journey.
Thank the universal spirit for music, humour, laughter and love, what would we do without those things.
I’m awake with the overcast sky, and the crows, already busy looking for food. It’s amazing how good tea tastes. I light my candles everyday, burn incense and speak in humble thanks, the other birds will be showing up soon to chatter for a while.
Much love to every one of you out there, my heart is filled, no uncertainty is emboldened enough to alter the love we embrace each day.
Rock forever and ever,
Bill Ward
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Hi Everybody.
It’s Bill here. First off, I want to thank you all for the support you’ve given me throughout the years. I love to play– whether it’s playing drums in Black Sabbath, making music with my own band or working with other musicians, period. Being able to do what I love for my whole life, pretty much, has been an honour and privilege.
When I started playing in Sabbath, there was an energy of truth about us. We believed in what we were saying, the music we were making and the lives we were living. As time has moved on, I’ve nurtured and tried to save a lot of what I learnt playing in Sabbath. During the more recent years at the Ozzfest concerts, I’ve found myself immersed in the musical rewards of playing in such a unique and devastatingly, powerfully effective Metal band. Sabbath have been, and are, my greatest teachers, and I am forever grateful for the musical journey so far.
Today, I love what’s happening in music. I’ve been given the rare opportunity to play bands I like – Classic and newer Metal – on our Rock 50 radio show. These bands energize me.
I am humbled to know many of you. Music lives and brings and maintains life. Music has always brought me through.
Stay strong, safe and live. Enjoy the site.
Long Live Metal.
--Bill Ward
