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After the farewell concert by Black Sabbath, many voices were loud, who looked back on the last show and the legacy of the band. Smashing pumpkins front man Billy Corgan also shared emotional words at the end of Black Sabbath after the concert.
Corgan as part of the final concert
In addition to artists such as Metallica, Slayer, Tool and Pantera, Corgan was also part of the final concert by Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Together with Steven Tyler, Sammy Hagar, Adam Jones and Tom Morello, he was a member of a supergroup. Together they played cover versions of Black Sabbath’s “Snowblind” and Judas Priest “Breaking the Law”.
The importance of the evening for Corgan
In a social media contribution, the musician shared emotional words for the evening:
“I heard Black Sabbath for the first time 50 years ago on the stereo system of my uncle,” he wrote. “So it was surreal to stand on a soccer field with 45,000 people and to experience the end of this great, institutional group who touched me personally, professionally and sometimes even intimately in stolen moments of work and camaraderie.”
He also thanked Sharon Osbourne, who was responsible for the conception of the show, and praised his colleagues’ achievements.
It was “something very special”
“Music is of course the soundtrack to our life, but yesterday’s day was something very special in my opinion. A three -dimensional soundtrack was created in real time. And all of this to celebrate the return of the band, which was once known as Earth,” continued Corgan.
“Every big journey has exams and difficulties, tragedies and surprises. This is the magic, the tears lie in it. Yesterday I enjoyed being in the right place at the right moment, and I cried quietly when my heroes fell into her magical, mythical sword to say goodbye.”
Black Sabbath stay in the heart
The Smashing pumpkins front man also wrote that the music had remained and the band continued to live in the hearts of people. You don’t have to be a musician to understand that – even if it is helpful, especially if you try to decrypt the difficult to decipher in the cosmos.
“Now the band is both here and not here; with us, and yet gone. As it should be,” said Billy Corgan about Black Sabbath.