Fact #116811
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When Black Sabbath play at the Marquee Club, Soho, London, UK, several music biz bigwigs turn out to see them. Most important among those gents is Don Arden, a manager/entrepreneur nicknamed The Al Capone Of Pop.
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Don Arden : Ozzy looked like a genuine mental case, but he never stopped moving, never stopped communicating with the crowd, getting them going. He may not have been the greatest singer in the world but, as a performer, he walked away with everything. I decided there and then that Black Sabbath would be my next signing.
(Source : interview with Mick Wall, in the book Black Sabbath, Symptom Of The Universe, 2013)
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(Source : interview with Mick Wall, in the book Black Sabbath, Symptom Of The Universe, 2013)