“I picked him up and we drove by a music shop. I said, 'Do you want to pick a guitar up?' and we did – one of his Eddie Van Halen ones”: Tony Iommi on that time Eddie Van Halen helped co-write a Black Sabbath song – but didn’t get a credit

Tony Iommi with Eddie Van Halen.

Tony Iommi has opened up about how Eddie Van Halen helped co-write a Black Sabbath song in the ‘90s.

The electric guitar legends first crossed paths on the 1978 Never Say Die! tour, with Van Halen picked to support the British heavy metal icons. During this time, the pair struck up a friendship and they remained close until Van Halen’s passing in 2020.