Tony Iommi says he's ready and waiting with plenty of new material for the forthcoming Black Sabbath reunion.
"I'm writing all the time," he told VH1 Radio (via Blabbermouth). "I've got a lot of stuff. I've got a studio at home. I just go in and play for a bit, put something down. My engineer is good; he'll program up drums and whatever else."
Iommi says he often has ideas for various music projects, and will usually write with a specific band in mind, which shows that he's been considering a new Sabbath set for a while now.
"I might have an idea for whoever it might be, whatever lineup or whatever I'm going to do," he added.
That doesn't mean the songs are finished - Iommi says these are just starting points, and the final songs might end up quite different, with the biggest amendments to be made when he finally hears the vocal.
But the band will only continue if the members are physically up for it. Responding to comments earlier made earliar in the year by frontman Ozzy Osbourne who suggested they weren't fit enough to continue, Iommi said "Who knows? I mean, somebody might keel over. It might be me. But we'll see. At least we're talking, everybody."
Meanwhile, the guitarist is promoting his memoir "Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven And Hell With Black Sabbath."
So how did his memory perform when trying to recall all those old stories when he was so busy living the excessive rock star lifestyle?
"Well, I have trouble remembering last month," he joked. "I have trouble remembering last week, but past stuff I can remember. And funny enough, Ozzy is the same. We talk about stuff from 30 years ago and we can remember it as clear as a bell but we try to talk about stuff that happened last week — no idea. Even yesterday!"
Tony Iommi just seems a musical machine..