Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi will auction off a signed Epiphone SG, and a number of pieces of other signed Black Sabbath merch, to benefit healthcare workers in their fight against COVID-19.
All proceeds from the auction will go to Birmingham's Heartlands hospital charity, in Iommi's hometown.
“I was spending self-isolation clearing the studio, and hit on the idea of an auction," Iommi told the Birmingham Mail. “I'm a patron of the cancer ward at Heartlands. I was hoping to do an ‘In Conversation’ live show to boost the Ward 19 charity fund. But obviously we’ve had to think again."
In addition to the signed SG, Iommi is auctioning off signed copies of Black Sabbath's Dehumanizer and Supersonic Years box set, in addition to three signed editions of the band's 2017 live album, The End - a three-disc vinyl set, a DVD and 3CD set and the Japanese DVD box set edition.
All in all, the items are valued at over £3,200, or around $4,000.
Aside from spurring him to auction off these items to benefit the U.K.'s healthcare workers, Iommi also told the Birmingham Mail that the downtime from the pandemic has helped him stay in contact with old friends and bandmates.
“I think this has brought us all closer," Iommi said. "I’m even in touch with Ozzy every day as he gets over his own health problems in LA.”
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