![Bassist Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath performs on stage at Hammersmith Odeon, London, January 1976](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Deh5YYEb5FJ4nxYeTc9HNA-320-80.jpg)
“We used to boil all our strings so all the crap would come off them. We couldn’t afford to buy new strings”: Geezer Butler explains how Black Sabbath managed to make ends meet as emerging heavy metal pioneers
Before they made a name for themselves, Sabbath were forced to save cash any way they could – and Butler’s bass strings took the hit