DIO: "It's a job"

This may not turn into a regular feature, but it's always worth quoting the little man of metal every now and then. Recently, an Australian paper caught up with RJD while (still) touring with Sabbath's latest incarnation as Heaven and Hell. Here's what he had to say about himself:

"I'm not really that impressed with myself... I know what I can do and I do that really well... But once you start believing what other people are saying about you, you've got nowhere else to go..."

"I'm my own judge and my own critic, and I'm a harsh critic... I want every show to be perfect, I want to sing perfectly, I want the weather to be perfect. Guess what? That never happens. But at least I have a goal..."

As far as other things, I can barely tie my shoes. I can do basically nothing any more but I can still get up on stage. It's a job, I'm no better than the plumber or the electrician."

Happy birthday, Ronnie.