"When I Was 17 Years Old, I Was a Welder at the Factory and I Lost Two Fingers. 3 Doctors Told Me that I Would Never Be Able to Play Again: I Couldn't Accept It. Ozzy Osbourne? He Knew He Was Going to Die": so Tony Iommi

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Losing two fingers at 17, hearing from three different doctors that the musical career is over and becoming equally one of the most influential guitarists in history. It's the parable of Tony Iommi, founder of the Black Sabbath, who refused the clinical diagnosis inspired by Django Reinhardt, famous musician who played with only two fingers: [...] The article "At 17 years ago I was the welder in the factory and lost two fingers. 3 doctors told m…