According to the UK magazine Classic Rock, legendary metal singer and god of all things that rule Ronnie James Dio is working on an as of yet untitled autobiography due out sometime in 2010. Dio is working on the book around a hectic touring schedule with Heaven & Hell as they tour behind their upcoming release “The Devil You Know” which will be released later this month.
“Every time I feel I’m getting halfway there, another halfway comes along,” he said. “But yes, I’m writing it and it’s certainly going to be very, very interesting for people interested in the bands I’ve been in and the people I’ve played with.
“You have to have a focal point, and I guess that had to be me. It’s an autobiography, but within it, I tell the stories that somehow explain a little bit what [former RAINBOW mastermind] Ritchie [Blackmore]’s like or [BLACK SABBATH‘s] Tony [Iommi]’s like or Geezer [Butler]’s like. I don’t analyze them, but just in telling the tales I paint everyone in as good a light as possible. It’s not a tell-all book.”
If you’re looking for dirt or he said/she said bullshit, this is not the place to find it. “I’ve tried to live my life on a very straight path,’ he told Classic Rock. “I’m not Nikki Sixx [MÖTLEY CRÜE] or people who go over the edge. That’s alluring to a lot of people, but I’m sure being a little bit different is alluring to some other people, too.”
This is going to be an amazing read and I cannot tell you how stoked I am for this. I was even just telling my buddy Cheevyjames not too long ago that I really wished that Dio would do an autobiography or have an authorized bio released. Ronnie James Dio has been in the business for over 50 years and he is still going strong today and is looked at as a true and deserving legend. I can’t think of anyone else I’m more excited to finally get to learn more about.
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