Personal Life
Iommi has been married four times.
- During the 1970s Iommi was married to Susan Snowden, who was related to British Royal photographer Lord Snowdon. This relationship lasted for some eight years, and Iommi said in a 1991 Guitar World interview that the troubled recording and mixing of Black Sabbath's 1976 album Technical Ecstasy caused the end of his marriage.
- Iommi married an American model named Melinda in 1980. They had a daughter, Toni-Marie Iommi, divorced in the mid-1980s.
- In 1986-7 Iommi met an Englishwoman named Valery, and after a six year relationship they married. She had a son from a previous relationship named Jay. They divorced in the late 90s. Iommi confirmed in the same Guitar World interview referenced above (a co-interview with Metallica's James Hetfield) that he has a son. He told Hetfield regarding the band's so-called "Black Album," that "my son gave me a copy of your latest album..."
- In 1999, Iommi married Maria Sjöholm, formerly vocalist for the metal band Drain STH. He has a daughter from a previous marriage, Toni-Marie, who was the vocalist for the now-defunct band LunarMile. Mikko "Linde" Lindström, guitarist with Finnish band HIM became engaged to Toni-Marie Iommi in August 2010.
During the mid-1980s Iommi was romantically involved with, and briefly engaged to, Lita Ford. He co-produced her album The Bride Wore Black, which to date remains unreleased. Ford said in a 1989 Kerrang! interview, "there's a certain amount of bad blood between Tony Iommi and I."
Iommi, along with fellow Sabbath member Geezer Butler, is a passionate supporter of Aston Villa, his home town football club.
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