Black Sabbath mastermind Tony Iommi has posted a rare photo of himself with bassist Geezer Butler and Craig Murto, who died from cancer, on his official Twitter page.
Tony penned a really emotional message after the death of his old friend, Craig Murton, and also he sent his condolences to Craig’s family and wife.
Here’s what Tony wrote on Twitter:
“Sad to hear of the passing of Craig Murto he’s been battling cancer for a while now and I’ve just heard he lost his fight.
He was a really nice guy and a huge fan of Sabbath! My condolences to his wife and family. R.I.P. Tony”
A Twitter user named Ronald responded to Tony’s post and said:
“The ones who ‘lose’ their battle with cancer are those who lack the will to fight it. Craig sounds like a winner to me, because he was a fighter: No doubt you inspired him as much by YOUR example as by the majesty of your music, Tony.”
Another fan commented:
“Craig was my mom’s cousin. Thank you for the condolences, he loved is rock n roll!”
Check out the original post from Twitter below.
Sad to hear of the passing of Craig Murto he’s been battling Cancer for awhile now and I’ve just heard he lost his fight. He was a really nice guy and a huge fan of Sabbath! My condolences to his wife and family. R.I.P. Tony pic.twitter.com/xxaxalMzrD
— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) January 31, 2020