Most of you are correct in regards to what this song is about. The Wizard is indeed referring to the song by Black Sabbath, the band that Mr. Halford considers the first true heavy metal band. Rob covered this song when he was with a band called the Bullring Brummies.
Don't know how anyone would get the idea that "The Wizard" in the lyrics is relating to Jimi Hendrix, but if you'd like to see Priest lyrics that do indeed relate to Mr. Hendrix, you will find them in a song called Heroes End from the album Stained Class, the best heavy metal album ever made to this day. The first part of this particular song is about Janis Joplin, the middle part is about Hendrix, and the last part is about James Dean. The song as a whole deals with the sad reality of famous and talented people who die at a very young age and become legends as a result of their deaths. Made in Hell is the first song I have ever commented about, and I am about to head over to the Heroes End lyrics to throw my two cents in over there. This is fun and quite metally indeed! All hail The Metal God! :-)
Most of you are correct in regards to what this song is about. The Wizard is indeed referring to the song by Black Sabbath, the band that Mr. Halford considers the first true heavy metal band. Rob covered this song when he was with a band called the Bullring Brummies.
Don't know how anyone would get the idea that "The Wizard" in the lyrics is relating to Jimi Hendrix, but if you'd like to see Priest lyrics that do indeed relate to Mr. Hendrix, you will find them in a song called Heroes End from the album Stained Class, the best heavy metal album ever made to this day. The first part of this particular song is about Janis Joplin, the middle part is about Hendrix, and the last part is about James Dean. The song as a whole deals with the sad reality of famous and talented people who die at a very young age and become legends as a result of their deaths. Made in Hell is the first song I have ever commented about, and I am about to head over to the Heroes End lyrics to throw my two cents in over there. This is fun and quite metally indeed! All hail The Metal God! :-)