Ronnie James Dio Writing Autobiography

Britain's Classic Rock magazine is reporting that Ronnie James Dio (Dio, Black Sabbath, Heaven And Hell, Rainbow, Elf) is hard at work on his autobiography.

Dio told the magazine that the book would "not be centered around myself so much as me telling my life story through the stories of those around me."

"Every time I feel I’m getting halfway there, another halfway comes along, 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 Ritchie [Blackmore]’s like or 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.

"I’ve tried to live my life on a very straight path. I'm not Nikki Sixx 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.”