Well well well, it takes me a long moment and i had a lot of dificulty to decide to write this post. But i think i must do it, just because he's a great artist, a man with a big heart and an icon of Metal scene. You get it, i wanna talk about Ronnie James DIO.
I won't give you his complete biography here because it's useless, people can find it so easily on the net. I won't give you a tribute text with all his concerts or his interviews just because i don't have enough experience to do this. I just want to share with you all my thoughts and all my feelings for this man.
Franckly, i'm not the one who cry at an artist's death, but the day when i heard rumours about his death, i was not at my ease. And in the night, when his wife confirmed this rumours via his official website, i felt my soul empty and i felt tear came into my eyes.
Maybe it's stupid but i think his death is a huge lost for metal and music world. I came to Metal when i was 15, beginning with old bands like Led Zeppelin, Scorpion, Black Sabbath, Rainbow, etc. And through the few years of experience in metal world, i've never found anyone who can rival with him. He is the one and the unic. He'd created plenty of thing, brought happyness to plenty of lonely souls, inspired a lot of young artist, and was a bright exemple for musical generations.
Beside, he was a kind man. I'll never forget the day when i saw him for the only one time and the very last time of my life on stage, with Heaven&Hell. Yes i know that i'm lucky compared to others who'll never have occasion to see him. It was in 2009, at WOA, a fantastic concert. There was no big show, just the scene, the musicians and it was sufficient. I can see his energy, his passion and his charisma covered us. A great moment. He seemed to be in good health...
It's seem to me that it was just yesterday... I surely just a young person in the metal world and don't know a lot about the scene, but i think i'd listenned to a lot of band, enough to know that Dio was a hero of all metalheads, and he has an influence on myself.
Just some lines for me and you to think about this great man, about his works and his life. I was sad when he gone, i think i cried when he gone and now, as i write these lines, i can still feel a pinching in my heart. Brother metalheads, we had a hard year!
Stay heavy, for Dio!
