Back to the Beginning | 2025

Jon Jones

Sharon Osbourne personally selected this image based on an image of the band from the early 1970s for Jones to recreate. Considered the ‘original’ heavy metal band by many, ‘Changes’ captures the group’s raw energy, rebellious spirit and deeply embedded legacy in global music culture.

The gritty, urban style of Jon Jones’ art is reflective of the origin story of Black Sabbath, which saw these four young men looking to escape a life of factory work through music in 1960s Birmingham. But it was the second city’s industrial core that wound up birthing an entirely new music genre by chance.

For each purchase of 'Changes', we will donate £100 to Birmingham Children’s Hospital Charity’s Inspiring Spaces Appeal. The project will use the power of art to create colourful, creative and inspiring spaces within Parkview, its youth mental health inpatient facility based in Moseley, to improve wellbeing and aid recovery.

“Being from Birmingham, everyone I spoke to had their own Sabbath tale to tell. The thing that struck me was that every single story was positive. They are true legends – in Birmingham and beyond.” - Jon Jones