“Paranoid” ranks among Black Sabbath’s most famous songs, but Geezer Butler says he had to explain the word's meaning to Ozzy Osbourne during recording. During an appearance on the Bob Lefsetz podcast ...

This album has aged so well.

JAMES TILLEY MATTHEWS feared the Air Loom Gang. In 1797, he claimed that this mysterious group of villains could control his thoughts using a kite and manipulate “the magnetic fluid” to force him to ...

Paranoia is a common word that's commonly misunderstood. "S/he's so paranoid!" can be heard in everyday conversation with the same incomprehension as saying someone is "OCD" because they're organized.