WENDY DIO Wants RONNIE JAMES DIO Documentary To Show 'The True, Real RONNIE'

Wendy Dio, wife and longtime manager of Ronnie James Dio, spoke to “The Blairing Out With Eric Blair Show” about her plans to produce a documentary that will cover Dio‘s career from his early days with ELF to his final project, HEAVEN & HELL. She said at last Wednesday’s (January 23) Hall Of Heavy Metal History event at Marriott Delta Garden Grove in Anaheim, California (see video below): “I’m actually interviewing producers and directors. It has to be perfect — the way Ronnie would want it. I was talking with a label that I won’t mention about four years ago, but the direction they wanted to take it in was not what I… I want it to be Ronnie — the real Ronnie. The true, real Ronnie and not drugs, sex and rock and roll, ’cause that’s not what he was about. So I want stories from bands that he played with, from people that looked up to him, from his old friends, his old bandmates — just so that it’s true.”

Asked if she has footage of Ronnie in the archives that people have never seen, Wendy responded: “I do. I have a lot of stuff that nobody’s ever seen… Some of the footage, of course, was done on Super 8, so we have to figure out how it’s gonna come out. But I think even if it’s a little blurry, people will still wanna see it. I mean, we’ll bake them and we’ll do the best we can with everything. There’s some stuff that’s so old, but it’s worth being in the documentary, and it shouldn’t be taken away.”

Wendy also confirmed that the documentary will be distributed via BMG.

Best known for his work with BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW and DIO, Ronnie James Dio passed away of stomach cancer on May 16, 2010 at the age of 67. A few months after his death, MTV Books announced plans to release his memoir, which at the time was going to be called “Rainbow In The Dark: The Autobiography Of Ronnie James Dio”.

Wendy is currently working with legendary rock journalist Mick Wall on the long-awaited autobiography of the heavy metal master, which was three-quarters written before the singer’s death.

Fonte: Blabbermouth.net