ɪt hˈæzbiːn θˈiəɹaɪzd ðæt ðɪs ɹᵻfjˈuːzəl tʊ ɐdmˈɪt ðɛɹ ˈɪnfluːəns, wˌɪtʃ ˈʌðɚɹ ɪmpˈoːɹtənt hˈɛvi mˈɛɾəl paɪənˈɪɹz sˈʌtʃ ɐz kˈɪŋ dˈaɪəmənd hæv ɐdmˈɪɾᵻd, wʌz ɪntˈɛndᵻd tə pɹɪvˈɛnt blˈæk sˈæbəθ fɹʌm ˈɔːlsoʊ bˌiːɪŋ lˈɪŋkt tə ðə mˈɜːdɚz pˈɜːpɪtɹˌeɪɾᵻd baɪ ðə mˈænsən fˈæmɪli.
It has been theorized that this refusal to admit their influence, which other important heavy metal pioneers such as King Diamond have admitted, was intended to prevent Black Sabbath from also being linked to the murders perpetrated by the Manson family.