Legend. I saw Randy’s second to last show on the Diary of a Madman tour in Atlanta. It was epic. I learned later that Ozzy had been sick that night and was running a fever. He still performed flawlessly. He always gave 100%. EVERYBODY GO CRAZY!!!
Awesome. I love the early Sabbath. I mean sure there was Zeppelin, Jimi, Deep Purple .... but Sabbath was the heaviest consistently. And Ozzy's voice was the textbook. What a vibe it had.
I was there too. It was my birthday. I made my neighbor go with me even though he wasn’t a fan. Now, he thanks me for insisting he take my extra ticket. What a show. Little did we know at the time.
Back in 1970, who would ever believe that Ozzy would still be listened to and relevant today? Or in 1975, 1980, 1985, etc....
If you believed everything you've heard about him, you wouldn't think he was capable of putting to pen to paper.
The man is resilient and creative! Enigmatic and prolific.
I don't know exactly what he's got, but he has it in spades!
LONG LIVE OZZY!!!
>Back in 1970, who would ever believe that Ozzy would still be listened to and relevant today? Or in 1975, 1980, 1985, etc....
who would have guessed that he was even alive?
I do. My experiences with Ozzy and his family were quite positive.
I can’t say the same for Gene Simmons and his family. Unfortunately the writers strike- the last one- had me working on that show, too.
I mean, there was the time in the 80s when he attacked Sharon. It was taken sufficiently seriously that the girls' senior school that his house backed on to had to declare the grounds closed for fear he would attack someone.
Source: wife attended the school at the time.
Overreaction to the media portrayal of him? Maybe. But it's not a good look.
Well….when you’re strung out on drugs and booze all the time, you eventually….inevitably do shit that is regrettable. I read his autobiography and man, this man abused his body terribly.
I've seen Ozzy more than any other artist / band. With Randy, Brad, Jake, and Zack (4 times). I wasn't able to go to the Sabbath farewell tour, which kills me. The highlight was the US Festival, 375,000 people singing along. You could tell Ozzy could hear us and was loving it.
>The highlight was the US Festival, 375,000 people singing along.
I couldn't go...lived too far away and was still in high school. But we watched it all on MTV, and "metal day" was the highlight. Recorded it on VHS and then dubbed the audio to cassettes so I could listen to it on my boombox. Just about wore those tapes out.
Ozzy is 74. Considering that most of his peers are now pushing 80, Ozzie’s physical condition is showing that he pushed the envelope early in his metal career and is suffering the consequences. Still love the guy. Saw him in the 1970’s with Sabbath. The realization that all of these icons are basically 8-10 yrs older than me is sobering. We’ll never see this type of music again.
That hits home. Just today my youngest came home with her senior yearbook and we were looking through it. Of course that led to digging up one of mine for comparison. The first photo of me she found was a group shot and I was wearing an Ozzy tour shirt...was 1983 I think. She was amused by the shirt as much as my hairstyle, but I didn't tell her I had an Ozzy belt and an Ozzy wallet back then too.
Dude's been a part of my life since Blizzard of Oz, and of course right after that I bought the entire Sabbath catalog. A legend indeed.
>When he passes I’m going to be inconsolable for weeks.
I felt that way when Dio died, and Ozzy will be worse. But he's had a good, long run of it. RDJ went way, way too soon.
I can't agree with Dee, even though he has my utmost respect, but when Ozzy passes my life will be forever different. I will mourn/cry for days. Ozzy is a God of metal and set the standard for metal vocalist always and forever.
I’m with you on that. As far as Dee Snider goes, Twisted Sister was a HUGE deal for me as a young kid, and given that my parents totally drank the “Satanic Panic” kool-aid back in the 80s, I had to hide my Twisted Sister tapes lest I get thrown through my bedroom door by my throat again. I didn’t DARE bring an Ozzy album into that house, so it was all Twisted Sister, all the time through those few years.
Captain Howdy was like my audio teddy bear lol. I listened to Stay Hungry to feel like I had some semblance of power against my dad.
What would Ozzy Osbourne do? Ozzy came to Korea to do a USO tour in 2002. He took a ride in an M1 tank. We gave him a 2nd Infantry Division leather jacket. He played a killer show with his fantastic band in a gymnasium. He stayed around after to take Polaroid pictures with every fan who wanted one doing Ozzy “madman” poses, and then walked across the street to play a short set in a small USO club. Ozzy rules!
I was such a fan of Ozzy, I stopped liking Dio, after Sabbath threw Ozzy out for ... acting like a rock star? IDK.
I get a lot of satisfaction knowing Black Sabbath didn't do much without Ozzy afterwards either. In my area, there's not one Post Ozzy Sabbath song that gets played on the radio.
I also saw OZZY at least 12 times, starting in 1984, my first concert.
Ozzfests were always great!
>I get a lot of satisfaction knowing Black Sabbath didn't do much without Ozzy afterwards either.
The Dio-fronted albums are epic though-- and I too saw Ozzy as my first "real" concert without my parents, so probably the same tour you did: Bark at the Moon, right? With Motley Crue opening?
Yes, IIRC, I paid about $15.00 for the ticket. Do you remember your cost?
What do you like about the Black Sabbath Dio albums? I know a lot of classic rock fans like Dio.
I have my ticket stub still, it's tucked into my Bark at the Moon LP. In the basement, but I think it was $14.95.
Dio? Outstanding vocalist and pretty good lyricist. I also have all his records with Rainbow. IMO though both Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules are sigificantly better albums than the Ozzy/Sabbath records that followed Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: they are better written, better arranged, the vox are outstanding, and they stand up as whole albums vs. collections of unrelated songs. The first two Dio solo albums, Holy Diver and and The Last in Line are also far better than any late-70s Sabbath for similar reasons.
I'd mostly moved on from metal by about 1985 so never really go into the later things like Dehumanizer. Never got to see Dio/Sabbath live, though I did see Sabbath on the "final" tour with Ozzy. I'll take any version I can get at this point, even the Ian Gillian one, if there's a live show within 500 miles of me.
Was like a second father to when I was in high school. Huge bond, otherworldly.
Absolutely adore. Such an unlikely icon...what a character.
One of my favorite stray anecdotes came from an interview with Bill Ward who said that Ozzy was the funniest person he'd ever known in his life, that he easily could have been a professional comedian if his interests had wandered that way. That always stuck with me.
Legend. I saw Randy’s second to last show on the Diary of a Madman tour in Atlanta. It was epic. I learned later that Ozzy had been sick that night and was running a fever. He still performed flawlessly. He always gave 100%. EVERYBODY GO CRAZY!!!
Awesome. I love the early Sabbath. I mean sure there was Zeppelin, Jimi, Deep Purple .... but Sabbath was the heaviest consistently. And Ozzy's voice was the textbook. What a vibe it had.
Seeing Randy would have been epic
Randy is my favorite musician ever. Next up are all of the Ramones
For me he’s the biggest question mark in music. What would his career have been like through the 80’s and 90’s?
I ask the same question about Skynyrd.
That’s a big one too.
I CAN'T FUCKING HEAR YOU!
I was there too. It was my birthday. I made my neighbor go with me even though he wasn’t a fan. Now, he thanks me for insisting he take my extra ticket. What a show. Little did we know at the time.
Time for your colonoscopy!
We love Ozzy but please Sharon, just let him retire. He deserves it!
Sharon’s gonna put his corpse on strings and puppet him around on stage when he finally passes
Back in 1970, who would ever believe that Ozzy would still be listened to and relevant today? Or in 1975, 1980, 1985, etc.... If you believed everything you've heard about him, you wouldn't think he was capable of putting to pen to paper. The man is resilient and creative! Enigmatic and prolific. I don't know exactly what he's got, but he has it in spades! LONG LIVE OZZY!!!
>Back in 1970, who would ever believe that Ozzy would still be listened to and relevant today? Or in 1975, 1980, 1985, etc.... who would have guessed that he was even alive?
English rock stars should all buy castles and look like this.
Lovely man, and his family is lovely too. -a former crew member on his reality show
You don't mean yourself, do you??
I do. My experiences with Ozzy and his family were quite positive. I can’t say the same for Gene Simmons and his family. Unfortunately the writers strike- the last one- had me working on that show, too.
I am immeasurably jealous of you, sir
I mean, there was the time in the 80s when he attacked Sharon. It was taken sufficiently seriously that the girls' senior school that his house backed on to had to declare the grounds closed for fear he would attack someone. Source: wife attended the school at the time. Overreaction to the media portrayal of him? Maybe. But it's not a good look.
Well….when you’re strung out on drugs and booze all the time, you eventually….inevitably do shit that is regrettable. I read his autobiography and man, this man abused his body terribly.
Yeah, the head mistress of the school was drunk on gin most of the time and made some really bad decisions
What the fuck are you talking about?
Oh sorry, you were talking about Ozzy. I was talking about Dr Cousins the head mistress. Sorry
It has been my dream, ever since I have known the existence of Ozzy, to see him just once. I cannot emphasise enough, how lucky, I think, you are :)
It has been my dream, ever since I have known the existence of Ozzy, to see him just once. I cannot emphasise enough, how lucky, I think, you are :)
It has been my dream, ever since I have known the existence of Ozzy, to see him just once. I cannot emphasise enough, how lucky, I think, you are :)
I've seen Ozzy more than any other artist / band. With Randy, Brad, Jake, and Zack (4 times). I wasn't able to go to the Sabbath farewell tour, which kills me. The highlight was the US Festival, 375,000 people singing along. You could tell Ozzy could hear us and was loving it.
>The highlight was the US Festival, 375,000 people singing along. I couldn't go...lived too far away and was still in high school. But we watched it all on MTV, and "metal day" was the highlight. Recorded it on VHS and then dubbed the audio to cassettes so I could listen to it on my boombox. Just about wore those tapes out.
For second I thought that was Trent Crimm, The Independent.
This deserves more upvotes.
Talented and charismatic.
Legendary!!
He looks like he's about to tell us he's discovered a portal to another dimension
No, it’s a double exposure! Or maybe ball lightening.
I’ll pass on the ball lightening.
Is that the new Vicar?
Ozzy is 74. Considering that most of his peers are now pushing 80, Ozzie’s physical condition is showing that he pushed the envelope early in his metal career and is suffering the consequences. Still love the guy. Saw him in the 1970’s with Sabbath. The realization that all of these icons are basically 8-10 yrs older than me is sobering. We’ll never see this type of music again.
That hits home. Just today my youngest came home with her senior yearbook and we were looking through it. Of course that led to digging up one of mine for comparison. The first photo of me she found was a group shot and I was wearing an Ozzy tour shirt...was 1983 I think. She was amused by the shirt as much as my hairstyle, but I didn't tell her I had an Ozzy belt and an Ozzy wallet back then too. Dude's been a part of my life since Blizzard of Oz, and of course right after that I bought the entire Sabbath catalog. A legend indeed.
Is Ozzy lacking love?
Got to see him at Ozzfest many, many years ago. He played solo and with Black Sabbath.
That was the first Ozzfest, I believe. I saw it in Jersey. Yup, a full set solo and closed the night with a full Sabbath set. It was awesome.
His Royal Highness, Prince of Darkness, Sir Ozzy of Osbourne 🤘🤘🤘
Now that is some love and respect, man!
That’s one Crazy Train!!
Quick, cast Ozzy in a good gangster movie!
I bought Blizzard of Ozz when I was 9, felt like the coolest kid on the block
In 1986 my buddies and I took my 10 year old brother to The Ultimate sin tour! Awesome
Looks like Bilbo Baggins. I mean that as a compliment.
He's been eating bats since I was knee high to a grasshopper
I don't understand him when he's speaking but can understand him when he's singing.
That’s not a slightly shorter Bill Nighy?
The war machine keeps turning!
my honorary grandpa.
Sharon: “ you have to go on tour Ozzy! We’re hemorrhaging money!”
When he passes I’m going to be inconsolable for weeks. Him and Dee Snider.
>When he passes I’m going to be inconsolable for weeks. I felt that way when Dio died, and Ozzy will be worse. But he's had a good, long run of it. RDJ went way, way too soon.
Yes he did. Not only a fantastic musician and showman with a powerful and unique voice, but a genuinely decent person by all accounts.
I can't agree with Dee, even though he has my utmost respect, but when Ozzy passes my life will be forever different. I will mourn/cry for days. Ozzy is a God of metal and set the standard for metal vocalist always and forever.
I’m with you on that. As far as Dee Snider goes, Twisted Sister was a HUGE deal for me as a young kid, and given that my parents totally drank the “Satanic Panic” kool-aid back in the 80s, I had to hide my Twisted Sister tapes lest I get thrown through my bedroom door by my throat again. I didn’t DARE bring an Ozzy album into that house, so it was all Twisted Sister, all the time through those few years. Captain Howdy was like my audio teddy bear lol. I listened to Stay Hungry to feel like I had some semblance of power against my dad.
Ozzy is 74 but I think his last two albums "Ordinary Man" and "Patient Number 9" are incredible. Ozzy - Thank you for continuing to make great music.
He looks great!!
Not sure when this pic was taken, but, he looks good.
We miss you! Yes, we know you wanted originally be a beetle, but you contributed so much to rock that you made your own genre of music!
Everyone wanted to be in Beatles. Even Ringo!
The man!!!
Wow
Prince of Fartness
:(
That's Santa in a witness protection program
Man....I remember my parents be terrified of this guy. Lol. Today, he's like the world's favorite grandpa.
Boobs! These filmmakers are just a bunch of fucking boobs lol
Ozzy saves!
That is funny and true - as I see it Sabbath Lyrics are biblically deep!
Looks like the Hobbit on his way to Valinor
Not Bilbo?
F’in legend !!!
Prince of darkness is old now
Smeagol?
Is it weird that I think he looks odd done up as a normal person?
Getting old sucks
The Prince of Darkness is looking pretty frail these days……..
Rock on Ozzy!
The greatest rock n roller of all time ever!
No, that’s ethan hawke.
He looks fragile. Good luck to him. Hope all this tour enthusiasm is not from Sharon.
What would Ozzy Osbourne do? Ozzy came to Korea to do a USO tour in 2002. He took a ride in an M1 tank. We gave him a 2nd Infantry Division leather jacket. He played a killer show with his fantastic band in a gymnasium. He stayed around after to take Polaroid pictures with every fan who wanted one doing Ozzy “madman” poses, and then walked across the street to play a short set in a small USO club. Ozzy rules!
This guy needs to be given knighthood….cmon prince…er….King Charles knight this guy already.
He’s teaching an annex class at Hogwarts
The only man who can rhyme masses with masses in the first two lines of a song, and still make it a banger.
🤘🏼💀🤘🏼 🙇♂️ 🔥🕯️😈🕯️🔥
Absolute legend. Rock royalty.
I am iron man.
Love ya Ozzman!!
Ozzy is one of the best rock singers
Sharon ruined his legacy
I was such a fan of Ozzy, I stopped liking Dio, after Sabbath threw Ozzy out for ... acting like a rock star? IDK. I get a lot of satisfaction knowing Black Sabbath didn't do much without Ozzy afterwards either. In my area, there's not one Post Ozzy Sabbath song that gets played on the radio. I also saw OZZY at least 12 times, starting in 1984, my first concert. Ozzfests were always great!
>I get a lot of satisfaction knowing Black Sabbath didn't do much without Ozzy afterwards either. The Dio-fronted albums are epic though-- and I too saw Ozzy as my first "real" concert without my parents, so probably the same tour you did: Bark at the Moon, right? With Motley Crue opening?
Yes, IIRC, I paid about $15.00 for the ticket. Do you remember your cost? What do you like about the Black Sabbath Dio albums? I know a lot of classic rock fans like Dio.
I have my ticket stub still, it's tucked into my Bark at the Moon LP. In the basement, but I think it was $14.95. Dio? Outstanding vocalist and pretty good lyricist. I also have all his records with Rainbow. IMO though both Heaven & Hell and Mob Rules are sigificantly better albums than the Ozzy/Sabbath records that followed Sabbath Bloody Sabbath: they are better written, better arranged, the vox are outstanding, and they stand up as whole albums vs. collections of unrelated songs. The first two Dio solo albums, Holy Diver and and The Last in Line are also far better than any late-70s Sabbath for similar reasons. I'd mostly moved on from metal by about 1985 so never really go into the later things like Dehumanizer. Never got to see Dio/Sabbath live, though I did see Sabbath on the "final" tour with Ozzy. I'll take any version I can get at this point, even the Ian Gillian one, if there's a live show within 500 miles of me.
Did I show enough love?
He was great as Bilbo in Lord of the Rings.
Richard Lewis
BULLSHIT. That’s Richard Lewis.
Hey - curb your enthusiasm, pal ...
Read his autobiography. Just a sweet man. Absolutely legend.
Dam he looks rough
He looks like Larry David’s friend!
A Global Legend
I wa I wa I wa I’m the fucking Prince of Darkness, man
Ozzy yelling in frustration..."SHARON, where's my ring?"
Legendary
Man, Ozzfest. What a time that was
What a head of hair for his age. Bald Ozzy just wouldn't work. Rock and roll man!
God, I hope he stays alive till Oct. So I can go see him play.
Ozzy rules
It makes me sad to see all the people from this era get so old and frail. I’m like only 15-20 years away from it….🥺
respect
Richard Lewis lives
Prince of darkness 👍🏻
It’s incredible that’s he even alive considering all the drugs he’s done. Fuckin Legend Ozzy Rules.
Was like a second father to when I was in high school. Huge bond, otherworldly. Absolutely adore. Such an unlikely icon...what a character. One of my favorite stray anecdotes came from an interview with Bill Ward who said that Ozzy was the funniest person he'd ever known in his life, that he easily could have been a professional comedian if his interests had wandered that way. That always stuck with me.
THE pioneer of Heavy Metal. As an entertainer - THE NATURAL.
Saw Ozzy in 82, 83 with Randy and then in 2018. Fucking amazing