John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne worked with the biggest names in rock on his new album, but he hadn’t heard of one of them – Taylor Hawkins. The late Foo Fighters man drums on the LP Patient Number 9, out today, but Ozzy didn’t know who he was.But the Prince of Darkness did like Taylor’s ideas, even if they were a bit saucy.
Ozzy recalled: “You know what (the song) Degradation Rules is about? Mastur-bation. Sticky little magazines. A toss-pot. READ MORE:Sharon Osbourne in tears as husband Ozzy hits the stage after health struggles"There’s a line in there, ‘Red Tube rules!’ which is an ode to the free porn website.
And, do you know who suggested that? The drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who died recently.“To be perfectly honest with you, I’d never heard of him before he played on my album.“But he must be good to play with Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters.
He was a really nice man, one whose soul will surely last.“I should imagine that everyone in that band was devastated when the poor guy passed away.”Ozzy could be forgiven for not knowing who played on his LP because it was his producer Andrew Watt who asked all the legends to get involved.
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