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.
Tommy Lee plays first full Mötley Crüe show since breaking his ribs
nme.comTommy Lee played his first full Mötley Crüe show this week since breaking his ribs – see the footage below.The drummer sustained the injury earlier this month after he fell down a flight of stairs while on vacation in Nashville, as revealed this week by his wife Brittany Furlan.“The day that we were leaving Nashville, our driver came and we had all this luggage and he wasn’t helping us – he just stayed in the car,” Furlan explained. “Tommy was trying to carry all of our luggage for us.
He fell down these crazy stairs and broke four ribs. Not fractured, not bruised… broke.”Lee’s broken ribs were confirmed after meeting with doctors ahead of joining the band for tour rehearsals.
He played the first few songs of their set when their stadium tour kicked off in Atlanta on June 16, but following the conclusion of ‘Saints Of Los Angeles’ he revealed that he would be unable to drum for the rest of the performance due to his injury.Lee was then replaced on-stage by session drummer Tommy Clufetos – who also plays with Ozzy Osbourne – for the remainder of the show, although he did return to play piano on the band’s 1985 ballad ‘Home Sweet Home’.Last weekend, Lee rejoined the band in Philadelphia to perform eight of the set’s 15 songs, but it wasn’t until Tuesday night (June 28) that he played his first full show with his bandmates since breaking his ribs.The show took place at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte during the seventh stop of Mötley Crüe’s stadium tour.
Lee did not mention his injury during the set.You can check out footage from his return below: Mötley Crüe are currently on ‘The Stadium Tour’, which pairs the band with Poison, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts and Def Leppard.
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