OZZY OSBOURNE's Black Rain Enters Billboard Chart At #3
May 30, 2007, 17 years ago
In it's first week of release, OZZY OSBOURNE's new studio album, Black Rain, enters the Billboard chart at #3, selling 152,000 copies.
Christa Titus at Billboard.com recently caught up with Ozzy to discuss Black Rain. The following is a brief excerpt from the interview:
Billboard: I was planning to ask how long you were going to keep working, but after hearing 'Not Going Away' and 'I Don't Wanna Stop' on the album, it kind of blew that notion.
Osbourne: "I've always said to myself, 'If the audience dwindles, I will not start doing this fucking club thing.' I understand why people do, because it's work. What I see myself eventually doing is working more in my studio."
Billboard: Your guitarist Zakk Wylde wrote for this album.
Osbourne: "He laid some stuff down. People say, 'Why do you keep going to Zakk?' 'Cause you know what? There ain't no one else like him. He comes up with the stuff, plus the fact he's a family member. If he said to me, 'Ozzy, I need you to do this, will you do (it)?' I wouldn't think twice. He's always told me where he's at. Instead of going, 'Ah, fucking great tour,' he goes, 'Next time, you got to (do this).' He's real. He don't fuck around. He's like meat and potatoes. I was very disappointed that his album didn't do better than it did last time. He's getting better and better. There's no one like Zakk Wylde anymore."
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