IT'S OFFICIAL! - OZZY OSBOURNE To Headline Ozzfest 2008
October 8, 2007, 17 years ago
The following report is courtesy of Gary Graff from Billboard.com:
Forget those rumors that Ozzfest will have to do without OZZY OSBOURNE in the future. The Prince of Darkness told reporters during a teleconference today (October 8) that he'll be at the top of the 2008 Ozzfest bill -- "as far as I know."
He did not, however, indicate whether the annual heavy metal summer trek would remain free for attendees, as it was this past summer, saying that would be his wife, manager and Ozzfest creator Sharon Osbourne's decision.
Osbourne -- who begins an arena tour with ROB ZOMBIE on October 18 in Seattle -- told Billboard.com that any BLACK SABBATH plans in 2008, for Ozzfest or separately, are up in the air. "I'm the last person to be told anything," he cracked, but Osbourne noted that he felt if Sabbath was to do anything it would have to be up to a certain standard.
"I'd love to do another Black Sabbath album," Osbourne said. "We did try and write together; there are a bunch of things written. But the problem I'm having is it's got to be at least on the same level as when we departed. If it's not, then what's the point in doing it. I'm definitely doing another album, whether with my own band or Sabbath. As long as I'm not doing bullshit..."Read more here.
