OZZY OSBOURNE - “I’m Not Saying I'll Never Record With TONY Or GEEZER Again, I Just Don't Want To Tour With BLACK SABBATH After This”

March 9, 2016, 8 years ago

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OZZY OSBOURNE - “I’m Not Saying I'll Never Record With TONY Or GEEZER Again, I Just Don't Want To Tour With BLACK SABBATH After This”

In a new interview with Rolling Stone Australia, Black Sabbath legends Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer Butler talk about their final tour appropriately called The End. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:

Ozzy on calling it quits: “I don't want to drag it into the dirt," Osbourne says. "The best thing that happened to Sabbath the first time was we went our own ways for a while (in 1979). It was good for them and good for me. The decision is final. You could put money on it.”

Geezer on calling it quits: "It'll be bittersweet. I’m glad we're finishing on a high note but sad that it's the end of what I've known for most of my life."

Ozzy on the future: ”Time ain't on our side. To be honest with you, if the new record wasn't another Number One, we would have been pissed off, so we just left it on a high note with 13. I'm not saying I'll never record with Tony or Geezer again. I just don't want to tour with Black Sabbath after this."

Ozzy on the band’s heavy-partying days: “We're not killing ourselves [anymore]," Osbourne says. "It doesn't get any easier physically. I don't know how the fucking Stones do it. I was the fucking rebel for so many years. Now I can't understand why I was going out, getting full of Jack Daniel's, having a bag of white powder and talking shit till daybreak, thinking that was fun. I would poke my fucking eyes out if I had to do that now."

Read more at Rolling Stone Australia.

Black Sabbath’s The End tour hit The Forum in Inglewood, California on February 11th. Multi-cam video of the band performing “Black Sabbath” and “Fairies Wear Boots” can be seen below:

Black Sabbath's 2016 Tour Dates are as follows:

April
15 - Perth, AU - Perth Arena
17 - Adelaide, AU - Entertainment Centre
19 - Melbourne, AU - Rod Laver Arena
23 - Sydney, AU - Allphones Arena
25 - Brisbane, AU - Entertainment Centre
28 - Auckland, NZ - Vector Arena
30 - Dunedin, NZ - Forsyth Barr Stadium

June
1 - Budapest, Hungary - Groupama Arena
8 - Berlin, Germany - Waldebuhne
11 - Donington, UK - Download
13 - Verona, IT - Arena Di Verona
15 - Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadon
17 - Dessel, Belgium - Graspop
23 - Halden, Norway - Tons of Rock
25 - Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhell
28 - Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle
30 - Prague, Czech Republic - 02 Arena

July
2 - Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena
5 - Riga, Latvia - Riga Arena
7 - Helsinki, Finland - Monsters of Rock
9 - Stockholm, Sweden - Monsters of Rock
12 - Moscow, Russia - Olympisky Arena

August
17 - Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater
19 - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
21 - Washington, DC - Jiffy Lube Live
23 - Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center
25 - Boston, MA - Xfinity Center
27 - Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena
29 - Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre
31 - Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater

September
2 - Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center
4 - Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
7 - Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion
9 - Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Ampitheater
11 - Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Ampitheater
13 - Portland, OR - Sunlight Supply Arena
15 - Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena
17 - Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena
19 - Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl
21 - Phoenix, AZ - AK-Chin Pavilion

Details on Tickets, VIP packages and more for the North American shows can be found at Livenation.com.

 

 

 

 

 

 


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