OZZY OSBOURNE - "I Once Went By METALLICA's Dressing Room - They Were Playing BLACK SABBATH Records And I Thought They Were Taking The Piss Out Of Me"
November 22, 2010, 13 years ago
According to Al Kratina from Montrealgazette.com, despite his influence, it took time for BLACK SABBATH singer OZZY OSBOURNE to realize his role in defining heavy metal after striking out on his own in 1979. "Nobody's aware when they're doing that. It's like being in the eye of the storm. You don't know what's going on around you. Everybody else is getting their ass blown off, and you're safe in the middle. You don't really think you've got an effect on what's around you."
Even years later, with Sabbath rightly recognized as pioneers, Osbourne remained oblivious. "Many, many years ago, METALLICA were opening up for me," he recounts. "I went by their dressing room. They were playing Black Sabbath records, and I thought they were taking the piss out of me."
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