OZZY OSBOURNE On The Late '70s Era Of BLACK SABBATH - "None Of Us Wanted To Drag This Black Magic Shit Around Forever So We Tried To Get A Bit Modern"
June 16, 2011, 13 years ago
Rob Fitzpatrick from the UK's The Guardian has conducted an interview with BLACK SABBATH icon OZZY OSBOURNE recently while promoting the reissues his first two legendary solo albums, Blizzard of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman. Here are a few excerpts from the chat:
On Black Sabbath reaching the end of the road:
"We never knew what was happening from one day to the next. We tried to manage ourselves for a while but we were always in the fucking bar. We were sick of each other, too – you don't even want to be around your wife all the time and you married her – and none of us wanted to drag this black magic shit around forever so we tried to get a bit modern. But you should stick to what you know best."On Randy Rhoads' audition:
"I was smoking dope and getting tanked and fucked up on powders and I just wanted to go home, but he said I had to see this guy. So Randy came in, five foot fucking two and so skinny, I thought he was a fairy. When he played my brain went, 'Either this is the greatest gear ever or this guy really is the best guitarist in the world.'"On Blizzard Of Ozz, Diary Of A Madman:
"You know, when I listen to those two records now I hear a real vibe. Rock music is not meant to be perfect. Randy loved hearing his fingers slide up and down the strings. Nowadays everyone irons the fucking air, it's all about technology. Everyone wants to give you some advice!"Read the entire interview at The Guardian.
Watch Ozzy in awe as he listens to a Randy Rhoads solo found on the master tapes for the first time, 30 years after it was made. The solo is available on the Blizzard of Ozz 30th Anniversary Expanded Edition:
