Simply days after Ozzy Osbourne’s dying, Alice Cooper spoke to Planet Rock in regards to the legendary steel musician and the second he discovered he had handed away.
“I used to be on my strategy to the stage once I heard about [his death],” Cooper mentioned. “And I went, ‘Oh, that’s not proper.’ He simply did this [show, “Back to the Beginning”]. And I noticed him. He was signing nicely. However when it lastly hit, it was simply a kind of, ‘Yeah.’ Though you already know it’s coming – Particularly with Ozzy, particularly with sure guys in rock who you go [grimaces]. You recognize, [Ozzy] definitely hasn’t been nicely for some time. However, I imply, what a shock to the system.”
When information broke about Osbourne on Tuesday night time (July twenty second), Cooper was performing on the Utilita Area in Cardiff, Wales – about two hours away from Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham, England the place he carried out for the final time earlier this month.
“On the finish of the present, I simply mentioned, ‘Everyone, let’s say goodnight to Ozzy. And all people simply [chanted], ‘Ozzy, Ozzy.’ He was a really beloved character in rock,” Cooper mentioned.
Recalling his relationship with Osbourne, Cooper defined that whereas they weren’t the closest of pals, they’d an excellent mutual respect for one another:
“We did reveals collectively. He was not a kind of guys that I’d say was one in all my finest pals, however we have been shut after we noticed one another. We go, ‘Oh, good to see you, man.’ We didn’t grasp in the identical form of folks, you already know…
“Ozzy and I did 4 or 5 issues collectively. He sang on [my album] ‘Hey Stoopid.’ …However there was by no means that, ‘Let me name Ozzy.’ You recognize, there was by no means that factor. I simply revered him. And I believe we had a mutual respect for one another. We had a whole lot of the identical gamers… The wonderful thing about being a lead singer with no band is that you just get your choose [of musicians]… So between us, now we have the identical drummer at one time.”
