In a brand new interview with Chaz & AJ In The Morning, a morning radio discuss present program on 99.1 WPLR, a rock radio station broadcasting from New Haven, Connecticut, Don Dokken paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne who died on July 22 on the age of 76. The DOKKEN chief mentioned (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): “[His death] was inevitable. Properly, it is inevitable for everyone, man. We’re all gonna have our time right here on this world, and we’re gonna go. And he was solely about 5 or 6 years older than me, so [that] makes me nervous. I am on the brink of retire too.”
Referencing the “Again To The Starting” occasion, which came about on July 5 and marked Ozzy‘s last efficiency each as a solo artist and with the remainder of the unique lineup of BLACK SABBATH, Don mentioned: “How wonderful was it that simply — was it three weeks in the past? He had his final live performance. It is wonderful… He did his final live performance sitting in that throne, and he sang nice, he seemed nice. He sang the songs. He did not make any errors. He did a number of songs, and all these nice bands like METALLICA and [AEROSMITH‘s] Steven Tyler, hey had been all there. I feel they’d over 40,000 individuals. So it was an excellent sendoff that he may even muster up the vitality to say thanks to all his followers and say farewell in England and do a present. I imply, clearly the truth that he handed three weeks later, I feel he knew that it was coming.”
Dokken additionally shared some private reminiscences of Ozzy, saying: “He was totally different than I feel lots of people understand him as, the Prince Of Darkness and only a wild social gathering animal, 24 hours a day. Sure, he had his time, however I feel [in the later years] he slowed down and have become extra reclusive.
“It is humorous, whenever you talked to him, simply talked to him, sitting at a desk, it isn’t the Ozzy that the general public perceived him as, because the Prince Of Darkness, wild man,” Don defined. “He was fairly mellow. And the cool factor about Ozzy, he was very effectively learn. He cherished to learn. He was at all times studying one thing, and he’d ask me what I am studying. And he cherished his books.”
Requested if he’s planning to cowl any Ozzy-sung songs in tribute to the legendary heavy metallic singer when he hits the highway with DOKKEN this week, Don mentioned: “The issue with singing anySABBATH track is Ozzy‘s voice was so distinctive. How do you copy and even attempt to pay homage to that type of singing? How do you homage the track correctly with out messing it up?”
Ozzy died Tuesday morning (July 22),his household introduced in an announcement.
“It’s with extra disappointment than mere phrases can convey that we’ve to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has handed away this morning. He was together with his household and surrounded by love. We ask everybody to respect our household privateness presently,” the household mentioned.
No reason for loss of life was given, however Osbourne had battled quite a few well being points over the previous a number of years, together with Parkinson’s illness and accidents he sustained from a late-night fall in 2019.
Ozzy‘s loss of life got here slightly greater than two weeks after he took the stage for his last efficiency with BLACK SABBATH at Villa Park within the band’s authentic hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. They carried out 4 songs for greater than 40,000 individuals within the stadium and 5.8 million extra on a livestream. Ozzy additionally performed a five-song solo set whereas seated in a bat-adorned throne.
Ozzy‘s household actuality tv present “The Osbournes” gained a 2002 Primetime Emmy.
In 2006, Osbourne and the opposite members of the unique BLACK SABBATH had been inducted into the Rock And Roll Corridor Of Fame. Ozzy was additionally inducted into the Rock Corridor as a solo artist in 2024.
Osbourne gained a number of Grammys, together with one in 1993 for his solo track “I Do not Need To Change The World”.
Ozzy and his spouse and supervisor Sharon began their annual tour — Ozzfest — in 1996 after he was rejected from the lineup of what on the time was the highest touring music pageant, Lollapalooza. The primary touring model of Ozzfest in 1997 included MARILYN MANSON and PANTERA as a part of the lineup.
Osbourne leaves behind his spouse, three youngsters from his first marriage (together with an adopted son from his first spouse’s earlier relationship),and three with Sharon: Jack, Kelly and Aimee.
