I never got to see Ozzy or Black Sabbath sadly. I once saw Ronnie James Dio at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington.
I remember in my mid teens my friend giving me the Black Sabbath album: Never Say Die on cassette tape. I was hooked.
What a sound. Black Sabbath were brilliant and they created their own rock genre: Heavy Metal.
One of my gardening customers texted me the other night informing me that Ozzy had left the earth stage and gone playing the greatest rock festival in Heaven or even Hell?
Ozzy was a working class hero with tons of talent and that wonderful English sense of humour. I spent hours yesterday watching You Tube videos of him performing his songs and his reality shows like: "At Home With The Osbournes" and his appearances on chat shows like: "Parkinson".
I played the following song by Ozzy yesterday and the tears began to roll down my face. I never realised how much a rock icon he was.
" Dreamer" reminds me so much of John Lennon.
Ozzy claimed the Beatles inspired him to join a band. The rest is history. Thanks for the music, anecdotes and all the laughs you gave us all Ozzy. A rock fan across the sea in Ireland.
I loved the series the family made. It always shows us a different side to the artists and you realise they’re just like anyone else.
ReplyDeleteI adore them Angela. One of my football teams I follow his Aston Villa and I love Sharon for her Jewish culture. I worked at many Jewish gardens in Cheetham Hill and Broughton and they were lovely people.
ReplyDeleteWe are so lucky to have grown up with his music and so many other great bands.
ReplyDeleteSo true Marlene. Music in the seventies, eighties and nineties was so good. Ozzy was and is loved by millions of us.
ReplyDeleteI saw the news of Ozzy's passing. I had never been convinced to like the music of Black Sabbath but I'd heard of them and wasn't a fan of loud so hadn't gone there. The piece you showcased was completely unexpected and I like it. Thanks Dave.
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