Black Sabbath vocalist and all round legend of Heavy Metal Ozzy Osbourne recently sat down for a Q&A session to discuss the current state of his musical career. You can check out some of the highlights below (via Blabbermouth):
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Let’s talk about the tour and everything you’re looking forward to.
“The band is great and I’m singing better than ever. It’s great to be back with Zakk. Tommy, the drummer, is great. Blasko is always great. There’s no excess trouble. No drama – there are no arguments.
“We just get up, do our gig and have fun. Nobody gets loaded anymore. When you get to the party days in the ’80s, it was like Caligula on the road.”
So, is this it for you on the live front?
“I have to say this: ‘I’m not retiring!’ I’m just not doing world tours anymore. I’m still doing gigs. I’m still going to do shows, just no more world tours. They’ll say, ‘You said you were going to retire on the ‘No More Tours’ tour 25 years ago,’ but I’m not retiring!”
If you could remember, what is the best gig you’ve ever played?
“The first night at Castle Donnington. It was me, Van Halen and AC/DC. It was a long, long time ago – maybe 30 years ago [1984]. It was one of those gigs where everything was perfect. It was a great show. We just did a great show in Tel Aviv, too.”
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When you come home from touring, what is the thing you look forward to most?
“Me and Sharon spending some time together. Something happens as soon as I’ve got my bags down – ‘The Osbournes’ happens. It’s always drama.
“I have this notion that me and Sharon are going to have a peaceful holiday, but you bet your ass as soon as I walk through that door, it’s fucking something. Get me back on the road!”
When the audience is having a good time, you seem more engaged.
“I’m virtually deaf now, but if I can’t feel that emotion… I have to hear them and feel the emotion. One memorable gig we played was an outdoor gig in California [1992], for Randy Rhoads.
“We were supposed to play, but we had to cancel and reschedule. When we played, it was like a riot there! I remember the good gigs, but I also remember the bad gigs like when I’ve been hungover, or my voice was fucked.”