Andre Relis. director of late guitarist Randy Rhoads documentary told Blabbermouth.com that Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne refused to be involved in the documentary, as well revealed that securing any footage or music featuring Ozzy was quite the ordeal.
Here’s what the director said:
“[Sharon and Ozzy] weren’t gonna give it to me, man. And they made that very clear to me once they found out I was doing this documentary. That was the challenging part. I had to go into this on my own without their support. I tried to get their support, but they weren’t having it. So, yeah, every little piece of when he joined Ozzy was very difficult to get.”
“From my research, the Osbournes own all, if not 99 percent, of the live footage from that era. So I had to find a gentleman, and it took me many months, who controlled even some real basic footage of Ozzy with Randy on stage.”
“I got some really interesting communication from Sharon. Not the best, friendliest stuff was coming from that side of things. I won’t go into detail on that. But I can say that I find it very mysterious.”