July 23, 2025 • 9 mins
R.I.P. to the Prince Of Darkness Ozzy Osbourne. So much music, so many memories. Share your memories in the comments below. When did you first hear Ozzy's music? Favorite concert? Favorite song? Let's remember together.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey guys, an unexpected episode of Booked on Rock. It's
not about rock and roll books this time, unfortunately, it's
about the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. And I was gonna
try to put something up last night, but I didn't
have the time to do it. And as a fan,
I do want to share what I think, but I
want to find out what you guys think about it
(00:21):
and share your stories, your Ozzie stories when you first
discovered Ozzie and memories of listening to Ozzie, going to
shows seeing him. So I'd like you to do that.
If you're watching on YouTube or listening wherever you listen,
comment on it. I want to give a shout out
to Gene Simmons, who I just watched today a couple
(00:43):
interviews that he did, and he was pretty good friends
with Ozzie and Sharon knew them over the years and
he was really cool. I mean, he really had some
great things to say about Ozzie. Basically that Ozzie there's
no nobody else like him. He was the real deal.
Jean said he had no ego. I mean, he just
(01:03):
didn't think he was anything special. Yet here the millions
and millions of fans it worshiped him like he was,
you know, he was the man. He was the god
of metal, the Prince of darkness. And then to see
him get up on stage two and a half weeks ago,
he willed himself up on that stage for the farewell show,
(01:28):
the Back to the Beginning concert, and Tony Iomi I
just saw an interview with him and they're talking about
the interviewer was asking Tony about Ozzie and what did
he think of the performance, and he said he was
He thought he was just great. But they didn't want
to push him too hard with rehearsals. They didn't want
(01:48):
to make him do more than he could do because
of his physical condition. He really it's surprising to see
how well he did that night, the energy that he had.
It's like he wanted to jump out of the seat.
In fact, Tony Iomi said he did want to get
up and stand. If he could, he would have, but
(02:10):
he did it because it's what he loved to do.
But also he loved his fans. He just had a
genuine love for his fans. It's amazing and I think
that was important for him to do. And I think
his body just finally gave out. Again, he willed himself
to get up there on that stage and say goodbye
to the fans. What a way to go out. But
(02:33):
so sad that he is gone. And I was introduced
to Ozzy probably when I was about seven or eight
years old. My older brother was listening to Sabbath with
his friends, and then my other older brother he had
Ozzy's solo stuff. He had the cassettes, he had Diary
of a Madman, and he had Blizzard of Oz. So
(02:58):
I was introduced to Ozzi solo and of course listening
to FM rock radio, Ozzie was everywhere Black Sabbath would
be played. And then once you go beyond the songs
that you hear on the radio, you realize what a
body of work this guy had, from Sabbath to solo.
It's absolutely bar none. It's legendary. The first Sabbath album
(03:23):
is from front to back perfect. The albums that they
did with him for the most part, right up until
you get to the late seventies when things start to
fall apart, but those first four albums are absolutely amazing.
Gene Simmons in fact, said his favorite is the fourth
album by Sabbath, and he says everybody should shut off
(03:44):
their social media, put the phones down, turn off the TV,
and listen to Sabbath, which is a great idea. I've
been listening to Ozzie and Sabbath all day at work,
and I'm in way to and from work, so I've
been doing that and just in awe of the body
of work. I think I first saw Ozzie probably on
(04:07):
MTV the Bark at the Moon video and loved the song,
and then from there it just was everything he came
out with would be to be at least one or
two kick ass songs, Like even the album that he
wasn't really all that happy with, which is the one
(04:30):
was shot in the dark on it and I'm drawing
the blank all of a sudden on the the name
of the album Ultimate Sin, Ultimate Sins, the one from
eighty six. Then he came back with No Rest for
the Wicked, which is the one that has crazy Babies
on there, and Miracle Man, and then he came back
(04:52):
in ninety one that was his big comeback album with
No More Tears, and I distinctly remember in the fall
of nineteen ninety one when that album came out, It
was like September of ninety one and watching on MTV
the video for No More Tears, and I live here
in New England in the fall, it's just awesome. It's
it's if you're I'm a huge horror fan and I
(05:13):
love everything that's gothic. So in the fall of New
England at night, it just there's the the air's crisp,
the leaves rumbling on the ground, there's that feeling that
Halloween's coming. Scary movies on TV all the time, and
No More Tears came out, and I just it was
perfect timing to have that album come out, and I
(05:34):
just remember being blown away by that song No More Tears,
and then my mom coming Home was on the radio.
So I just distinctly remember that period. And that was
when Ozzie said he was going to retire No More
Tours tour that didn't last long, but then as you
get throughout the nineties, he continued to put out these
albums that there was always something that you'd get out
(05:54):
of every album again, whether it was just a song
or two songs or the whole album. But Ozma that
had Perry Mason I Just Want You phenomenal song, but
also see You on the Other Side, which was the
first song I played this morning when I got in
the car, see You on the Other Side, which I
thought was just fitting. That was ninety that one came
(06:15):
out ninety five Down to Earth two thousand and one
that had Dreamer on there, the undercover album and five.
But he continued with Black Rain and O seven and
he had guitarists. He was with Zach Wild for a while,
but then Zach was gone, comes back with Black Rain
Screamed twenty ten. New guitarist was a gush G. I
(06:37):
believe actually Zach is on Black Rain, so I think
scream is the one that had Gus g on it. Yeah.
So he just kept going and his legacy was already
set in stone, but he just continued to work. And
(06:58):
of course with the Osbourne's TV show In the Know
the two thousands, I remember that because there was this
audience of people that loved Ozzie and they didn't really
know much about its music. And I was as as
you know, if you watch this podcast or listen to it,
music is everything to me. So I remind people like,
this guy's an amazing musician. Let's not forget that. But
(07:21):
he was so lovable. I think that was when the
world just embraced him. They just loved Dozzie. You could
not help but love Ozzie, And there was this wonderful
chaotic existence that he had. He was just you couldn't
help but love the guy. But then when he got
on stage, it was like he was in the zone.
He was in complete control, complete command. There was no chaos,
(07:44):
it was just he had command over that audience. One
of the best showmen ever and one of the great
to me, one of the best voices. There was no
better voice for Sabbath, no better and don't forget he
wrote the lyrics, He helped write the melodies for these songs.
The guy was a tremendous talent and just one of
(08:05):
the nicest guys from all accounts. Again, Gene Simmons talking
about I think Gene Simmons said, the first time they
Kissing Sabbath toured in seventy four, and Gene already knew
about Sabbath the first album was out. He was a fan.
And as kiss is walking off stage and Ozzie and
the band Sabbath are ready to go out, Gene is
(08:27):
ready to approach Ozzie to introduce himself, and sure enough,
Ozzie gets to him first, he goes, Hi, my name's Ozzie.
Nice to meet you. It was just totally down to earth.
That's my story. I'm gonna I'll never forget Ozzie. His
music will live on forever, so I will continue. Ozzie's
not going anywhere in terms of his music and the
(08:50):
videos and everything that he did. But it's a sad day.
Seventy six years old. Ozzie Osbourne, He's gone. Love to
get you guys. Thoughts on this, So, if you're watching
this on YouTube, comment when did you first discover Ozzy?
What your favorite moments Ozzie moments, concerts, your favorite albums,
if you got a favorite song. I think Shot in
(09:11):
the Dark may be my favorite Ozzie song, but there's
so many that I really can't keep count. But let
me know what you think and rest in peace to Ozzie.
And thoughts going out to Ozzie's family because this is
a rough time for them, obviously, but the millions of
fans around the world. Thoughts with you guys as well.
(09:32):
Keep the music alive of Ozzie. See you guys,
Hey guys, an unexpected episode of Booked on Rock. It's
not about rock and roll books this time, unfortunately, it's
about the passing of Ozzy Osbourne. And I was gonna
try to put something up last night, but I didn't
have the time to do it. And as a fan,
I do want to share what I think, but I
want to find out what you guys think about it
(00:21):
and share your stories, your Ozzie stories when you first
discovered Ozzie and memories of listening to Ozzie, going to
shows seeing him. So I'd like you to do that.
If you're watching on YouTube or listening wherever you listen,
comment on it. I want to give a shout out
to Gene Simmons, who I just watched today a couple
(00:43):
interviews that he did, and he was pretty good friends
with Ozzie and Sharon knew them over the years and
he was really cool. I mean, he really had some
great things to say about Ozzie. Basically that Ozzie there's
no nobody else like him. He was the real deal.
Jean said he had no ego. I mean, he just
(01:03):
didn't think he was anything special. Yet here the millions
and millions of fans it worshiped him like he was,
you know, he was the man. He was the god
of metal, the Prince of darkness. And then to see
him get up on stage two and a half weeks ago,
he willed himself up on that stage for the farewell show,
(01:28):
the Back to the Beginning concert, and Tony Iomi I
just saw an interview with him and they're talking about
the interviewer was asking Tony about Ozzie and what did
he think of the performance, and he said he was
He thought he was just great. But they didn't want
to push him too hard with rehearsals. They didn't want
(01:48):
to make him do more than he could do because
of his physical condition. He really it's surprising to see
how well he did that night, the energy that he had.
It's like he wanted to jump out of the seat.
In fact, Tony Iomi said he did want to get
up and stand. If he could, he would have, but
(02:10):
he did it because it's what he loved to do.
But also he loved his fans. He just had a
genuine love for his fans. It's amazing and I think
that was important for him to do. And I think
his body just finally gave out. Again, he willed himself
to get up there on that stage and say goodbye
to the fans. What a way to go out. But
(02:33):
so sad that he is gone. And I was introduced
to Ozzy probably when I was about seven or eight
years old. My older brother was listening to Sabbath with
his friends, and then my other older brother he had
Ozzy's solo stuff. He had the cassettes, he had Diary
of a Madman, and he had Blizzard of Oz. So
(02:58):
I was introduced to Ozzi solo and of course listening
to FM rock radio, Ozzie was everywhere Black Sabbath would
be played. And then once you go beyond the songs
that you hear on the radio, you realize what a
body of work this guy had, from Sabbath to solo.
It's absolutely bar none. It's legendary. The first Sabbath album
(03:23):
is from front to back perfect. The albums that they
did with him for the most part, right up until
you get to the late seventies when things start to
fall apart, but those first four albums are absolutely amazing.
Gene Simmons in fact, said his favorite is the fourth
album by Sabbath, and he says everybody should shut off
(03:44):
their social media, put the phones down, turn off the TV,
and listen to Sabbath, which is a great idea. I've
been listening to Ozzie and Sabbath all day at work,
and I'm in way to and from work, so I've
been doing that and just in awe of the body
of work. I think I first saw Ozzie probably on
(04:07):
MTV the Bark at the Moon video and loved the song,
and then from there it just was everything he came
out with would be to be at least one or
two kick ass songs, Like even the album that he
wasn't really all that happy with, which is the one
(04:30):
was shot in the dark on it and I'm drawing
the blank all of a sudden on the the name
of the album Ultimate Sin, Ultimate Sins, the one from
eighty six. Then he came back with No Rest for
the Wicked, which is the one that has crazy Babies
on there, and Miracle Man, and then he came back
(04:52):
in ninety one that was his big comeback album with
No More Tears, and I distinctly remember in the fall
of nineteen ninety one when that album came out, It
was like September of ninety one and watching on MTV
the video for No More Tears, and I live here
in New England in the fall, it's just awesome. It's
it's if you're I'm a huge horror fan and I
(05:13):
love everything that's gothic. So in the fall of New
England at night, it just there's the the air's crisp,
the leaves rumbling on the ground, there's that feeling that
Halloween's coming. Scary movies on TV all the time, and
No More Tears came out, and I just it was
perfect timing to have that album come out, and I
(05:34):
just remember being blown away by that song No More Tears,
and then my mom coming Home was on the radio.
So I just distinctly remember that period. And that was
when Ozzie said he was going to retire No More
Tours tour that didn't last long, but then as you
get throughout the nineties, he continued to put out these
albums that there was always something that you'd get out
(05:54):
of every album again, whether it was just a song
or two songs or the whole album. But Ozma that
had Perry Mason I Just Want You phenomenal song, but
also see You on the Other Side, which was the
first song I played this morning when I got in
the car, see You on the Other Side, which I
thought was just fitting. That was ninety that one came
(06:15):
out ninety five Down to Earth two thousand and one
that had Dreamer on there, the undercover album and five.
But he continued with Black Rain and O seven and
he had guitarists. He was with Zach Wild for a while,
but then Zach was gone, comes back with Black Rain
Screamed twenty ten. New guitarist was a gush G. I
(06:37):
believe actually Zach is on Black Rain, so I think
scream is the one that had Gus g on it. Yeah.
So he just kept going and his legacy was already
set in stone, but he just continued to work. And
(06:58):
of course with the Osbourne's TV show In the Know
the two thousands, I remember that because there was this
audience of people that loved Ozzie and they didn't really
know much about its music. And I was as as
you know, if you watch this podcast or listen to it,
music is everything to me. So I remind people like,
this guy's an amazing musician. Let's not forget that. But
(07:21):
he was so lovable. I think that was when the
world just embraced him. They just loved Dozzie. You could
not help but love Ozzie, And there was this wonderful
chaotic existence that he had. He was just you couldn't
help but love the guy. But then when he got
on stage, it was like he was in the zone.
He was in complete control, complete command. There was no chaos,
(07:44):
it was just he had command over that audience. One
of the best showmen ever and one of the great
to me, one of the best voices. There was no
better voice for Sabbath, no better and don't forget he
wrote the lyrics, He helped write the melodies for these songs.
The guy was a tremendous talent and just one of
(08:05):
the nicest guys from all accounts. Again, Gene Simmons talking
about I think Gene Simmons said, the first time they
Kissing Sabbath toured in seventy four, and Gene already knew
about Sabbath the first album was out. He was a fan.
And as kiss is walking off stage and Ozzie and
the band Sabbath are ready to go out, Gene is
(08:27):
ready to approach Ozzie to introduce himself, and sure enough,
Ozzie gets to him first, he goes, Hi, my name's Ozzie.
Nice to meet you. It was just totally down to earth.
That's my story. I'm gonna I'll never forget Ozzie. His
music will live on forever, so I will continue. Ozzie's
not going anywhere in terms of his music and the
(08:50):
videos and everything that he did. But it's a sad day.
Seventy six years old. Ozzie Osbourne, He's gone. Love to
get you guys. Thoughts on this, So, if you're watching
this on YouTube, comment when did you first discover Ozzy?
What your favorite moments Ozzie moments, concerts, your favorite albums,
if you got a favorite song. I think Shot in
(09:11):
the Dark may be my favorite Ozzie song, but there's
so many that I really can't keep count. But let
me know what you think and rest in peace to Ozzie.
And thoughts going out to Ozzie's family because this is
a rough time for them, obviously, but the millions of
fans around the world. Thoughts with you guys as well.
(09:32):
Keep the music alive of Ozzie. See you guys,
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