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Ozzy Osbourne 1974 | The Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Interview


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This 1974 Ozzy Osbourne interview has never been heard until now. It's the earliest known long-form audio interview with the Prince of Darkness. It’s also the only audio interview with Ozzy relating to Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album. 

It is recommended this interview be watched on YouTube so you can see the captions. Ozzy is hard to understand at times. 

https://youtu.be/-yRVDfrjs54

The interview is conducted by Steve Rosen, one of the true legends in rock journalism. Rosen has a career spanning 50 years, thousands of articles, and several high-profile books with artists like Black Sabbath, Prince, Randy Rhoads, and others. But his most notable work is his recent Eddie Van Halen book, Tonechaser. Tonechaser is considered a must-have book for Eddie Van Halen fans and any music fan. No other book has uncovered so many untold stories about King Edward. 

To order Rosen's Tonechaser: https://bit.ly/3MSVTo9

Check out Rosen's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/49hIu1Z

Read Rosen's article written about when he met Black Sabbath in 1974: https://bit.ly/45TxeWX

In the interview, Ozzy talks about:

  • Early days of Black Sabbath
  • Why Black Sabbath has stayed together, and why other bands break up
  • Playing an honest gig
  • Does he think about the money he’s making
  • If he thinks Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a different direction than previous Sabbath albums
  • Why they didn’t record in LA again like they did with Vol.4
  • Whose idea it was to add strings to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  • What the Sab 4 got tired of hearing about
  • If he is fulfilled by being in Black Sabbath
  • If he’s working on a solo record
  • Why and what it was like producing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by themselves
  • If there is more of an emphasis on the lyrics on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
  • If Black Sabbath’s songs mirror society
  • If he thinks the press is unfair to Black Sabbath
  • If Sabbath is working on a new album
  • His fondness for synthesizers and spacey music
  • Why he wants to make a solo record
  • How he’d like to learn how to play guitar
  • His love for Rick Wakeman vs Keith Emerson
  • If he would have Wakeman play on his solo album
  • Being on the road and away from home
  • The movie soundtrack he would have wanted to make
  • He sums up his current feelings on Black Sabbath and his belief he has helped people
  • ...more
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