<![CDATA[ Latest from Guitar World in Ozzy-osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/tag/ozzy-osbourne Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:39:12 +0000 en <![CDATA[ “When Ozzy approached me, there was an inner warning light that said, ‘Don’t do that because you have just left UFO and Scorpions’”: Michael Schenker on his lifelong pursuit of self-expression and track-by-track guide to Don't Sell Your Soul ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-schenker-msg-dont-sell-your-soul-track-by-track GvpeymWoCvqQVJMQLooDDh Mon, 08 Jun 2026 09:39:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ If you learn one thing from Jake E. Lee it should be this: unlock bigger stretches for better shredding ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/lessons/techniques/jake-e-lee-bigger-stretches JSXjMUBgFEkfCJ89YSS8hH Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I did four or five songs, then Ozzy said, ‘Welcome aboard’. I would have loved to have spent more time with him”: Randy Rhoads was his guitar teacher. Then he ended up in Ozzy Osbourne’s band ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-holmes-david-lee-roth-randy-rhoads-ozzy-osbourne RJgQ8H4Wp6hd282iFRfpRY Mon, 01 Jun 2026 11:24:10 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They had already gone through a lot of guitar players, but there were only a few they liked. One of them was this kid, Zakk Wylde”: The guitarist who lost the coveted role to Zakk Wylde on what it was like to audition for Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/amir-derakh-on-what-it-was-like-to-audition-for-ozzy-osbourne rieLRkSVFzHrqL8EHgvd63 Sun, 24 May 2026 07:10:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He began drinking and smoking pot and wanting to change parts. I told him he should have come to rehearsals. The next day I got the phone call – I was out”: Bob Daisley recalls his rollercoaster years with Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-ozzy-osbourne-band xPHv3dQCDAWqbdAYbaztXD Thu, 21 May 2026 09:21:25 +0000 Thu, 21 May 2026 15:23:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy and Sharon were skeptical about my guitar shape. They felt it looked too weird”: When Ozzy Osbourne tried to convince Gus G to change his guitar of choice ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-ozzy-osbourne-pushed-gus-g-to-change-his-guitar-of-choice EP5eQZBw7hHD8SyDX3HarB Tue, 19 May 2026 08:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “This movie will absolutely happen... We're full steam ahead”: Jack Osbourne confirms Ozzy Osbourne biopic is still in the cards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/jack-osbourne-confirms-ozzy-osbourne-biopic vCugP8s9bc58WaNp7ugjeP Mon, 18 May 2026 21:13:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy didn’t know I had been a student of Randy’s. He stood right in front of me while I played and afterward told me that my style reminded him of Randy”: How Joe Holmes got the coveted Ozzy Osbourne gig ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/joe-holmes-on-how-he-got-the-ozzy-osbourne-gig N7PUtd7MUamCpxEAGF4z4T Mon, 04 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was three people watching us in a bar and grill, and two of them were working behind the bar!” Zakk Wylde on his Ozzy Osbourne tribute, his Led Zeppelin epiphany, and the triumphant return of Black Label Society ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-black-label-society-engines-of-demolition JsUgkrMmyCBegw3zktfox9 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:17:12 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 15:44:07 +0000 <![CDATA[ “When Ozzy approached me, there was an inner warning light that said, ‘Don’t do that’”: Why Michael Schenker turned down Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/michael-schenker-turned-down-ozzy-osbourne WNVL5TYuEBgWZD6s4zyaDd Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:10:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I really wanted to see Ozzy one last time, to give him one last hug”: Gus G opens up on missing out on Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gus-g-on-missing-out-on-back-to-the-beginning TMUDe5gTX3GGKQqb2pHewi Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:22:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A growing global movement to ensure his legacy is never forgotten”: Petition launched for Randy Rhoads memorial statue in his hometown of Burbank ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/randy-rhoads-memorial-project-launched aW2T2tabp99xs7X6QqwEKH Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:31:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I had a couple of drinks and started thinking, ‘I wonder if they have an Ovation Breadwinner…’” Jake E. Lee on the ultimate ’70s oddball guitar –and how he found a holy grail Marshall for $80 while touring with Ozzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-a-life-in-guitars D5DVe2pe46BiAo5hxRE3DM Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:28:53 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:46:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It was heartbreaking. I remember the day I saw that album and those erroneous credits for the first time. It was like a punch in the solar plexus”: Bob Daisley on not receiving credit for playing on Ozzy Osbourne’s Diary of a Madman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/bob-daisley-on-not-receiving-credit-for-ozzy-osbourne-diary-of-a-madman gXydGcDsb78qbRanEFH4hP Thu, 09 Apr 2026 14:24:24 +0000 Fri, 10 Apr 2026 10:06:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They were sending me leftovers that other people hadn’t picked up. After Ultimate Sin, I felt I should have something a bit more personalized”: Charvel pays tribute to Jake E. Lee’s Ozzy Osbourne era with newest signature model ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/gear/electric-guitars/jake-e-lee-chavel-signature-pro-mod-san-dimas NsjQARZtRB3BVYUYqWMnKP Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:25:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I auditioned for The Ultimate Sin record. I was there for 21 days and recorded almost every day or night”: Greg Chaisson on his gruelling Ozzy Osbourne audition ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/greg-chaissons-gruelling-ozzy-audition MJ5n74Z8VfA9S9eF979SEA Tue, 24 Mar 2026 11:31:43 +0000 <![CDATA[ “A lot of people said it was Ozzy’s worst record ever. By the late ’90s, I thought, ‘I guess it was. I just really sucked on it’”: Jake E. Lee on his battle to make Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Sin – and how he learned to love it in spite of the critics ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-ozzy-osbourne-the-ultimate-sin 3wXYKT8AT5fQgnnUr3ru8j Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:20:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s a really good guitar, especially for the price”: Jake E. Lee has added Yungblud’s signature guitar to his collection ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-reveals-he-has-added-yungblud-signature-guitar-to-his-collection igVnWbjHERxjQoNiRFNpFk Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:23:27 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I said, ‘Where is it from?’ He says, ‘I don’t know. It’s been here for the last 20 or 25 years...’” Jake E. Lee was on tour with Ozzy Osbourne when he stumbled upon the gear bargain of a lifetime ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lees-bargain-amp-find bmZ4k337yaKcbTdgPx8F9J Fri, 06 Mar 2026 13:25:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ed was under the same pressure we all were. You can play your old gear, but it sounds old”: Billy Corgan on what drives guitar heroes to change their tone – and how it led him to package his sound in a pedal ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-corgan-smashing-pumpkins-laney-supergrace-guitar-tone-journey sin4xAcceGSS9gyQaxYkZT Thu, 05 Mar 2026 12:20:00 +0000 Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:28:03 +0000 <![CDATA[ Zakk Wylde leads all-star Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the BRIT Awards – with the help of Robert Trujillo and Robbie Williams ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-ozzy-tribute-brit-awards-2026 QNhfYAwz83V22HBzisHGhc Mon, 02 Mar 2026 13:51:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Tony said, ‘Hey, you’re singing flat.’ My dad got really pissed off”: Jack Osbourne says a heated moment during soundcheck before Black Sabbath’s farewell show revealed everything about Tony Iommi and Ozzy’s relationship ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/jack-osbourne-on-tony-iommi-and-ozzy-osbourne-relationship-black-sabbath rNm9Z58RcVaHNVhRq9a2sm Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:42:54 +0000 Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:47:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It's the biggest show on the planet... I'm like, ‘Oh you gotta be kidding me right?’” Zakk Wylde recalls his “Spinal Tap moment” during Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-recalls-his-spinal-tap-moment-during-back-to-the-beginning d24wzudEAi36Lq5r7QFhQC Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:20:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The recording was brutal. Daytime was Dragon's Kiss, nighttime was Jason Becker's Perpetual Burn. I was in the studio 16 to 18 hours a day”: Marty Friedman on leaving Megadeth, reconnecting with Dave Mustaine, and why he wasn't a good fit for Ozzy ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/marty-friedman-drama h2i7jrEyDmeCJUbeGMRm8j Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:10:46 +0000 Tue, 10 Feb 2026 11:10:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ “To place Anthony within a tribute centered on Ozzy Osbourne was a grave miscalculation of his musical identity”: Grammy Awards criticized over Anthony Jackson’s inclusion in rock/metal In Memorium section ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/grammy-awards-criticized-over-anthony-jackson-tribute NvT7wkMJSAovQRn2tKW4ua Mon, 09 Feb 2026 11:23:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I wrote the music before Oz passed away… I wrote the lyrics after we laid Ozzy to rest”: How Zakk Wylde wrote his tribute song to Ozzy Osbourne ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-zakk-wylde-wrote-his-tribute-song-to-ozzy-osbourne 78qeo3VfoeDXS5utwpeeb4 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 22:23:24 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 09:52:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Pino Palladino and yours truly here at the Grammys”: Marcus Miller and Pino Palladino share the stage alongside Lauryn Hill at the 2026 Grammy Awards ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/pino-palladino-marcus-miller-grammys mvdj59gCoYX7PCj5vwiWda Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:45:41 +0000 Tue, 03 Feb 2026 13:55:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I want to dedicate it to everyone in the guitar shop I grew up in and everyone in a bedroom with a dream”: Guitar at the Grammys 2026 – Slash and Andrew Watt pay tribute to Ozzy, Bruno Mars takes a solo, but Brent Hinds excluded from In Memoriam segment ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/guitar-at-the-grammys-2026 fxdHNMtUcmmsqWshvf5NAb Mon, 02 Feb 2026 15:23:54 +0000 Mon, 02 Feb 2026 16:58:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He told Sharon, ‘I know a lot of guitar players. We don’t have to use him’”: Jake E. Lee recalls how his conflict with producer Ron Nevison impacted Ozzy Osbourne’s The Ultimate Sin ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-conflict-with-ron-nevison-on-ozzy-osbourne-the-ultimate-sin XB5tE2aaobgJAQUbEEVEoV Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:20:28 +0000 Fri, 30 Jan 2026 22:42:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy thought, ‘It’s not going to be good.’ He was so worried about it”: Why Randy Rhoads had reservations about Ozzy’s Diary of a Madman ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/story-of-why-randy-rhoads-had-reservations-about-diary-of-a-madman Vt8ApTBCYWpt6QUoMqzzia Thu, 15 Jan 2026 16:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You still have to pay for the actual gig. No bands got paid, and most of the crew donated their time”: Jack Osbourne sets the record straight on how much Back to the Beginning actually donated to charity ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/concerts-gigs-tours/jack-osbourne-on-how-much-back-to-the-beginning-actually-donated-to-charity oYiRWe2U3DoJqvRLHmhh6g Wed, 14 Jan 2026 22:51:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ “There was an advert saying, ‘Ozzy Zig requires gig.’ I said to Bill, ‘I know an Ozzy but it can't be him. He can't sing’”: Tony Iommi looks back at the birth of Black Sabbath – and their “horrible” first jam ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/gibson-tv-tony-iommi-documentary uVq9cc3qaMCdG8sJ9K3e8T Sat, 10 Jan 2026 10:30:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “At first I was like, ‘Was that good enough?!’” What Ozzy Osbourne said to Wolfgang Van Halen after his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Crazy Train cover ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/what-ozzy-thought-of-wolfgang-van-halens-rock-hall-performance gBzJodQdXBFYFGTEV4pb4a Wed, 07 Jan 2026 17:07:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ “The last text I got from Oz said, ‘Zakky, sorry, it was like a madhouse back there. I didn’t see you. Thanks for everything’”: Zakk Wylde looks back on his closer-than-close relationship with Ozzy Osbourne, and their final moments together onstage ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/zakk-wylde-career-with-ozzy-osbourne PdeY2apC2zrhcqnrssqPvK Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:35:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The lost Ace Frehley interview, the year's best new gear and 2025's guitarists of the year – only in the new Guitar World ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/magazines/the-lost-ace-frehley-interview-the-years-best-new-gear-and-2025s-guitarists-of-the-year-only-in-the-new-guitar-world xmsZ2d7p3NK22V2DHCvKRg Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I texted Jake and told him, ‘There’s no way in hell I’m taking that solo. You’re going to play it!’” Why Nuno Bettencourt said no when Jake E. Lee asked him to play one of his iconic solos at Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/nuno-bettencourt-jake-e-lee-back-to-the-beginning-solo yvKGsxrQprAPuqPb99aM7Q Wed, 03 Dec 2025 12:09:45 +0000 Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:02:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ “If you go down in flames on that stage with Ozzy there, your career is over”: Nuno Bettencourt reflects on Wolfgang Van Halen's absence at Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/nuno-bettencourt-wolfgang-van-halen-back-to-the-beginning-absence osYVYg32sErqs6rLFmGohR Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:17:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Watching him and the musicians rehearsing their songs while I was standing there waiting my turn, I started to get really nervous”: Jake E. Lee names the guitar virtuoso who had him sweating backstage at Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/the-player-at-back-to-the-beginning-that-made-jake-e-lee-nervous Bcx5vykBKkbcPqhGhpfZdn Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:59:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ “They plug me into Zakk Wylde’s amp. Next thing I’m going crazy. Ozzy goes, ‘Let’s get him on tonight!’” In 1988, a shred prodigy opened for Ozzy Osbourne. He was eight years old ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/how-an-8-year-old-shred-prodigy-ended-up-opening-for-ozzy-osbourne g2WZTmNTFqyukVncD7VjBh Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:19:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You never know what you're gonna get when you go to a Billy Strings concert”: Billy Strings shreds Bark at the Moon dressed as a werewolf – and nails Jake E. Lee and Ozzy Osbourne’s parts ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/billy-strings-covers-bark-at-the-moon-dressed-as-a-werewolf jCYFhojQKSKEtCRimnAHjg Fri, 07 Nov 2025 13:04:16 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:50:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Bernie was playing right out of Randy’s pedalboard and amp. He said Randy’s pedalboard was doing changes on its own”: Bernie Tormé only played seven gigs with Ozzy Osbourne – but he saved the Black Sabbath frontman’s career ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/bernie-torme-remembered KVvLoKCMUEzcarXcFNMTgP Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:52:45 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 13:01:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Morello was like, ‘Hey, you can't do that. I think Metallica was gonna do that…’” Halestorm reveal the song they were originally set to play at Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s final show ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bands/halestorm-reveal-the-song-they-were-originally-set-to-play-at-ozzy-osbourne-final-show X6Azi2wbTP3BRziRAXAQTD Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:38:57 +0000 Wed, 12 Nov 2025 12:50:15 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Randy tells me that you’re the guy, and we just auditioned a bunch of hacks”: How Rudy Sarzo said no to Sharon Osbourne and still got the Ozzy gig – with a little help from Randy Rhoads ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/rudy-sarzo-on-saying-no-to-sharon-osboure-nailing-ozzy-osbourne-audition-with-randy-rhoads-help educqzj8pcKoeEvi5NULgi Fri, 24 Oct 2025 16:20:34 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 15:28:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ “Ozzy would say, ‘No. This isn’t Frank Zappa, this is Ozzy Osbourne. Go back and write me something else’”: Jake E. Lee revisits Badlands, the album the music industry doesn't want you to hear ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-badlands YvQ4jmVehH59oxtvJLeBAB Fri, 17 Oct 2025 21:29:12 +0000 Thu, 30 Oct 2025 13:09:41 +0000 <![CDATA[ “He our admiration for his music and our respect for his talent for recognizing guitar genius”: The life and times of Ozzy Osbourne – metal’s godfather and Prince of Darkness ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/ozzy-osbourne-guitar-world-obituary BaAf2sFCWYVKPrN4hDrBsC Mon, 13 Oct 2025 16:19:09 +0000 Tue, 28 Oct 2025 15:48:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ “You ain't ever gonna see James Hetfield slag off a young rock star”: Yungblud and Jack Osbourne push back against criticism of the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute with Nuno Bettencourt, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/yungblud-jack-osbourne-respond-to-vmas-ozzy-tribute-criticisms wMbD8QEEN6YWeT4FJgoXYd Fri, 10 Oct 2025 16:35:06 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:38:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I walked out and Nuno had the crowd chanting my name. It was overwhelming. I’m surprised I didn’t trip and fall down”: Jake E. Lee on defying expectations, arthritis and gunshot wounds to mend his friendship with Ozzy at Back to the Beginning ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/jake-e-lee-back-to-the-beginning QWq7K4DC7TqGMUd9eXDzUh Fri, 10 Oct 2025 13:01:44 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:39:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I played Flying High Again with no amp. He jumped up after I finished the solo and gave me a hug. He said, ‘I love you, Bradley – pull me through’”: Wigs, fake blood, and Ferrari jumpsuits – Brad Gillis on what it was like to be Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/brad-gillis-on-being-ozzy-osbournes-guitarist TpRUqfjXtLQYuM2Ty9S2JA Mon, 06 Oct 2025 16:55:26 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:07:39 +0000 <![CDATA[ “It’s hard to understand someone who is trying to do rock music in a new way because, of course, I’m referencing the past”: Yungblud responds to critics following divisive VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute with Nuno Bettencourt, Joe Perry and Steven Tyler ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/guitarists/yungblud-responds-to-mtv-vmas-criticism pdT4tiSDyHSUGJyKUSppsY Mon, 06 Oct 2025 14:55:29 +0000 Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:08:32 +0000 <![CDATA[ “I couldn't afford a real bass guitar, so I just tuned the strings down on a Telecaster”: How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments ]]> https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/bassists/geezer-butler-black-sabbath-hand-of-doom aSMPa7fdBjeMRwx4Brjgf3 Sat, 04 Oct 2025 16:28:00 +0000 Wed, 15 Oct 2025 16:16:38 +0000