Ozzy Osbourne’s ongoing medical woes have been extensively publicized, so that you’d suppose that almost anybody who’s ever been near him would’ve reached out by now. According to Ozzy, nonetheless, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has but to telephone him, and Geezer has since disputed his former bandmate’s accusation.
In the newest subject of Rolling Stone UK, Ozzy dove into his many issues concerning his present private {and professional} lives. Naturally, his struggles with Parkinson’s illness (in addition to his well being basically) got here up, and it was then that Ozzy lambasted Geezer for not contacting him.
“You do find out who’s a genuine friend when you’ve been through what I’ve had,” Ozzy started [via Rolling Stone UK]. “[Black Sabbath guitarist] Tony Iommi has been so supportive of me since my illness. Geezer Butler hasn’t given me one fucking phone call. Not one fucking call.”
He continued [via Rolling Stone UK]:
When his son was fucking born, I phoned him each fucking evening regardless that we had been at conflict with one another, Black Sabbath and me [after his sacking]. I assumed, “Fuck it, he’s my mate, I’m gonna call him.” But from him, not one fucking name. It’s unhappy, man. We all grew up collectively, and he can’t decide up the fucking telephone like a person and see how I’m doing. Even [Black Sabbath drummer] Bill Ward has been in contact with me. I mentioned some issues about Bill, and I don’t know why I mentioned it, however once I got here by means of my sickness, he contacted me. I’m not in shock, I’m simply very fucking unhappy that he can’t simply name me in any case this time and say, “How you doing?” Fucking arsehole.
During the interview – and as Loudwire beforehand reported – Ozzy additionally mentioned how their quarrel stems their wives having “a falling-out!” He added [via Rolling Stone UK]: “But that’s got fucking nothing to do with me. Are you really going to hide behind your wife’s skirt because of that?”
Yesterday (Nov. 25), Geezer took to Instagram to put up his personal model of the scenario:
Rumour has it; Ozzy is upset, saying he by no means acquired my get effectively messages. I made 2 completely different makes an attempt at getting in contact throughout his sicknesses. My first e-mail (8 Feb, 2019) went by means of his workplace as a result of I didn’t have Ozzy’s new quantity to textual content him. Sharon responded however I didn’t hear again from Ozzy. 11 months later (21 Jan, 2020), I emailed Sharon to test on Oz. That e-mail went unanswered. I don’t need to have interaction in a tit for tat. Having made 2 makes an attempt to want Ozzy effectively , with out a reply, I figured it greatest to privately preserve him in my ideas.
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As of this writing, Ozzy hasn’t responded to him.
In associated information, Sharon Osbourne just lately chastised the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for not inducting Ozzy as a solo artist. Despite the unique Black Sabbath lineup being inducted in 2006 – in addition to Ozzy’s “43 years as a solo artist” amassing “nearly a hundred million albums sold,” as Sharon put it – he’s but to be an inductee in his personal proper.
Elsewhere, Kelly Osbourne revealed the “massive negative effect” The Osbournes actuality TV collection had on her household’s psychological well being
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