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
