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It’s impossible to put into words what Ozzy Osbourne has meant to Metallica. Hero, icon, pioneer, inspiration, mentor, and, most of all, friend are a few that come to mind. Ozzy and Sharon believed in us and transformed our lives and careers. He taught us how to play in the big leagues while at the same time being warm, welcoming, engaging, and all around brilliant.
We are heartbroken and devastated by this loss and send our love and condolences to Sharon and their family, bandmates, and his very large circle of friends. He left an incredible legacy and will be sorely missed.
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Ozzy Osbourne stands out among the many amazing artists that our own So What! Editor Steffan Chirazi has had the pleasure of covering during his time writing about rock and roll. From 1991 to 1997, Steffan traveled with Ozzy, working on various projects. Because of this, Steffan’s coverage of Back to the Beginning was already going to be very heavy and personal.
“In that moment, I was transported back to No More Tours in 1992, running from him as he came at me with buckets of water, finally taking the hit of a full one and turning around to see his eyes pinwheeling, laughing manically, and gesturing that he ‘fucking got [me]!’ …As ‘Suicide Solution’ roared, I felt my first rush of tears, which for some reason I suppressed… Why?” |
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