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"His persona of this bat-eating maniac had nothing to do with the truth at all." Deep Purple's Ian Paice on the Ozzy Osbourne he knew, and Ozzy's idea for the greatest rock tour of all time
By Paul Brannigan published
Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice shares his memories of the Prince of Darkness

This is what Ozzy Osbourne thought of Taylor Swift
By Paul Brannigan published
As Taylor Swift, the world's biggest pop star, announces details of her new album, The Life Of A Showgirl, we recall how she received Ozzy Osbourne's seal of approval

Iconic metal drummer says Ozzy Osbourne’s death has made just as big an impact as John Lennon’s
By Matt Mills published
Mike Portnoy of progressive metal luminaries Dream Theater weighs in on the widespread mourning following the Prince Of Darkness’ death last month

"There were a lot of tears." Metallica's Robert Trujillo shares his memories of Ozzy Osbourne's "very, very beautiful" private funeral service
By Paul Brannigan published
"When Geezer Butler spoke, the sun came out"

Was Ozzy Osbourne's death as globally significant as the passing of Queen Elizabeth? Ex Megadeth man thinks so
By Stef Lach published
Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson says Ozzy's death had the same impact as when the Queen Elizabeth II passed

BBC to broadcast new Ozzy Osbourne film documenting the last three years of his life
By Matt Mills published
The 60-minute standalone documentary will air on BBC One and via BBC iPlayer on August 18

Metallica’s Lars Ulrich looks back on Black Sabbath’s retirement show, Back To The Beginning
By Matt Mills published
Metallica’s drummer says Sabbath were “great, if not better than ever” at their final show, which took place just 17 days before singer Ozzy Osbourne’s death

Jack Osbourne posts emotional tribute to late father Ozzy on social media
By Matt Mills published
Ozzy’s youngest child has taken to Instagram to pay tribute to his father, who died aged 76 last month
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