Simply days after Ozzy Osbourne’s demise, Alice Cooper spoke to Planet Rock concerning the legendary metallic musician and the second he came upon he had handed away.
“I used to be on my strategy to the stage once I heard about [his death],” Cooper stated. “And I went, ‘Oh, that’s not proper.’ He simply did this [show, “Back to the Beginning”]. And I noticed him. He was signing properly. However when it lastly hit, it was simply a kind of, ‘Yeah.’ Although it’s coming – Particularly with Ozzy, particularly with sure guys in rock who you go [grimaces]. You realize, [Ozzy] actually hasn’t been properly for some time. However, I imply, what a shock to the system.”
When information broke about Osbourne on Tuesday evening (July twenty second), Cooper was performing on the Utilita Area in Cardiff, Wales – about two hours away from Ozzy’s hometown of Birmingham, England the place he carried out for the final time earlier this month.
“On the finish of the present, I simply stated, ‘All people, let’s say goodnight to Ozzy. And everyone simply [chanted], ‘Ozzy, Ozzy.’ He was a really beloved character in rock,” Cooper stated.
Recalling his relationship with Osbourne, Cooper defined that whereas they weren’t the closest of buddies, they’d a fantastic mutual respect for one another:
“We did reveals collectively. He was not a kind of guys that I’d say was considered one of my greatest buddies, however we have been shut after we noticed one another. We go, ‘Oh, good to see you, man.’ We didn’t cling in the identical kind of folks, …
“Ozzy and I did 4 or 5 issues collectively. He sang on [my album] ‘Hey Stoopid.’ …However there was by no means that, ‘Let me name Ozzy.’ You realize, there was by no means that factor. I simply revered him. And I feel we had a mutual respect for one another. We had a number of the identical gamers… The beauty of being a lead singer with out a band is that you just get your decide [of musicians]… So between us, we’ve the identical drummer at one time.”
