Longstanding rumours of a beef between Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio – the person who changed him in Black Sabbath – have been shot down by former Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice.
When Sabbath fired Ozzy in 1979 and changed him with Dio, Osbourne would have been forgiven for holding a grudge towards the brand new man within the band that he beloved.
However in response to Vinny Appice – who performed drums with Sabbath when Dio was within the lineup and likewise joined Dio’s solo band – there is no such thing as a reality in any way to any such rumours.
In a brand new interview with Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk simply days after Ozzy’s demise on the age of 76 this week, Appice says: “Ozzy would at all times inform me how he beloved Ronnie. All people created this factor that they hate one another, however Ozzy used to speak about it on a regular basis.
“Issues get blown up on the web and also you don’t know the reality actually, what’s occurring.
“He used to take a seat down and inform me about Ronnie too. You understand, he actually appreciated Ronnie and this and that. And there’s some footage on the web the place they’re hanging out, really a competition it seems like, and there’s an image of Ronnie and Ozzy they usually have been simply hanging out.”
Osbourne after all admitted he was harm by the scenario, however the worst factor he would says is that he could not deliver himself to hearken to the three Dio-fronted Sabbath albums.
In 2022, he advised SiriusXM: “Ronnie did an excellent job. On the time I used to be fucking unhappy as a result of…they have been the one factor that ever actually occurred to me.
“It is like my ex-wife. You allow a band like that, it is identical to getting divorced. You do not go, ‘How’s your new bloke? Is he higher than me?'”
Appice’s relationship with Ozzy took place via his brother Carmine Appice’s hyperlinks with the late singer. Carmine was in Ozzy’s band briefly on the Bark At The Moon touring cycle.
