Simply days after Ozzy Osbourne’s demise, Alice Cooper spoke to Planet Rock concerning the legendary metallic musician and the second he discovered he had handed away.
“I used to be on my technique to the stage once I heard about [his death],” Cooper mentioned. “And I went, ‘Oh, that’s not proper.’ He simply did this [show, “Back to the Beginning”]. And I noticed him. He was signing nicely. However when it lastly hit, it was simply a type of, ‘Yeah.’ Regardless that you realize it’s coming – Particularly with Ozzy, particularly with sure guys in rock who you go [grimaces]. You already know, [Ozzy] definitely hasn’t been nicely for some time. However, I imply, what a shock to the system.”
When information broke about Osbourne on Tuesday night time (July twenty second), Cooper was performing on the Utilita Enviornment 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 mentioned, ‘All people, let’s say goodnight to Ozzy. And everyone simply [chanted], ‘Ozzy, Ozzy.’ He was a really beloved character in rock,” Cooper mentioned.
Recalling his relationship with Osbourne, Cooper defined that whereas they weren’t the closest of buddies, they’d an important mutual respect for one another:
“We did reveals collectively. He was not a type of guys that I’d say was one in all my greatest buddies, however we have been shut once we noticed one another. We go, ‘Oh, good to see you, man.’ We didn’t grasp in the identical kind of folks, you realize…
“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 already know, there was by no means that factor. I simply revered him. And I believe we had a mutual respect for one another. We had a whole lot of the identical gamers… The beauty of being a lead singer with no band is that you simply get your decide [of musicians]… So between us, we now have the identical drummer at one time.”
