‘Hypocrisy’: Ozzy Osbourne was expelled from black Saturday and fought in court with the group; understand

‘Hypocrisy’: Ozzy Osbourne was expelled from black Saturday and fought in court with the group; understand


Although he created one of the most important bands in history, the singer was fired by problems with alcohol and drugs

The trajectory of Ozzy OsbourneKilled at the age of 76 Tuesday 22, he is full of disputes and accidents caused by his addiction to drinks and drugs. One of the most surprising moments of this trajectory was in 1979, when the singer was expelled from the band he helped to create.

At the moment, the Sabbath Black There was almost a decade ago, but faced popularity problems. Their latest album, Don’t say I never die!He had not been well welcomed by the public and critics.



In addition to the bad artistic moment, the band members also dealt with relationship problems behind the scenes. The members of the group were tired of Ozzy’s irregular behavior.

After the negative reception of Don’t say I never die!Osbourne was personally attacked by criticism and started sinking even more in drugs and alcohol. Until then, Ozzy has been able to remain functional during the band’s commitments.

But with the increase in the abuse of substances, the problems have come to accumulate. On more than one occasion, Osbourne did not participate in the tests and marked the recordings, damaging his companions.

And, on the few occasions it appeared, I thought it was sabotaged by Tony Iommiguitarist and leader of the band. It doesn’t take much because the other members met and had opted to shoot Ozzy. The musician did not like the news.

“I would lie if I said I didn’t feel betrayed for what happened to Black Sabbath,” said the singer in his biography They are ozzy. “We grew up together, in some streets of distance. We were a family, like the brothers. Accidents to be drugged was hypocrisy. We were all drugged. If I am stoned and you are stoned, how can you fire me by plaque?”

Instead of Ozzy, Black Sabbath assumed Ronnie James God. The decision was a surprise for Osbourne, who was angry for what happened. To Heavy Metal fans, however, they received the separation.

Black Sabbath has released one of their best albums – Heaven and hell – With the new singer and Ozzy Osbourne has launched the excellent Blizzard di Ozz In response, start a prolific solo career.

The dispute for the name of the band

In 2009, Ozzy Osbourne filed a lawsuit against Tony Iommi accusing the guitarist of having the right all black Sabbath rights. The record was made in 2000, but the singer only discovered almost a decade later.

For Osbourne, the group’s rights should be equally divided among the four founding members of the band: Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Iommi, however, said that the other members gave up the rights when they left the band. During the trajectory of Black Sabbath, the guitarist was the only one who did not leave the group.

The judicial problem, however, was closed a year after a friendly way. In 2010, the two announced that the process was aimed in agreement. In a press release, the musicians said that “they are happy to leave the problem behind” and “the question has never been personal, only business”.

After the resolution of the legal struggle, Osbourne and Iommi went on stage as Black Sabbath and approached. After learning about the death of his friend, the guitarist regretted what happened. “It is such a painful news that I can’t find words, there will never be another like him. Geezer, Bill and I have lost our brother. My thoughts are with Sharon and the whole Osbourne family. Rest in peace, Oz,” he wrote.

Source: Terra

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