44 years ago, Ozzy Osbourne was kicked out of Black Sabbath

It’s hard to think about black Sabbath without the figure of Ozzy Obourne, one of the greatest vocalists in rock history. However, on April 27, 1979, exactly 44 years ago, the musician was expelled from the band, according to the loudwire remembered.

the moment of black Sabbath it wasn’t the best. The group had released the album never say die!which, like its predecessor (Technical Ecstasy), had a cold reception from public and critics.

osbournethen, his confidence was shaken again and he began to abuse drugs and alcohol, making it impossible for him to sing for the recording of a new project by Sabbath. Despite the attempts of the other members, the musician was fired.

“We couldn’t go on with ozzy. Although everyone wanted to, we couldn’t. Nothing happened and that would lead to the end of the band. We didn’t want to fire him, but we need to do that to keep going,” he said. Tony Iommiguitar player.

The band even rented a studio to record an album, but ozzy “disappeared” for six weeks as new music came in.

“ozzy I was going to clubs and not coming home,” Iommi said in the book Louder Than Hell: The Definitive Oral History of Metal. “It got to the point where nothing happened to him. He broke away from us.”

the version of ozzy it’s a little bit different. According to the vocalist, tony made him record takes over and over again, even though there was nothing wrong with his voice. He felt he was being punished for his disappearances.

“I would be lying if I said I didn’t feel betrayed by what happened at the black Sabbath. We grew up together a few streets away. We were a family, like brothers. Firing me for being fucked up was hypocritical. We were all fucked up. If I’m high and you’re high, how can you fire me for being high?” I am Ozzy.