With the help of his wife, businesswoman Sharon Osbourne, the singer revived his solo career after being fired from Black Sabbath, so he knows what he’s talking about
Sometimes it may not seem like it, but Ozzy Osbourne he knows what he’s doing in the music industry. Supported by his wife and businesswoman Sharon OsbourneTHE crazy he managed to rebuild his solo career after reaching the top with Black Saturday.
By racking up hits, the singer has built an empire for himself and even established a strong media image. Nothing was by chance.
Therefore, Ozzy’s advice for musicians is always welcome. And in 2019, during an interview with SiriusXMgave some advice to youngsters just starting out in the segment.
“This is one of the things people always ask me: What advice would I give to emerging artists? And the advice I always give is: If you’re serious about getting into this business, compose as many songs as you can.”
The advice seems obvious, but the justification is far from trivial. He completed:
“If you have one hit, there will never be enough songs.”
The interviewer agreed with Osbourne and commented:
“You’re right. The proof is here. You’ve released 16 albums and people are still looking for extra tracks, a box set, the B-side songs…”
Ozzy then concludes by citing his own experience with the public:
“People always ask me if I have any unreleased songs that have never been released from Sabbath or from my solo career.”
The help of Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon
Sharon Osbourne’s help also proved invaluable to Madman during this interview. The singer revealed that the box set just released at the time, Look the other wayit was assembled by her after her personal request.
“She (Sharon) is my other half, she has helped me in many other ways besides just being my manager and my wife.”
The learning was passed on to Steve Vai on composing
For a brief period in the 1990s, he worked with Ozzy Osbourne Steve Vai. The guitarist managed to learn from the singer about the art of composition as well, but in this case it’s more about the process.
Al Let’s talk (go Igor Miranda’s website), pointed out that, in the past, he was too concerned about the division of copyrights. Knowing who composed which part was more important than the quality of the music itself. This was wrong. Go comment:
“At one point, I was very worried about who was writing what. But all that stopped, especially when I was working with Ozzy. At that time, Ozzy and I were supposed to write. Then a musician came along who was working with us and I started writing, I had some ideas and I was naive and I said to Ozzy, “What’s his role here? I thought it was you and me writing some.’ what, we just need a good song.’ And that was the end of my authorial nightmare. You want the best song and sometimes two or three heads are better than one.
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Source: Terra
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