Ozzy Osbourne reacts to his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
Darkness was first eligible to be nominated into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist in 2006 — the same year the institution finally inducted the band he cofounded in 1968, heavy-metal pioneersthe anticipation of finding out whether or not he’d be inducted was driving him crazy. “It’s an honor that I’m nominated, but I’m not expecting to get in,” he said. “There’s Mariah Carey, there’s Cher, Lenny Kravitz. I’m up against somepeople. If I get in, I get in. If I don’t, I don’t.
Considering I got fired from Black Sabbath, yes. When Randy Rhoads came into my life, he gave me a new perspective. He said, “You’ve got to stop drinking.” He was a really nice guy. For instance, the difference between Randy Rhoads and Black Sabbath is that Black Sabbath would complain to me what I do in the studio, I couldn’t do on the stage, purely because whatever key the riff was in, they expect me to put a vocal on it.
You’re now in rare company as someone who’s double-inducted, like Eric Clapton and the Beatles. How does that feel? With Black Sabbath, the media and the press never liked us. We were the “anti-band.” Black Sabbath from day one, we never got a review. never liked anything we did. We figured, “We ain’t gonna get in, so what’s the fucking point?” Years ago, I used to think it was only done by a committee. But I was mistaken. I didn’t realize that fans had a vote. I was proud to be wrong.
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