For any aspiring rock star, getting a seal of approval from an iconic legend such as Ozzy Osbourne would be a genuine 'pinch me' moment. So just try to imagine how mind-blowing it was for Yungblud back in 2022 when The Prince of Darkness, wielding a machete on a Californian studio lot, hailed him as a kindred spirit and offered him some heartfelt careers advice.
The encounter between the fast-rising Doncaster-born musician and British metal's most beloved national treasure took place in Pomona, California, during the filming of Yungblud's video for The Funeral, the lead single from his self-titled third album, which featured not only a cameo from Ozzy Osbourne, but also a guest appearance from Sharon Osbourne too. And as Yungblud, aka Dominic Harrison, revealed in a recent interview with writer Dave Everley for his Louder cover feature, the meeting between himself and Osbourne was all the more surreal and meaningful because originally Ozzy and Sharon weren't supposed to be in the video at all.
"I had asked Kelly Osbourne to be in a video - I’ve known her for years, I met her in a pub on the circuit, on a mad night out - but she couldn’t be there as she was on tour," Yungblud recalls. "And she was, like, 'My mum and dad will come.' I was, like, Fuck. Off."
