
Singing in tribute to Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee Ozzy Osbourne over the weekend was a full-on blast from the past for Billy Idol.
"I've been watching Ozzy my whole life," Idol – who sang No More Tears during the star-studded Osbourne segment of the Rock Hall's induction ceremony in Cleveland – tells Classic Rock prior to the performance. "I saw Black Sabbath one month before their first album came out – John Peel was playing it on the BBC before it came out – and I was right in the front row and the tassels of his coat were touching me.