“I was playing a U2 song, and I hear drums behind me. I turn around and it was him. He and I jammed without speaking for 30 minutes”: Ozzy Osbourne collaborator Andrew Watt on the pop star who helped kickstart his production career

Andrew Watt performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards Pre-GRAMMY Gala & GRAMMY Salute to Industry Icons Honoring Jody Gerson on February 01, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.

You may recognize Andrew Watt as the super-producer behind a host of recent rock albums from heavy hitters such as Ozzy Osbourne, Pearl Jam, and the Rolling Stones.

However, Watt first made waves in the pop world, and one of the acts he worked with in those early days helped pave his path to the upper echelons of the production world.