"The first we heard about Back To The Beginning was an email from Sharon [Osbourne] and her people,” Lzzy Hale recalls. “We started off thinking, like, Black Sabbath is doing a thing, but as the weeks went on we realised it was a farewell for Ozzy and how important it was. We couldn’t believe they wanted us involved. The first riff I learnt was Heaven And Hell. I literally wouldn’t be spelling my name ‘Lzzy’ without Ozzy.
“When it came to our setlist, Tom Morello [musical director for the event] told us we’d have to fly by the seat of our pants. About two weeks from the show, I got a message from him saying: ‘I know you wanted to do A National Acrobat, but can you switch it up?’ So we ended up doing Perry Mason. I wasn’t expecting that one – but I loved it.
