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“Yungblud seems to have positioned himself as a natural heir to the Ozzy legacy”: Justin Hawkins defends his brother’s comments over the VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute

Justin Hawkins and Yungblud.

Justin Hawkins has addressed his brother and the “mischief he’s got himself into”, after his The Darkness bandmate blasted an Ozzy Osbourne tribute at the MTV VMAs performed by Yungblud, Nuno Bettencourt, Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.

Yungblud was part of a Prince of Darkness medley that also featured Bettencourt, Perry and Tyler, as well as Black Sabbath keyboardist Adam Wakeman. The performance put Yungblud – lauded by Ozzy fans for his Changes cover at Back to the Beginning – front and center, and it’s “triggered” the Hawkins brothers.

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