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“He kept sneaking into our studio and hanging out with us. And then, the minder would come in like, ‘Have you seen Ozzy?’” Metallica’s Robert Trujillo explains how he met Ozzy Osbourne

Apparently the Prince Of Darkness enjoyed wandering off when he was supposed to be recording music…

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“He’d been getting out of it, being drunk, unprofessional, unreliable, and all the rest of it. But I had a feeling of: ‘I’ve got to do this.’” Original Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley was “warned” against joining The Prince Of Darkness’ band

Becoming the bassist for heavy metal’s godfather should have been a no-brainer – but The Prince Of Darkness didn’t have the best reputation after his Black Sabbath firing

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"I’m not going to bore you with a long, drawn out f****** monologue": Ozzy Osbourne has made his Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame acceptance speech and it was delightfully short

The Prince Of Darkness has spoken, and it was brief

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“I’m still in shock that I’m getting inducted for a second time”: Wolfgang Van Halen, Zakk Wylde and Andrew Watt to headline Ozzy Osbourne tribute at all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith and Steve Stevens will also take part in the ceremony, which will feature an induction speech from Jack Black

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“If you told teenage me, ‘One day Ozzy will tell you to keep making music,’ I’d have slapped you!” Ozzy Osbourne encouraged Max Cavalera to carry on after leaving Sepultura

Max Cavalera entered a six-month depression after quitting Sepultura in 1996, and he credits his wife and The Prince Of Darkness with lifting him back up

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"I'm the rock'n'roll rebel that everybody's mother likes to hate": Watch Ozzy Osbourne talk about capturing the hearts of America in this 1986 The Tube interview with Paula Yates

The Prince Of Darkness spoke about his childhood, early jobs, going double-platinum in America and more in this archival interview with The Tube host Paula Yates in 1986

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Kevin Sullivan death: WWE’s Prince of Darkness dies aged 74 after ‘devastating accident’

Sullivan’s daughter said he underwent emergency surgery after an accident in May

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“It was like Spinal Tap, but worse”: Ozzy Osbourne’s ex-bassist says The Prince Of Darkness struggled to write lyrics with Randy Rhoads

When former bassist Bob Daisley heard Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads trying to pen lyrics, he told himself, “God, this is awful!”

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Ozzy Osbourne cancels convention appearance over health concerns

The Prince Of Darkness was booked to appear at Mad Monster Party in Phoenix, Arizona, next month

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Ozzy Osbourne names the best guitarist he’s ever played with: “Others do the notes, but it’s not the same”

Watch The Prince Of Darkness shower praise on one of his most legendary bandmates

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Ozzy Osbourne ponders making new music with A.I. Randy Rhoads riffs: “I’m open for anything, if it was good quality.”

The Prince Of Darkness says he’s “open” to using A.I. riffs based on recordings by his late guitarist Randy Rhoads

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"I wanted a safe room where I could go and pick my nose and squeeze a zit if I want to without being on camera:" Ozzy Osbourne explains why The Osbournes TV show will never be rebooted

The Prince of Darkness says that the MTV reality TV series about his family will “never” see a revival “in a million years”

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Jack Osbourne doesn’t think his dad Ozzy will ever tour again – but doesn’t rule out “one-off shows”

Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne’s son doesn’t see a future tour from the Prince Of Darkness

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