OZZY OSBOURNE: 'I Think For The First Time In My Life I Know What I Want To Do'

August 20, 2010

Sarah Rodman of The Boston Globe recently conducted an interview with legendary heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below.

The Boston Globe: The new album ["Scream"] has some standout tracks, in particular "Life Won't Wait" . . .

Ozzy: My youngest boy, Jack, is like, "[Expletive] that song's amazing!" And I'm asking, "Do you think so?" Because anything away from the grinding, heavy metal thing, I'm somewhat shy on, which has sparked a thing in my head. My ambition, one day, not in the near future, is I'd like to form . . . have you heard that Paul McCartney album "The Fireman"?

The Boston Globe: Yes.

Ozzy: It's so un-Paul McCartney that it's brilliant. The freedom of that album, the vibe of that album, it's kind of U2-ish at parts but I admire him for him doing that and that's what I'd love to do some day. I have the name but I'm not going to tell you. That album is so well [expletive] done. When you think of "Silly Love Songs", which is a great pop song, and then you hear that bluesy track [on "The Fireman"] it's [expletive] brilliant.

The Boston Globe: Well, you're Ozzy Osbourne. You should be able to do whatever you want, right? Why not do that album next?

Ozzy: That's what I want to do before I die. And the question keeps coming up now, "Do you think there will ever be a reformation of BLACK SABBATH?" I never say never. I spoke to [guitarist] Tony Iommi yesterday. I spoke to [bassist] Geezer Butler last week. I speak to [drummer] Bill Ward very frequently, he lives up the road from me. We're all talking and that's a good sign. I'd also like to do a great Ozzy album. Time is not on my side anymore. (Laughs). I'm in my 60s and I've got all these great plans. I think for the first time in my life I know what I want to do.

The Boston Globe: Do you ever wish it hadn't taken you this long to figure it out?

Ozzy: No, it's like the song says, "Life won't wait for you, my friend." When you're young you think "I've got the rest of my life." Suddenly you're in your 60s and the road gets narrower. Poor old Ronnie Dio passed away recently, that was very sad I thought.

Read the entire interview from The Boston Globe.

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