Ozzy Osbourne reveals the band that changed his life: ‘They got me into the music game’

Ozzy Osbourne, whose death was announced on Tuesday (22 July), revealed the music that inspired him to become a musician in a resurfaced interview.

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00:00Sometimes I hear a song, and I go, oh, I remember when I met Susie.

00:06You remember when you fell in love or you broke up?

00:09I remember exactly where I was walking down a road called Witten Road in Ashton.

00:14I had a blue transistor radio, and when that song came on,

00:17I knew from then on what I wanted to do with my life.

00:20I come from a working-class background, and it was like we had people like Lonnie Donnie Gunn,

00:25who was a cheerful guy.

00:27It was okay, but this was so brand-new and such a great feeling he'd give me.

00:35And then I became an avid Beatles, and they were great.

00:38Can you imagine going to bed tonight and waking up tomorrow to a completely exciting, brand-new world?

00:45When I was a kid, my bedroom wall was full of anything with the world Beatles on.

00:49They were great.

00:50I held my career to them because they gave me the desire to want to be in a music game.

00:57I won't everологал them.

00:58I worked and my dad had to mistress with thebook of time.

01:00I held my career to become a fighter in a music game,

01:01while I came to the dream.

01:03And then I walked over to you by cleaning up blows.

01:05I λsed over to you by moving.

01:07I walked around to you byenanering on me doing부터 fucking boring,

01:09with Venus tenir on me.

01:10My dad, my dad, my dad yes.

01:11The child of who go and under Hostie.

01:14I walked out, for me in my pocket, stand alone.

01:16You're going through thelincraft quarantine room.

01:18I came out, I had never changed my life plan.

01:20I spent my life plan on my self to fall.

01:22I spent maybe not gonna be decent.