Ozzy Osbourne Moving Back to U.K., Sharon Says America Isn’t ‘United’ Anymore
Ozzy Osbourne is “fed up” with America, and says he’s going to move back to England. The heavy metal icon said in an interview that he and his family are…
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Ozzy Osbourne is "fed up" with America, and says he's going to move back to England. The heavy metal icon said in an interview that he and his family are moving from Los Angeles back to England. The move is due, in part, to the growing number of mass shootings in the United States.
“Everything’s f---ing ridiculous there. I’m fed up with people getting killed every day. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert… It’s f---ing crazy,” Osbourne explained in a new interview with The Observer, in reference to the Route 91 Harvest shooting in 2017.
Ozzy also flat-out said that he's scared of dying in America. “I don’t want to be buried in f---ing Forest Lawn,” he said. “I’m English. I want to be back. But saying that, if my wife said we’ve got to go and live in Timbuktu, I’ll go. But, no, it’s just time for me to come home.”
Osbourne’s wife and manager, Sharon, also said during the interview that “America has changed so drastically. It isn’t the United States of America at all. Nothing’s united about it. It’s a very weird place to live right now.”
The couple are planning to sell their Hancock Park mansion in L.A. and move to their 350-acre Buckinghamshire estate in early 2023, The Observer reports.
Ozzy Osbourne: His Top 40 Solo Songs Ranked
After you get thrown out of one of the most influential bands of all time, what do you do for an encore? Ozzy Osbourne was a misfit, an unusual vocalist, he didn’t play instruments or write songs in the conventional sense… so his former Black Sabbath bandmates probably didn’t see him as someone who would rival them for popularity. Surprise, surprise: Ozzy Osbourne’s long second act has been one of the most surprising and tumultuous in the history of rock and roll.
Sure, the bottom-feeding celebrity news machine loves him as a headline-generating lunatic, but the reason why we still care after all these years is the amazing discography Ozzy has amassed over the decades. Here are our 40 favorite Ozzy jams from 1980 on. As Ozzy prepares to wrap up an incredible career, we listened to everything, from the classic ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (every song made the list, except for Randy Rhoads’ solo guitar piece “Dee”) to the advance tracks released from ‘Ordinary Man.’
40. “Let It Die” from ‘Scream’ (2010)
Epic/Sony39. “Black Rain” from ‘Black Rain’ (2007)
Epic38. Dweezil Zappa w/ Ozzy - “Stayin’ Alive” from ‘Confessions’ (1991)
Barking Pumpkin Records37. “Working Class Hero” from ‘Under Cover’ (2005)
Epic36. “Road To Nowhere” from ‘No More Tears’ (1991)
Epic35. “The Ultimate Sin” from ‘The Ultimate Sin’ (1986)
Epic/CBS34. “Shot In The Dark” from ‘The Ultimate Sin’ (1986)
Epic/CBS33. Lita Ford w/ Ozzy - “Close My Eyes Forever” from ‘Lita’ (1988)
Sony32. Kelly Osbourne w/ Ozzy - “Changes” from Changes’ (2003)
Epic31. “Dreamer” from ‘Down To Earth’ (2001)
Epic30. Primus w/ Ozzy - “N.I.B.” from ‘Nativity In Black 2’ (2000)
Priority Records29. “Mississippi Queen” from ‘Under Cover’ (2005)
Epic28. “Let Me Hear You Scream” from ‘Scream’ (2010)
Epic/Sony27. “Under The Graveyard” from ‘Ordinary Man’ (2020)
Epic/Sony26. “Little Dolls” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet25. “Walk On Water” from ‘Beavis And Butthead Do America’ (1996)
Geffen24. “21st Century Schizoid Man” from ‘Under Cover’ (2005)
Epic23. “Ordinary Man (with Elton John)” from ‘Ordinary Man’ (2020)
Epic/Sony22. “Steal Away (The Night)” from ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet21. Motorhead w/ Ozzy - “I Ain’t No Nice Guy” from ‘March Or Die’ (1992)
Legacy20. “I Don’t Wanna Stop” from ‘Black Rain’ (2007)
Epic19. “I Just Want You” from ‘Ozzmosis’ (1995)
Epic18. “No Bone Movies” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet17. “Mama, I’m Coming Home” from ‘No More Tears’ (1991)
Epic16. “Tonight” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet15. “Diary Of A Madman” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet14. “S.A.T.O.” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet13. “Believer” from ‘Diary of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet12. “You Can’t Kill Rock And Roll” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet11. “Flying High Again” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet10. “Suicide Solution” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet9. “Goodbye To Romance” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet8. “Gets Me Through” from ‘Down To Earth’ (2001)
Epic7. “Bark At The Moon” from ‘Bark At The Moon’ (1983)
Epic/CBS6. “Over The Mountain” from ‘Diary Of A Madman’ (1981)
Jet5. “No More Tears” from ‘No More Tears’ (1991)
Epic4. “I Don’t Know” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet3. “Mr. Crowley” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet2. “Revelation (Mother Earth)” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
Jet1. “Crazy Train” from ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (1980)
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