“I went, ‘I’m sorry we all couldn’t do it.’ Tom Morello goes, ‘Well, Dan and Maynard are playing with these people.’ I went, ‘I didn’t know that…’” Adam Jones on why Tool weren’t originally going to take part in Ozzy Osbourne’s last-ever show
“With my wrist, the arthritis and everything, that would be very challenging.” Jake E. Lee says he may be unable to play his biggest hit with Ozzy at Back to the Beginning
“With my wrist, the arthritis and everything, that would be very challenging”: Everyone is expecting Jake E. Lee to play Bark at the Moon at Ozzy Osbourne’s last show – but he has his doubts
in Artists, Guitarists “When the Ozzy thing came around I was so excited, but also doubting myself. Duff McKagan and Chad Smith were like, ‘You can do it. It’s everything you love’”: From Pearl Jam to the Stones, the stars have aligned for Andrew Watt – but he owes it to Ozzy
in Artists, Guitarists “He goes, ‘You’ve got to put a battery in the back.’ I was like, ‘A battery? What are you talking about?’” Zakk Wylde on how a student introduced him to a pickup pairing that would end up defining his sound with Ozzy Osbourne and beyond
in Artists, Bands, Gigs & Festivals, Music Recording Tutorials, Tutorials “He’s now going around making up lies because I threw his band off the bill”: A band just got booted off the line-up for Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath Back To The Beginning megagig… But who?
in Artists, Bands “You’re used to Ozzy running around, but he certainly won’t be doing that for this show”: Tony Iommi has “excitement mixed with fear” ahead of Ozzy and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig
in Artists, Guitarists “He’s gesturing wildly to us and finally he gets the courage to come over. He says, ‘You guys are sitting on the pyro!’” The time Ozzy Osbourne almost blew up Tom Morello and Slash
in Artists, Bands Missed out on tickets to Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s last-ever live gig? Here’s how you can still watch the “greatest heavy metal show ever”
in Guitarists “Before or after I crapped my pants?” Zakk Wylde tells how he felt after scoring his gig with Ozzy — and why he beat the competition
in Guitarists “Axl called me up and he was like, ‘Zakk, you wanna get together and jam?” Zakk Wylde on Guns N’ Roses, Ozzy Osbourne and the fumble that sidelined his career