A public spat between Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne recently broke out following the Twisted Sister frontman’s question about how much Ozzy Osbourne contributed to the lyrics of some of his most famous records.
Kelly strongly defended her father’s legacy, while Snider later said his comments were mainly about songwriting credits and royalties.
Now, Snider has provided a new update and said that he has not heard directly from Kelly Osbourne. The exchange came as a fan approached Snider on X and asked whether reports about Kelly contacting him were accurate.
“I read a news article that claims Kelly told you to keep Ozzy’s name out of your mouth. Was that part embellished to make the article more interesting?”
Snider came up with short and direct response:
“I’ve heard nothing from Kelly.”
Snider originally debated that some of the lyrics associated with Ozzy were actually written by musicians around him. He specifically mentioned that Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler and former Ozzy bassist Bob Daisley, while also pointing to Sharon Osbourne’s influence over how the history of Ozzy’s career has been presented.
“I know too much about the truth behind the scenes,” Snider said. “Let’s just say that Sharon [Osbourne] doesn’t like to share.”
Snider then also made a stronger claim about Daisley’s role in Ozzy’s early solo career.
“(Bob Daisley wrote) a load of lyrics? How about ALL the lyrics?” Snider said. “Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. Geezer Butler wrote ALL of BLACK SABBATH lyrics. Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I’m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) and Lemmy wrote lyrics.”
Kelly Osbourne replied with a long statement on her Instagram story, defending her father’s work and attacking Snider’s credibility.
“My father’s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself,” Kelly wrote. “His friends, those who worked with him, those who loved him and millions of fans around the world that still continue to buy his records know exactly what he meant, what he contributed and what he leaves behind. His legacy will live on eternally.”
She then directly compared Snider’s career with Ozzy’s.
“Dee Snider your last hit … not to age myself was the year I was born over 40 years ago,” she wrote.
