Sharon Osbourne recently confirmed that she had removed a band from Ozzy Osbourne’s final show.
In a recent interview with Louder Sound, Osbourne talked about a significant conflict with a band manager during what she described as a celebration for Ozzy and Black Sabbath when asked “What do people get wrong about you?”.
“I had a huge, huge to-do with a manager over this celebration for Ozzy and Sabbath,” Osbourne said. “And it was probably the worst way I’ve felt in years. And I don’t care what this person says about me, thinks about it, because he doesn’t know me.”
She went on to defend her decision and explained her approach to handling criticism from the music industry.
“And he’s now going around making up bullshit lies because I threw his band off the bill,” she said.
“I don’t care what people say. Because do you know what? I don’t love them. I care about people who love me, what they say about me. You can’t care what an industry says, because you don’t love them, so how can it hurt you? It doesn’t.”
Osbourne also clarified that Iron Maiden was not involved in the controversy when specifically asked “So the band you’re talking about isn’t Maiden?”.
“Oh god, no,” she responded. “Ozzy only has respect for the guys in Maiden. And he didn’t even know what Bruce was doing. I never told him, until the night that it happened when it was the last show, and he just looked at me and goes, ‘You’re terrible.’”
This controversy surrounding Ozzy’s farewell performance highlights the complex dynamics behind what has become one of the most anticipated events in rock music history.
The farewell show concept was Sharon’s initiative. It was designed to provide Ozzy with motivation during his ongoing health struggles. It was reported that Sharon came up with the idea for Ozzy’s final concert to give him a “reason to get up in the morning” amid his battle with Parkinson’s disease.
