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Ozzy Osbourne

Великобритания

Heavy Metal

http://www.ozzy.com
Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/ozzyosbourne
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10 сен 2025 :	WOLFGANG VAN HALEN Explains Why He 'Literally Couldn't Make' It To OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert: 'I Was Very Bummed About That'
9 сен 2025 :	NUNO BETTENCOURT On OZZY OSBOURNE: 'He Was A Godfather To Us'
8 сен 2025 :	JUDAS PRIEST's ROB HALFORD On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'He Got To The Point Where I Think He Knew The Clock Was Ticking'
8 сен 2025 :	Watch: OZZY OSBOURNE Honored By STEVEN TYLER, JOE PERRY, NUNO BETTENCOURT And YUNGBLUD At 2025 MTV VMAs
5 сен 2025 :	JACK OSBOURNE Opens Up About OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'He Got To Say Goodbye In Such A Profound Way'
3 сен 2025 :	JACK OSBOURNE Slams 'Pathetic' ROGER WATERS After PINK FLOYD Founder Trashes OZZY OSBOURNE
25 авг 2025 :	MAX CAVALERA: OZZY OSBOURNE Is 'Forever Gonna Be Remembered'
25 авг 2025 :	ALICE COOPER On OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'I Think That' His Family 'Saw It Coming And Prepared For It'
21 авг 2025 :	ROB HALFORD On His Reaction To OZZY OSBOURNE's Death: 'I Just Curled Up In A Ball And Bawled My Eyes Out For Hours'
21 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Concert Raised More Than $45 Million
20 авг 2025 :	TOMMY CLUFETOS: 'If You Don't Like OZZY OSBOURNE, It's 'Cause You're Jealous'
19 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary Was Pulled From BBC Schedule to Respect 'Family's Wishes'
19 авг 2025 :	SEBASTIAN BACH: 'I Still Haven't Accepted That OZZY OSBOURNE Is Dead'
19 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE Documentary Pulled From BBC's Schedule Without Explanation
18 авг 2025 :	Watch: Ex-EXODUS Singer STEVE 'ZETRO' SOUZA And DEATH ANGEL Drummer WILL CARROLL Pay Tribute To OZZY OSBOURNE
16 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE To Be Honored By ASTON VILLA Football Club At First Home Game Since His Passing
13 авг 2025 :	ZAKK WYLDE On OZZY OSBOURNE's Passing: 'He Willed Himself To Hang In There Long Enough To Knock That Final Show Out'
12 авг 2025 :	MIKE PORTNOY On OZZY OSBOURNE's Passing: 'The Impact Has Been Huge. This Is As Big As JOHN LENNON'
12 авг 2025 :	PHIL SOUSSAN: 'I See OZZY OSBOURNE's Career As Having Gone In Three Chapters'
9 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Private Funeral Service Was 'Very Beautiful', Says ROBERT TRUJILLO: 'It Felt Like There Was A Closure'
8 авг 2025 :	SHARON OSBOURNE Blasts Reports That 'Back To The Beginning' Raised $190 Million For Charity: 'It's Just Ridiculous'
8 авг 2025 :	OZZY And SHARON OSBOURNE Biopic Is Still Moving Forward
7 авг 2025 :	See Photos Of OZZY OSBOURNE's Final Resting Place
6 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Son JACK Pays Tribute To His Father: 'My Heart Is Heavy With Sadness And Sorrow, But Also Full Of Love And Gratitude'
6 авг 2025 :	OZZY OSBOURNE's Cause Of Death Revealed
5 авг 2025 :	GENE SIMMONS Says OZZY OSBOURNE Was 'A Giant' Who Was Always Authentic

26 июл 2024

GUS G. Looks Back On Joining OZZY OSBOURNE's Band: 'I Had To Step Up My Game Very Quickly'

In a recent interview with Romania's Rock FM to promote his acoustic shows in the country with RAINBOW frontman Ronnie Romero, Greek guitar virtuoso Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne's band a decade and a half ago, spoke about how he looks back on his time with the legendary heavy metal singer. He said (as transcribed by BLABBERMOUTH.NET): "It was a big step up and a big challenge to go from one level to another as a performer, as a guitar player. I came from a background of having my own bands and kind of like always feeling secure in that, but getting a gig like that, for me, was a big challenge, obviously, and intimidating. So I had to step up my game very quickly. I had to dissect my own playing style and figure out what it is and try to improve it. It made me a better professional, so to say, better performer. I just one-upped everything that comes together with being not only a musician, but as an entertainer and performer. So it definitely, that gig helped me to bring out the stage persona a bit more to the front — because that stuff only exists on stage, in my opinion, not off stage. So it made me work hard on that and develop that. It was a great opportunity."

Less than two years ago, Gus told Czech Republic's Backstage TV that he had some "really good times" playing with Ozzy. "It was a really highlight of my career, obviously, playing at such a big level and, of course, to play with one of the fathers of this music, heavy metal," he said. "So, just to be a part of that legacy is incredible; it's mindblowing. I still cannot believe it happened. I learned a lot.

"I'm not a guy who thinks so much about the past," Gus explained. "I think I have evolved since then; I have become a better musician, better person, better performer. That was a big stepping stone for me. I look at those days with a lot of joy, and I have nice memories, nice feelings about Ozzy and Sharon [Ozzy's wife and manager] and the [rest of the] Osbournes; they treated me very nice. And it was some of the best years of my life with them; I got to see and experience things that not many musicians do, so I was lucky in that sense. But I'm doing my thing now and I've had my own thing for a long time. And I'm happy where I'm at in life right now."

In 2021, Gus was asked by Guitar World how he found out he was no longer in Ozzy's group. "Sharon called me at home," he said. "I was kind of expecting it. They had announced a festival, and I was waiting to hear back what was going to happen. And then eventually, she gave me a call. I think it was in the middle of the night, because we have such a time zone difference. She called me in Greece, and said, 'I just wanted to let you know personally, so you don't find out online, we're going to do the farewell tour, and Zakk is coming back for that.' And I was, like, 'No worries at all. No problem.' And I thanked her for everything they had done for me. We're still on good terms, so, no problem at all."

Asked if he would ever consider working with Ozzy again, Gus said: "I think that's more of a question that you have to ask him. [Laughs] It's pretty obvious, I wouldn't say no if he called me up and wanted to play a show or for an album. I loved my time with him, and of course I would do it again. I think it's more of a question for him — because he gets to pick and choose who he works with. I don't think there is a guitar player on earth that would turn that down…or maybe there would be, I don't know. [Laughs]"

Back in 2018, Gus told TrueMetal.it that "it was a little bit of a relief" to find out that Ozzy was getting back together with his longtime axeman Zakk Wylde. "I was just kind of tired of waiting around for all these years, not hearing anything about potential tours or recording activities," Gus said. "Of course, [Ozzy] was very busy with BLACK SABBATH — I understand that — but then in between of all that, there would be all these one-off [solo Ozzy] shows popping up and I had to make myself available for that. But there was never any… I felt like there was no… I didn't see stuff coming up for the future, you know? So, as much as I loved being in that band and working with him, in a way, it was a little bit of a dead end for me, speaking personally. Of course, now he's gonna go on a big tour again and do his farewell thing, and that's great for him, but it was not a creative thing for me."

It was announced in April 2017 that Wylde would be rejoining Ozzy's backing group for all his upcoming solo show dates. Osbourne's most recent touring lineup also included Rob "Blasko" Nicholson on bass, Tommy Clufetos on drums and Adam Wakeman on keyboards.

Gus, who played on Ozzy's latest studio album, 2010's "Scream", told TrueMetal.it that part of his frustration stemmed from the fact that he wasn't told far in advance when his services would be needed by Ozzy, making it difficult for the guitarist to make long-term plans with any of his other projects. "There was never any definite announcement, like, 'Hey, guys, we're gonna see you next year' or something; it was always, like, 'We'll see what happens,'" he said. "So that's a bit of an uncertainty right there, and, of course, I had my own band [and] I had stuff to do, but I could never really book stuff too far ahead into the future just in case something [with Ozzy] came up. So it was really hard to get some info at some points… Anyways, you know, that's how it is; that was the situation. So, yeah, in a way, like I said, it was a relief, because now I can totally control what I'm gonna be doing, and that's a much nicer feeling."

Wylde originally joined Osbourne's band three and a half decades ago and backed the legendary frontman from 1987 to 1995, then again in 1998, from 2001 to 2004 and also from 2006 to 2009.

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26 июл 2024

smolet18-02-44

Не знаю как другим, но альбом Оззи 2010 очень понравился, не хуже классических работ, только современнее. Гитара Гуса нормально так звучит, насколько он внёс вклад как композитор или только исполнитель мне не известно, но музыка не скучная.

26 июл 2024

Corpsegrinder04

smolet18-02-44, "насколько он внёс вклад как композитор или только исполнитель мне не известно"
Как точка G точно внёс.

27 июл 2024

father

smolet18-02-44, мне так вообще этот альбом больше всех нравится, но он явно и был сделан таким, какой есть, для того, чтобы расширить аудиторию.

26 июл 2024

Red One

Заглавная вещь альбома Scream старательно отпродюсирована под кой-какой хит, остальное - унылые филеры.
Шэрон сделала ставку на очередное омоложение состава/открытие таланта, но нового Рэнди Роадса или Закка из Гуса не вышло. И менеджмент Оззи быстро дал заднюю.

26 июл 2024

resurgamresponses

вот так. небольшое спровоцированное признание о ОЗЗИ как мега группе. менеджмент работал, да и щас вроде. чтобы не говорили про шаронку.