John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne ‘considering legal action’ against ‘antisemite’ Kanye West over ‘Iron Man’ sample: wife
nypost.comiron fist. Sharon Osbourne is supporting her husband after Kanye West sampled Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man” in an upcoming “Vultures” track after Ozzy allegedly asked him not to.“We are considering legal action,” a rep for Sharon, 71, told The Post on Friday.
The redhead’s rep added that Ozzy, 75, has not spoken to West, 46, but their teams have been in communication. West already interpolated “Iron Man” for his 2010 song “Hell of a Life.” “In 2010, Kanye had not come out as an antisemite yet,” Sharon’s rep told The Post on Friday.
The Post has also contacted reps for Ozzy and West for comment. Additionally, Sharon, who was raised Jewish, reportedly told TMZ that “Kanye f–ked with the wrong Jew this time.”She claimed that West’s team asked for Ozzy’s permission to use “Iron Man” three weeks ago, to which the couple allegedly replied, “Absolutely not.”Sharon said Ozzy rarely refuses people’s requests to use his songs but says West currently “represents hate” and is a “disrespectful antisemite.”The former co-host of “The Talk” allegedly said of West, “The motherf–ker’s a pig.”Ozzy tweeted on Friday, “@kanyewest ASKED PERMISSION TO SAMPLE A SECTION OF A 1983 LIVE PERFORMANCE OF ‘IRON MAN’ FROM THE US FESTIVAL WITHOUT VOCALS & WAS REFUSED PERMISSION BECAUSE HE IS AN ANTISEMITE AND HAS CAUSED UNTOLD HEARTACHE TO MANY.”He continued, “HE WENT AHEAD AND USED THE SAMPLE ANYWAY AT HIS ALBUM LISTENING PARTY LAST NIGHT.
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