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 on confronting Kanye West for sampling his song without permission: “It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him”
nme.comOzzy Osbourne has opened up about standing up to Kanye West after the rapper sampled one of Osbourne’s tracks without permission.The conflict between the two arose earlier this month when the Black Sabbath frontman took to social media to call out the rapper for sampling one of his songs without permission.Osbourne was informed that West had looped a sample of the Black Sabbath song ‘Iron Man’ into his new album, ‘Vultures’.
West reportedly played the clip during an event promoting his new album with Ty Dolla $ign on February 8 at the United Center in Chicago.Responding to the usage, the metal icon hit out at West, sharing a lengthy post on Instagram in which he called the rapper an “anti-Semite”.He wrote that West “asked permission to sample a section of a 1983 live performance of ‘War Pigs’ from the US festival without vocals” but was subsequently “refused permission because he is an antisemite and has caused untold heartache to many.” The post was later amended to the song ‘Iron Man’.A post shared by Ozzy Osbourne (@ozzyosbourne)In an interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne addressed confronting the rapper and said: “Well, nobody else would fucking do it, did they?”He continued, adding that he has no regrets about speaking out. “With the current state of affairs, you don’t need anybody starting people on discrimination of any kind.
It’s wrong. It’s just wrong.”“There’s enough fucking aggravation, and he shouldn’t say anything [like what he has],” Osbourne told the publication. “It’s wrong if you don’t say anything about him.
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