The Ozzie Osbournes are a decidedly strange couple, but damn, I like their view on performing in Israel.
When asked why he hadn’t come to Israel earlier, Osbourne said “no reason really, I mean, I was drunk for too many years.” Ozzy also dismissed any talk of artistic boycotts of Israel, saying “I have no time for politics, they [politicians] don’t understand me and I don’t understand them.”
Osbourne’s wife Sharon drew a parallel to “the troubles” in Northern Ireland that plagued England in past decades, saying “it’s the same as when we had all the problems with the IRA and no one refused to perform in England, so I don’t know why people don’t come here.”
I saw Ozzie and Black Sabbath at Madison Square Garden in 1975 (I think). They were awesome. The crowd totally sucked. I was in the nosebleed seats and still dodging beer bottles from above, and a seat was on fire three rows down as I was leaving.
But Sharon and Ozzie? They’re okay.
FWIW, Sharon Levy Osbourne’s father was Jewish.
And he was a horrible person. He had his dogs attack Sharon, causing a miscarriage. An all around thug.
I did not know that. When was it? During his druggie days, or was he sober?
That explains why Sharon Osbourne is the way she is, and why she married Ozzie. A father like that can scar you for life.
When my wife was watching America’s got talent she noted that Sharon made a “ch” sound correctly, so she looked it up. The whole sordid story is here.
Ohhhh, her father did that, not Ozzy. That makes more sense. I couldn’t figure out why anyone would stay with a creep like that.
No it sounds like Ozzie was a decent enough guy when he was sober and not too strung out.