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Nirvana guitarist and singer Kurt Cobain revealed his opinion on Ozzy Osbourne in an interview with Gilbert Blecken back in 1991. Transcript Gilbert Blecken: I recently read that even Ozzy Osbourne is now into "Nevermind." What do you think of having him as a fan? Kurt Cobain: I can understand Ozzy liking us, because we have some similarities with his former band. Ozzy was also in the same mixing studio that we were in for our last record. There were a few times when we were coming towards each other and I had to move Ozzy Osbourne’s opinion on Nirvana and Kurt Cobain Ozzy Osbourne and Nirvana were unique on their own. During an interview with VH1 Ozzy talked about his love for the Grunge band Nirvana, “I love Nirvana, it was like Heavy Metal meets The Beatles, you know, to a point”. Today, we’re going to take a look at some of the most unlikely and peculiar jobs that famous musicians took before they achieved success in order to fuel their early careers. Here we go. The most unlikely former professions of famous musicians: Ozzy Osbourne – Abattoir Worker Black Sabbath ‘s Ozzy Osbourne took a job as a young man in an abattoir. He was responsible for slaughtering What is the opinion of the legendary Black Sabbath vocalist Ozzy Osbourne on the influential Grunge Rock band Nirvana and Kurt Cobain. It was kind of a pain in the ass”. This revelation won’t come as a surprise to hardcore Nirvana fans who were already aware of Cobain’s adoration for the heavy metal pioneers, and Dave Grohl previously discussed the seismic impact the group had on his former bandmate. “Kurt really liked Ozzy [Osbourne],” said Grohl. Yea, Kurt was always referencing Black Sabbath as an influence in his interviews. One particular quote I remember “I think we sound like The Knack and The Bay City Rollers being molested by Black Flag and Black Sabbath.” I also know he really dug Master of Reality. Ozzy Osbourne is one of the founding members of Black Sabbath, the band that created Heavy Metal music. But, even though the musician is known for the heavier composotions with the band and on his solo career, he has a broad musical taste inside Rock and Roll. Over the decades he talked about many other [] 3am Celebrity News Kelly Osbourne Kelly Osbourne recalls sinister encounter with Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's blood-stained hair The Osbourne family has shared their 'weird' memories of hanging Remembering The Late Ozzy Osbourne's Short, Sweet Stint In Video Games The Black Sabbath frontman has died at 76, weeks after the band's final show These are some of the huge artists Cobain and company refused to perform alongside. First up, Ozzy Osbourne. Speaking about Nirvana’s decision to turn down the offer of supporting the Black Sabbath frontman, Cobain told Gilbert Blecken “He also asked us to go on tour with him, but we turned it down. 4 famous bands that Nirvana refused to be their opening act: When talking about Ozzy Osbourne in the interview, Kurt Cobain said: “He also asked us to go on tour with him, but we turned it down. It would have been fun and kind of exciting to be part of his last shows, but we don’t really wanna play in huge arenas supporting someone.” The interviewer then asked if it was true that the Interesting how he said Ozzy's "last shows". I was a kid in the 90's and didn't know that the public opinion was always kinda like "yeah, any day now" and yet he was playing for decades after. I wonder what his opinion on the Obsournes show would have been. Kurt Cobain grew up listening to Black Sabbath, but when the opportunity arose to support Ozzy Osbourne in what would have been a blockbuster line-up, Nirvana decided against accepting the generous offer. Playing second fiddle to another band wasn’t of interest to the Seattle three-piece at that Nirvana not wanting to open for Ozzy was a good move. They would not have got a good reaction from the crowds. A small percent would like them sure but not the majority. It kinda would have been like the reception AIC got on the Clash of the Titans tour but even worse. Boomer metalheads still bitch and complain about Nirvana to this day. Not all of them of course but they still exist. Ive even Kurt Cobain was a huge Ozzy Osbourne fan. The late Nirvana frontman, who died aged 27 in 1994, pioneered the grunge music movement, in the same way Ozzy's group Black Sabbath brought metal to the Ozzy Osbourne might be the face of all things hard rock, but Kurt Cobain felt that only certain parts of his solo career was worth listening to. Because he appreciated Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath, Cobain didn’t forget to mention that touring with him would have been fun and exciting. It’s disappointing that the idea itself didn’t exactly go well together with Cobain’s vision for Nirvana since it sounds like a match made in heaven. From Kurt Cobain to Tom Waits: Normal jobs musicians did pre-fame. This list also includes the likes of David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Patti Smith and many more. Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after farewell Black Sabbath concert; follow live updates as tributes pour in from music legends The heavy metal rocker had lived for years with Parkinson's disease.
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