Ozzy Osbourne was never interested in getting to know his Black Sabbath replacement, Ronnie James Dio, but he also says he doesn't really have a grudge against Dio. Ozzy was asked about Dio by Billy Morrison on a recent edition of his 'Ozzy Speaks' radio show. Tony Iommi considered the difference between Black Sabbath's lead singers, original leader Ozzy Osbourne and his replacement, Ronnie James Dio. Ozzy Osbourne recently praised his Black Sabbath replacement, Ronnie James Dio, for doing "a good job" with his old band — even though he never listened to the albums they made together. The Ozzy Osbourne recently praised his Black Sabbath replacement, Ronnie James Dio, for doing "a good job" with his old band — even though he never listened to the albums they made together. The Ozzy Osbourne has revealed the reason he hasn't spent any time with the records produced by the Ronnie James Dio -fronted version of Black Sabbath, comparing it to lusting after an ex-wife. Ozzy admitted to only meeting Ronnie "a couple of times" calling him a "great, great singer" and a "terrible loss" to the music and metal community. Ronnie James Dio and Ozzy back in the day In 1979, Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath 's lead singer and appeared on three studio albums with the band, all three of which met with success: Heaven & Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992). In 1982, he left to form the band Dio, which itself had two albums certified platinum by the RIAA. Ozzy Osbourne was never interested in getting to know his Black Sabbath replacement, Ronnie James Dio, but he also says he doesn't really have a grudge against Dio. Ozzy was asked about Dio by Billy Morrison on a recent edition of his 'Ozzy Speaks' radio show. In 1979, Dio replaced Ozzy Osbourne as Black Sabbath 's lead singer and appeared on three studio albums with the band, all three of which met with success: Heaven & Hell (1980), Mob Rules (1981) and Dehumanizer (1992). In 1982, he left to form the band Dio, which itself had two albums certified platinum by the RIAA. Tony Iommi considered the difference between Black Sabbath's lead singers, original leader Ozzy Osbourne and his replacement, Ronnie James Dio. After 8 studio albums with the group, singer Ozzy Osbourne was fired in the late 70s due to addiction and behavior issues, being replaced by ex-Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who recorded the two classic albums with Sabbath “Heaven & Hell” (1980) and “Mob Rules” (1981) before leaving the group. Ozzy admitted to only meeting Ronnie "a couple of times" calling him a "great, great singer" and a "terrible loss" to the music and metal community. Ronnie James Dio and Ozzy back in the day After 8 studio albums with the group, singer Ozzy Osbourne was fired in the late 70s due to addiction and behavior issues, being replaced by ex-Rainbow vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who recorded the two classic albums with Sabbath “Heaven & Hell” (1980) and “Mob Rules” (1981) before leaving the group. Ozzy Osbourne has revealed the reason he hasn't spent any time with the records produced by the Ronnie James Dio -fronted version of Black Sabbath, comparing it to lusting after an ex-wife.
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