But what does Ozzy actually think of Ronnie's work with Sabbath? Well, in a recent edition of Ozzy Speaks on SiriusXM (via Ultimate Classic Rock), he reflected on his successor by simply saying: What did Ozzy Osbourne really think of Ronnie James Dio replacing him in Black Sabbath? After Ozzy's 1979 firing, his solo career exploded with hits like Blizzard of Ozz, but he never fully moved In a recent interview with SiriusXM Ozzy Osbourne talks about Black Sabbath Dio albums. Ozzy says Ronnie James Dio did a "Good job" when performing with Black Sabbath. Ozzy also says he never really listened to the albums with Ronnie James Dio. Dio first joined Black Sabbath in 1979 and sang on the 1980 album Heaven an Black Sabbath, comprised of Ozzy Osbourne, Terrence "Geezer" Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, rose to fame in the 1970s. In the wake of Osbourne's death, here's where the original members of "Those FOOLS!" -Ozzy Osbourne responding to statements made by Tony Iommi about Ozzy's inability to remember lyrics during live performances, leading to their decision to not record a live album Ozzy Osbourne praised his Black Sabbath replacement, Ronnie James Dio, but said he never listened to the albums they made together in December 2022. Ronnie James Dio's widow and former manager Wendy Dio talked in an interview about Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's legacy. What was the Ronnie James Dio (Rainbow, Dio, Black Sabbath) opinion on the solo career of Ozzy Osbourne, who was the original Sabbath singer. Wendy Dio, who is Ronnie James Dio’s widow and former manager, talked in an interview with Goldmine Magazine about Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne. She clarified if there was a feud between the late singer and Ozzy. Ozzy Osbourne reunites with Ronnie James Dio with the help of AI. For Business/Sponsorship inquiries - contact@alternativenation.net Follow Us on: Facebook: / desperatetimes90 Twitter Ozzy Osbourne, the storied Black Sabbath lead singer known as much for his excesses and bizarre onstage antics as his pioneering heavy metal music, has died in London. Ozzy Osbourne has shared his opinion on Ronnie James Dio’s music with his former band Black Sabbath. Ozzy Osbourne, 74, gained international fame as a member of the heavy metal act Black Sabbath, as you know. He contributed to the band’s first eight albums until he was fired from the band in 1979, being replaced by Ronnie James Dio. Tony Iommi reflected on Black Sabbath's legendary career and how the band was influenced by Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio. The larger-than-life frontman of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath Ozzy Osbourne has died. Speaking on a recent episode of Ozzy Speaks on SiriusXM (as reported by Ultimate Classic Rock), the Prince Of Darkness gives Dio - who replaced Osbourne in Black Sabbath after his sacking in 1979 - plenty of credit, but says he has no real interest in getting stuck into the albums Dio produced with the band. "Ronnie did a good job,"Osbourne admits. 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. Ronnie James Dio once comically quipped that former Black Sabbath frontman, Ozzy Osbourne, couldn’t “carry a tune if you put a radio in a suitcase.” In an interview with Rolling Stone two weeks after Dio’s death, Ozzy lamented the news and praised him: “You know, when anyone dies in this game, it’s sad, I first knew about Ronnie Dio’s sickness a few months back. DIO talks w Eric Blair 2002 about Ozzy Osbourne & Terrorism,Watch PART 3 OF This Never-Before-Seen Clip Of This Dio interview from 2002 as my Tribute to the Ozzy Osbourne, the co-founder of iconic metal group Black Sabbath and musical provocateur, has passed away. He was 76.
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