Q: Where can I find a Black Sabbath FAQ?
A: www.black-sabbath.com, the
file is by Alexander Rack
Q: What religion is Ozzy? Is he satanic, athiest,
Catholic?
A: While I do not know for certain, I do know Ozzy's children attemd
Catholic schools. Ozzy himself wears crosses, but whether this is a religious or
fashion symbol is unknown.
Q: What are the Ozzfest dates? Is Ozzy coming to my
town?
A: Hey, I find my information the same way you do. Try the links mentioned
for Ozzfest. Don't ask me.
Q: I saw that a John Osbourne was in a late 60's band
named "Magic Lanterns". Some dealers sell this LP at high prices. Was
Ozzy really in the band?
A: NO, Ozzy has never been in Magic Lanterns, it was
another John.
Q: Did Ozzy ever eat his own feces? (This is a question I received
via ICQ)
A: Not so far as I know, although he once stuck his finger in his rear
end :)
Q: Where do I find Ozzfest dates and info?
A: AARRGGHH! Try
www.ozzynet.com as they will have the info before anyone.
Q: Why do some albums
have bonus tracks. I notice a lot of Japanese albums have these.
A: Albums cost
more to buy in Japan, and come out after the American versions. Bonus tracks
encourage the Japanese to buy their own country's version instead.
Q: Did Ozzy
really get punched in the nose for ripping bibles?
A: Ozzy was angry at the
protestors that gathered Sabbath wherever they went. Religious groups would
follow the band and carry bibles and crosses. In the hotel rooms where the band
stayed, were, of course bibles. Ozzy began ripping up bibles in a form of
protesting back. Tony Iommi punched Ozzy in the nose for doing this.
Q: Whatever
happened to Ozz Records?
A: Red Ant Records (www.red-ant.com) went out of
business.
Q: What is the name of the extra track on 'No Rest for the Wicked'?
A:
Hero.
Q: Are there any old/rare (pre-Sabbath, pre-solo) Ozzy songs out there?
A:
Yes, but good luck trying to find them. The following songs are rare material: *
"THE REBEL" - Black Sabbath demo (Regent Sound demo) which can be
sampled on the "Black Sabbath Story - Volume 1" VHS. What some people
do not know is that both this song and "Song for Jim" were actually
released back in 1969 as 7" singles. They ARE out there, but I imagine most
of them have since been disbanded to garbage dumps or destroyed. * "SONG
FOR JIM" - Instrumental, song made for their first manager Jim Simpson. *
"SLOW BURN" - Ballad recorded with Holly Knight but not released
because the final version was not good enough. Ozzy was asked about his first
two impossible to find singles. He simply does not remember ever recording them.
Geezer was asked about 'The Rebel' (while drinking in a local pub), but he was
in such a bad mood that an answer was not possible.
Q: What do the letters NIB,
SATO, and SIN on his albums mean?
A: NIB - This is *not* Nativity In Black.
Ronnie Dio has said this himself. Geezer Butler has said it was named after Bill
Ward's beard which resembled a pen nib (tip). SATO - Sailing Across the Ocean.
Note that I just found out the original record jacket says "Saturdays and
Thursdays only", which are visiting days for asylums. Another reader said
this: "Don't quote me on this, but it has always been my belief (and my
friends) that S.A.T.O. is Ozzy's wife's initials (Sharon Ann Theresa Osbourne???
I may be wrong on the middle names... the song is supposedly about his finally
finding "the one" - "Tried the rest, found the best..." [I
quoted him... :)] SIN - Shadows In the Night
Q: What is said at the end of Crazy
Train?
A: Ozzy was putting his voice through an oscillator and asked someone in
the studio what he had had for breakfast. The person replied, "an
egg". Ozzy asked, "What?", and the person replied, "an
eggggggg".
Q: Was Captain Kangaroo Ozzy's father?
A: No.
Q: Did Ozzy really
sing the Bee-Gee's "Stayin' Alive"?
A: Yes he did. He did this for
Dweezil Zappa's "Confessions" album, the record company did not want
to authorize the release however and so Donny Osmond's version made it to the
album. Oz can be heard on bootleg versions though.
Q: Where can I find these
rare and live Ozz/Sab boot tapes?
A: I am not going to get into this except to
say almost every home page (including mine) will help you in those matters.
Q:
What is the name of the classical music played before each Ozzy concert?
A: The
piece is "O Fortuna" from the Carmina Burana opera by Carl Orff.
Q:
What is said in the beginning of "Bloodbath in Paradise"?
A:
"Your mother sells whelks in hull."
Q: Why do some Black Sabbath
albums have Ozzy singing "Wicked World" and yet others have "Evil
Woman" instead?
A: The Evil Woman single appears on UK versions of their
first album only because of copyright problems. The song was initially sung by a
band named Crow from Minnesota. The American version has Wicked World in its
place.
Q: Is Joan Osborne related to Ozzy?
A: No, besides they
spell their last names differently.
Q: The opening movie on Ozzy's tour is
hilarious. Is it available?
A: You are looking for a short videotape called
"Ozzy Goes to Hollywood". [The next four questions are answered by a
friend of the Osbourne's]
Q: What are Ozzy's siblings doing, ie. professional,
white collar work, factory, etc. Are they in England?
A: All I am allowed to say
is that they still live in the home district of WALSALL. It is a poor district
in some senses, though poor these days is nothing like what poor meant when Ozzy
was a kid. It is a very working-class, though very community spirited town.
Q:
What are some of the names of the pubs you and Geezer and the other Sabs
frequent, do you play darts?, drink?, drink and puke?, drink and puke and play
darts?, play cards?, etc etc.
A: These days they stay in their home district of
REDDITCH and only Geezer and Geoff Nicholls can be seen in town at the likes of
the Rock Cafe and Costermongers.
Q: Is Birmingham still a factory oriented town
where people work the factories and go to the bars afterwards or has it improved
financially? What are it's main industries?
A: The whole of the midlands region
is still the industrial heart of England, though affluence is much more apparent
these days. Triumph motorcycles has had an enormous increase in fortunes these
days and there are many new world-beating industries here, so the poverty thing
has all but gone, though we still have poor districts.
Q: Is Sabbath still
thought of as evil devil music or has the church and Christians relented
somewhat?
A: You have to remember, the way you chaps view things tends to always
be taken a step further than here. We have never seriously had a problem with
the devil thing Vs Sabbath. England is full to the brim with legends, ghosts and
mysteries as well as cults. It is seen more as the theatrical thing that makes
up our characters and culture. The first we really knew about the problems it
caused was when we heard about someone blowing his face off, because he claims
Ozzy told him to do it in a song. I am not being rude at all ( I love America )
but that simply wouldn't happen here and if it did, the person would be treated
with the contempt he/she deserved. Listen to any interview with Lemmy and he
will tell you the same thing.
Q: I saw Ozzy on his recent tour. Why doesn't he
play a lot of his new material?
A: His voice can't make the high notes as often.
In the studio you can do it over and over until you get it right. On stage you
have just one shot. Watch Ozzy on David Letterman performing, "I Just Want
You" and see what I mean.
Q: What is this about Ozzy suing Tony Iommi?
A:
Ozzy filed a suit against Tony because some years ago Tony borrowed money
($50-75,000) from Ozzy to get out of jail. Tony was put in jail for non-payment
of child support. When he refused to pay the money back to Ozzy, a suit was then
filed.
Q: What is "plastic water", I've heard Ozzy say he drinks this
and he sings it on "I Just Want You" ?
A: Ozzy is referring to Diet
Coke, which like most diet pop and beer, tastes like water.
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