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Ozzy Osbourne announces retirement from touring, cancels all remaining shows
By Sam Roche published
The metal legend says he's not “physically capable” of a life of touring anymore

Watch Kayla Kent nail the solo to Ozzy Osbourne's Bark at the Moon – the first metal song she ever heard
By Matt Owen published
Kent's first experience with metal came thanks to a free Guitar Hero rip-off, but she wasn't even allowed to listen to heavy guitar music until a certain age

Ozzy Osbourne’s 2023 tour dates thrown into question over singer’s struggle to recover from recent surgery
By Matt Parker published
The rock legend says he can’t walk much following the procedure, but the alternative was much worse

Ozzy Osbourne, Muse, Megadeth, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Eric Gales, Bonnie Raitt and Wet Leg nominated for 2023 Grammys
By Matt Owen published
Big Thief, Arctic Monkeys, The Black Keys, Machine Gun Kelly, Brandi Carlile, Snarky Puppy, Molly Tuttle, Måneskin, Madison Cunningham and Brothers Osborne have also received nods
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Jake E. Lee on how he nearly lost the Ozzy Osbourne gig, why he considers using the whammy bar "cheating" and the pressures of replacing Randy Rhoads
By Steven Rosen published
In this classic 1986 Guitar World interview, Lee reveals what he likes (and dislikes) about Bark at the Moon and The Ultimate Sin, what he thinks of Eddie Van Halen, and how being late to his audition very nearly cost him his place in the Ozzy lineup
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Jennifer Batten says being a woman prevented her landing an audition with Ozzy Osbourne in the ‘80s
By Sam Roche published
“I know my audio got to the right people, and I didn’t even get a chance,” the Michael Jackson guitarist reflects in a new interview
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Ozzy Osbourne was too drunk to recognise Randy Rhoads' talent when he first auditioned: “I thought, it’s never gonna work”
By Sam Roche published
Fortunately, with a little hair of the dog, Ozzy steeled himself for Rhoads' rescheduled audition the following day, and the rest was history
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Ozzy Osbourne on Randy Rhoads and Eddie Van Halen feud: “Randy didn't have a nice thing to say about Eddie – they were rivals”
By Sam Roche last updated
The Prince of Darkness has responded to comments made in a recent Randy Rhoads documentary, in which EVH accused Rhoads of stealing his guitar playing style

Turns out Randy Rhoads did have a nice thing to say about Eddie Van Halen: “Eddie is a great player”
By Matt Owen published
Quotes from a 1982 interview with Guitar World conflict with recent comments made by Ozzy Osbourne suggesting the Quiet Riot guitarist “didn't have a nice thing to say about Eddie”
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