Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne performs "Patient Number 9" and "Crazy Train" at halftime during the Los Angeles Rams vs. Buffalo Bills NFL game to kickoff the 2022-2023 season.

"If I have to go up there and die on the first song, I'll still be back the next day," he joked regarding the potential run. [remained hopeful](https://loudwire.com/ozzy-osbourne-thinks-he-can-still-do-another-tour/) that he can return to the stage in a greater capacity than sets comprised of only a couple songs at major events. For many, it was a shock to see the legend so ready and able so soon after the procedure.

Ozzy Osbourne performed at halftime of the Los Angeles Rams season opener earlier today (Thursday, September 8) at SoFi Stadium.

Posted by Earlier this week, Ozzy and his wife, Sharon, announced their return to TV with a 10-part reality series called "Home To Roost". "You have not seen the end of Ozzy Osbourne, I promise you. The BLACK SABBATH legend described his health issues as "walking around in lead boots". The special appearance was the first time Osbourne and Iommi had performed on stage together since the final BLACK SABBATH show in February 2017 in Birmingham. Longtime Ozzy guitarist Zakk Wylde then joined them onstage to play the singer's classic track "Crazy Train".

Ozzy Osbourne explained his concerns over making an album with former Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi in September 2022.

“It was just that I never asked him,” he said. “It was actually Andrew who said, ‘Why don’t you ask Tony Iommi if he wants to do something?’" he recalled. “If Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi do an album together, it’s going to sound like a Sabbath album,” he said. And if he wants to [turn it into another] Sabbath album, I’m not doing it.” In a recent interview, the singer hinted that a collaborative album might follow, and in a new interview with [Kerrang!](https://www.kerrang.com/ozzy-osbourne-if-i-drop-dead-now-at-least-i-cant-say-that-ive-had-a-dull-career) he elaborated on the idea. Maybe the tracks he did on my album was like what Sabbath should have been had we stayed together.”

With 2020's Ordinary Man, Ozzy Osbourne reestablished himself with help from a new producer, an all-star backing band and a no-fuss recording schedule that ...

[Jeff Beck](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/jeff-beck/) and [Eric Clapton](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/eric-clapton/) are here, and so are former bandmates [Tony Iommi](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/tony-iommi/) and [Zakk Wylde](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/zakk-wylde/). Smith and [Guns N' Roses](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/guns-n-roses/)' [Duff McKagan](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/duff-mckagan/) return from Ordinary Man, and [Taylor Hawkins](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/taylor-hawkins/), the [Foo Fighters](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/foo-fighters/) drummer who [died in March](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/taylor-hawkins-foo-fighters-dead/), appears on three songs. And unlike Ordinary Man, Patient Number 9 is a more focused work; the pieces fit together more easily, most likely a result of producer Watt's growing relationship with Osbourne. Through it all, Osbourne sounds full of life, a contrast to the medical issues that have plagued him recently. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/ozzy-osbourne/) reestablished himself with help from a new producer, an all-star backing band and a no-fuss recording schedule that lasted less than a week. Wylde's jabbing guitar in "Parasite" provides a head-banging riff that reminds you of Osbourne's huge role in the formation of heavy metal.

He was joined on the song by Patient Number 9 producer Andrew Watt on guitar, bassist Chris Chaney and drummer Tommy Clufetos, with Zakk Wylde then coming out ...

He was joined on the song by Patient Number 9 producer Andrew Watt on guitar, bassist Chris Chaney and drummer Tommy Clufetos, with Zakk Wylde then coming out for a run-through of the classic "Crazy Train." Disappointingly, NBC opted to broadcast only 10 seconds(!) give or take, of the performance, but fortunately we have Twitter and YouTube (click on the YouTube embed to view) to preserve Ozzy for prosperity. [“Patient Number 9,"](https://www.metaledgemag.com/metal-wire/watch-the-official-video-for-brand-new-ozzy-osbourne-song-patient-number-9-featuring-jeff-beck) the title track of his new album, out today.

Between surgeries to treat a staph infection in 2018, the reveal of his Parkinson's disease diagnosis in 2019, a pneumonia battle that was followed by a fall at ...

That meant far more to me than Sabbath getting the bench in Birmingham, because when me and Tony went to that school, we were looked upon as the f–kin’ outcasts!” “Where I was playing must’ve been about a quarter of a mile from where the [Birchfield Road] school once stood,” he said of his childhood alma mater. I know that I can get back onstage. I have a goal: that next summer I will be onstage. [NFL](https://www.billboard.com/t/nfl/) 2022-23 season kick-off game between Super Bowl champs the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://www.billboard.com/artist/ozzy-osbourne/).

Fans of Ozzy Osbourne were outraged after the Prince of Darkness' halftime performance was barely show during the NFL kickoff.

Read Heavy Consequence’s review of the album After about 10 seconds or so, cameras cut back to Taylor and the halftime crew analyzing the first half of the game. Unfortunately, those watching the game on NBC only saw a few seconds of the performance.

In an interview for Ozzy Osbourne's Patient Number 9 Album Special on Sirius XM's Ozzy's Boneyard dropping Friday, the legendary rocker detailed his newest ...

The drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who died recently," he told the outlet. But he must be good to play with Dave Grohl's Foo Fighters. He continued "To be perfectly honest with you, I'd never heard of him before he played on my album. During the special, fans in the audience had the opportunity to ask Osbourne questions about the album and his career, his songwriting process and life at home. "Masturbation. [Taylor Hawkins](https://people.com/music/taylor-hawkins-life-in-photos/)' [unexpected death](https://people.com/music/foo-fighters-drummer-taylor-hawkins-dead-at-50-his-musical-spirit-will-live-on/), he worked with [Ozzy Osbourne](https://people.com/tag/ozzy-osbourne/) to record a song on his upcoming album Patient Number 9.

The NFL wanted to kick off the season with a bang and they did just that, not only with two power houses battling it out on the Grid Iron (Bills vs Rams) ...

[#NFLKickoff2022] [#LARams] [pic.twitter.com/SR42SVpCxc] [September 9, 2022] [#CrazyTrain] [pic.twitter.com/o9PfuFOc3R] [September 9, 2022] [pic.twitter.com/2BlXaJIiNU] [September 9, 2022]

The Prince of Darkness summons his musical friends for his second solo album since Parkinson's diagnosis.

Since a diagnosis of Parkinson’s in 2019, Osbourne has delivered two studio albums. Some of the guitar solos are so overcooked the songs are charred beyond recognition, but a pummelling riff, such as on the opening bars of Parasite, magically banishes such misgivings. Decades before he became one of the world’s most abnormal reality television stars, Ozzy Osbourne was the undisputed Godfather of Metal.

Reports may have focused on his ill-health, but the Prince of Fucking Darkness sounds full of vim and vigour on album number 13.

‘Mr Darkness’, too, feels like a little bit of a dud, the muddy guitars that make up much of the rest of the record diluted into something watery and lacking impact on the verses. It’s the first time Iommi has appeared on one of Ozzy’s solo albums and he more than lives up to the momentousness of the occasion. But, for the most part, ‘Patient Number 9’ does just that – it’s a fizzing piece of hard-rock magic. ‘Patient Number 9’ is chock-full of big rock names such as [Pearl Jam](https://www.nme.com/artists/pearl-jam)’s Mike McCready, who appears on ‘Immortal’. The guitarist pops up on two songs – perhaps unsurprisingly, they’re two of the best cuts on this record. [‘Ordinary Man’](https://www.nme.com/reviews/ozzy-osbourne-ordinary-man-review-2612388)’s lead and goes big on the collaborations. It all turns out OK, though, the Brummie legend catching up with the protagonist the morning after: “Used up all his energy / He wakes up with a twinkle in his eye.” “The past is dead; the future’s haunted.” Life, it seems, is a lose-lose situation for the Prince of Fucking Darkness. It’s an exhilarating rattle through some of the sludgiest, most blistering riffs committed to record this year – and the Devil Osbourne so often cites seeps into his nature from time to time. “There’s a thousand different shades of darkness colouring our fate,” he declares on ‘A Thousand Shades’. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://www.nme.com/artists/ozzy-osbourne) is about to release his 13th solo studio album. “Open my eyes, my soul won’t survive.” But for every despondent moment, there’s a flash of resilience and stubbornness.

One of the definitive titans of metal, Ozzy Osbourne loves a lot of music, but to him, one debut album ranks as "one of the greatest" of all time.

By the end of the decade, and with a host of insane escapades to his name, Osbourne was cemented as one of the all-time greats and one of rock ‘n’ roll’s most storied characters. [Rolling Stone](https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/ozzy-osbourne-my-10-favorite-metal-albums-197125/ac-dc-highway-to-hell-1979-197219/), he surprised us all and listed his ten favourite metal albums, which featured a variety of artists ranging from Alice in Chains to Pantera. However, this has not stopped him from being one of music’s resident sages, and his thoughts on the form are as treasured as any of his surviving contemporaries. Crowley’, and it confirmed to everyone that Osbourne and Rhoads had formed one of the most powerful creative partnerships of the era, making the guitarist’s untimely death in 1982 that little bit harder to bear. His work set a precedent for what was to come, with almost every of metal’s various subgenres owing a lot to Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath, bassist and lyricist Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/tags/ozzy-osbourne/) is rightly one of the most beloved figures in rock; without him, life would be a lot less enjoyable.

When Ozzy Osbourne released his album Ordinary Man in 2020, it seemed like the perfect swan song – emotive, reflective, and almost elegiac in parts, ...

While perhaps not as emotionally loaded as Ordinary Man, Patient Number 9 better captures the mischievous, defiant energy of heavy metal’s original madman. Sidestepping anything remotely Sabbath (in fact, the most Sabbath-like track is the Wylde-led Evil Shuffle), Iommi instead brings a sense of heft and gravitas that sounds practically apocalyptic. Unsurprisingly, the Wylde songs are simultaneously among the most straight-ahead, classic-sounding Ozzy tracks on the album, while also showing that Wylde still brings a star power of his own. As it turns out, working with some of the most iconic guitarists on the planet has away of injecting flair into even the most reflective song; opener Patient Number 9 calls back to the same emotive, epic quality as Under The Graveyard or Today Is The End, but it’s not long before the guitar wizardry of Jeff Beck starts to shine through. The sheer vitality of tracks like Mr. But Ozzy has a terrible track record when it comes to retirement, and work on Patient Number 9 seemingly began as soon as Ordinary Man hit the shelves, with producer Andrew Watt once again overseeing the project.

Ozzy Osbourne's new album Patient Number 9 is out today, September 9, and the singer premiered its title track in LA last night.

Ozzy has previously hailed his old friend's contribution to the album, saying "It was really great working with Tony. The singer's long-time guitarist Zakk Wylde then joined the band for a performance of his classic debut solo single, Iommi also plays on two songs on Patient Number 9, single Degradation Rules plus No Escape From Now.

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Ozzy Osbourne's halftime set at the NFL season opening game got barely any airtime on NBC in September 2022.

was the deciding factor. The singer recently announced he was moving away from the city and back to England. Osbourne, who has been plagued by health issues in recent years, has slowly been returning to the public’s eye. The broadcast then showed Osbourne - along with drummer Tommy Clufetos, bassist Chris Chaney and producer The Prince of Darkness had been hyping his performance over the past week, with multiple social media posts promoting the halftime set. Yet, when the cameras turned on, the 73-year-old metal icon got very little screen time.

Ozzy Osbourne's music is a staple of any professional sports stadium in the U.S., so it was fitting that the L.A. Rams tapped the Prince of Darkness to play ...

Check out footage from the seven-minute set above and below. Last night (September 8th), Osbourne took the stage in between halves and ripped through two bangers, the title-track from his brand new album, [Patient Number 9](https://www.revolvermag.com/music/review-ozzy-osbourne-tells-retirement-fk-patient-number-9), (out today), and the canonical pump-up anthem, "Crazy Train" — which featured a surprise appearance from longtime guitarist [Zakk Wylde](https://www.revolvermag.com/music/hear-ozzy-osbourne-re-team-zakk-wylde-new-song-nothing-feels-right). The Great Ozz has undergone a slew of surgeries that've hindered his ability to function at peak performance, but he was up there swaying, singing and rocking out like all is well during last night's NFL set.

Ozzy Osbourne opened up about his new album 'Patient Number 9,' touring again, and so much more. | iHeart.

I need it, you know, I need to get back on the stage." People say to me, 'When do you think you're going to be retired?' And I go, 'When I start to smell the lid of the pine box.' I mean, you can't retire from this. [Black Sabbath](https://www.iheart.com/artist/black-sabbath-2358/?autoplay=true) bandmate Tony Iommi on a few songs on Patient Number 9 — "No Escape From Now" and "Degradation Rules" — and Osbourne said of rocking out with Iommi again for the first time on a solo album, "Tony, in all the years I've known him, I've known him since I was 11. Osbourne added, "I mean, what am I going to do, sit on my ass all day looking out the window? So I got to get my confidence up. And I'm down to get in some physical exercising and going all out to get myself back on my feet. How can somebody play so great and not be able to write a song?" And yeah, I was told he can't write songs. Other musicians featured as performers on the new album include [Foo Fighters](https://www.iheart.com/artist/foo-fighters-72280/?autoplay=true)' Taylor Hawkins, [Red Hot Chili Peppers](https://www.iheart.com/artist/red-hot-chili-peppers-6771/?autoplay=true)' Chad Smith, and [Josh Homme](https://www.iheart.com/artist/josh-homme-418045/?autoplay=true), among others. Jeff Beck is featured on "A Thousand Shades," and his guitar solo is one Ozzy can never forget. He said, "Every morning I wake up with that guitar solo in my head. Andrew talked me into it, but it turned out really good."

NBC is getting slammed online after the broadcaster completely dismissed legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne during his live halftime show, part of the Buffalo ...

Prior to last night, he [performed at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games](https://etcanada.com/news/919049/ozzy-osbourne-takes-to-the-stage-for-the-first-time-after-undergoing-major-operation/) in August. To literally show him for 2 seconds. Thanks for advertising Ozzy Osbourne playing at halftime tonight. [September 9, 2022] Osbourne, 73, was already halfway through performing a new song from his latest album Patient Number 9, which dropped Friday, when he was introduced on TV by sportscaster Maria Taylor. Los Angeles Rams NFL season opener on Thursday night.

Ozzy Osbourne refuses to stop on all-star 13th solo album, Patient Number 9.

It's Ozzy doing music because it's a laugh, it's what he loves. It's a similar situation on Patient Number 9. Bringing in mates to help out – Duff McKagan, Andrew Watt, Chad Smith, Post Malone – he said making the record with no real plans of what would happen to it actually made him feel normal.

After airing 10 seconds of Ozzy Osbourne's NFL halftime performance on Thursday, NBC quickly cut to sportscaster Maria Taylor, angering the rocker's fans.

[performed at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games](https://pagesix.com/2022/08/09/ozzy-osbourne-returns-to-stage-for-first-time-after-life-altering-surgery/) in August, recently said in a rare interview on “Good Morning America” that [ his health has “improved” ](https://pagesix.com/2022/09/07/ozzy-osbourne-shares-health-update-in-post-surgery-interview/)since the procedure. I want to be back.” [viewer wrote](https://twitter.com/tballdadben/status/1568053379456290817), “As usual NBC finds a way to f–k up a sports broadcast. “I don’t want to be buried in f–king Forest Lawn,” he added. “My family have been absolutely wonderful while I’ve been laid up.” Let’s put our on-air personalities on the screen to yell about what we all just watched.”

A look back at Ozzy Osbourne's health issues, as the ex-Black Sabbath legend released his second solo LP in three years in September 2022.

[SiriusXM](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-eric-clapton-tony-iommi-album/) that longtime guitarist [Zakk Wylde](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/zakk-wylde/) was in the mix, along with [Eric Clapton](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/eric-clapton/) and Tony Iommi. [Ordinary Man](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-ordinary-man-album/) arrived in February 2020 featuring additional collaborations with [Elton John](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/elton-john/) and [Slash](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/slash/). “It's no secret that the last four years have been very difficult for me,” Osbourne admitted [during a Q&A](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-patient-number-9-black-sabbath-13/) with fans, “but making this album took my mind off of my problems." Osbourne then announced the new record’s [official completion](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbournes-2022-album-done/) in April 2022, noting in a social media post that he had delivered the finished work to his label, Epic Records. [admitted in 2021](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-major-surgery/): “It’s kept me alive, you know. [Andrew Watt](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/andrew-watt/) at the helm. [received the news](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-parkinsons-disease-diagnosed/) in 2003. [2020 touring schedule](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-cancels-tour/) since there were “six [to] eight weeks” of medical treatments on the horizon. He eventually [tested positive](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-coronavirus/) for the [COVID-19 virus](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/coronavirus/) in early 2022. I’ve been working with it most of my life,” Osbourne told the [Los Angeles Times](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2020-02-12/ozzy-osbourne-parkinsons-disease-post-malone). [cancellations followed](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-postpones-2019-tour/) in early 2019, attributed this time to a severe upper-respiratory infection. [all of his tour dates](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-postpone-2019-shows/) due to what was described as an injury “sustained while dealing with his recent bout of pneumonia.” [Sharon Osbourne](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/tags/sharon-osbourne/) eventually [explained the decision](https://ultimateclassicrock.com/ozzy-osbourne-tour-postponement-reason/) to postpone the shows, revealing that a fall had dislodged metal rods inserted in her husband’s body after the 2003 ATV accident.

In addition to the guests listed above, the record also features contributions from Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Ozzy's Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, Eric ...

In addition to the guests listed above, the record also features contributions from Guns N' Roses bassist Duff McKagan, Ozzy’s Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi, Eric Clapton, Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready and Queens of the Stone Age front man Josh Homme. Ozzy Osbourne's new album, Patient Number 9, is out today, and the Ozzman is marking the moment with the release of the latest music video from the record, for the song "One of Those Days," which features a guest solo from Eric Clapton. [previously reported](https://www.metaledgemag.com/metal-wire/ozzy-osbourne-says-he-is-recuperating-comfortably-following-major-surgery), Ozzy recorded Patient Number 9 with producer Andrew Watt, who also helmed his 2020 effort, Ordinary Man.

The track, which features a guest guitar solo from Eric Clapton, is taken from on Ozzy's latest album, "Patient Number 9", which was made available today ( ...

Earlier this year, Ozzy's CrytoBatz NFT launched as one the biggest Celebrity NFT project ever created; it's currently ranked in the top 100 biggest NFT projects ever and is valued at over $40 million. Zakk Wylde) "Patient Number 9" was written by Ozzy, Watt, Robert Trujillo (METALLICA),Chad Smith (RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS) and Ali Tamposi and features a riveting solo from legendary guitarist Jeff Beck (one of the notable guest stars on the album; additional details below). Old friend and one-time Ozzy bandmember Trujillo plays bass on most of the album's tracks, with Duff McKagan of GUNS N' ROSES and Chris Chaney of JANE'S ADDICTION supplying bass on a few songs. Produced by Andrew Watt (who handled the same duties on 2020's "Ordinary Man") and released on Epic, the new album marks Osbourne's 13th solo studio album. The track, which features a guest guitar solo from Eric Clapton, is taken from on Ozzy's latest album, "Patient Number 9", which was made available today (Friday, September 9).