Ozzy Osbourne has hailed his former Black Sabbath band mate Tony Iommi as the ‘finest guitar player.’
Fresh from storming to Number 2 on the UK album chart his critically acclaimed album ‘Patient Number 9’, Ozzy has joined Planet Rock’s Loz Guest for an in-depth chat.
During the interview, which you can listen to throughout the day on Planet Rock tomorrow (23rd September), Ozzy heaped praise on Tony Iommi following their surprise performance of ‘Paranoid’ at the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games closing ceremony in August.
Reflecting upon that special night in Birmingham, Ozzy told Loz: “It was good fun. It got me out of my blues because since I’ve been laid up Tony Iommi has been really helpful (and) supportive for me.
“With this pandemic, I couldn’t go anywhere you know so when I saw him at the Commonwealth Games it was good to see him. I haven’t seen him in a few years. He was great.
“I must confess, I’ve seen some fantastic things in my life but that was f---ing brilliant! That was amazing.”