Sharon Osbourne Blasts Rock Hall of Fame Over Ozzy Solo Exclusion

Sharon Osbourne says her husband Ozzy Osbourne must be inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame as a solo artist.

“They know that Ozzy deserves to be there,” she just lately advised The Adam Carolla Present [via Classic Rock]. “They know he is been a solo artist. You’ve got gotta be doing it for 25 years. He is been 43 years as a solo artist.”

Ozzy’s debut solo album, Blizzard of Oz, arrived in 1980, making him eligible for solo induction since 2005.

“He offered practically 100 million albums as a solo artist,” Sharon continued. “So the place is he? Induct him.

“I’ll by no means beg, and I’ll by no means ask for favors. I’ve by no means requested anybody for a favor. So, my factor is fuck you in case you do not understand that any individual actually deserves to be right here. And you do not acknowledge that? Then, see ya.”

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Ozzy was inducted into the Corridor in 2006 as a member of Black Sabbath, however for years previous to that he made clear the Rock Corridor was not a precedence for him.

“Simply take our title off the checklist,” he mentioned in a press release in 1999, the yr Black Sabbath acquired their third Corridor nomination. “Save the ink. Overlook about us. The nomination is meaningless as a result of it isn’t voted on by the followers. It is voted on by the supposed elite of the trade and the media, who’ve by no means purchased an album or live performance ticket of their lives, so their vote is completely irrelevant to me.”

What Really Issues to Ozzy Osbourne

As his well being has declined in recent times, Ozzy has been compelled to cancel a lot of stay performances and tour dates, together with 2023’s Energy Journey competition. At current, he is uncertain whether or not or not he’ll ever be capable of return to the stage, however says he is grateful for his followers both means.

“That is one of many issues I have been probably the most fucking pissed off at: I by no means obtained the prospect to say goodbye or thanks,” he just lately advised Rolling Stone. “As a result of my followers are what it is all about. If I can simply do a number of gigs…They have been loyal to me for fucking years. They write to me, they know all about my canine. It is my prolonged household actually, they usually give us the life-style now we have. For no matter motive, that is my aim to work to.”