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<v Speaker 1>When I think of out of control rock stars, I

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<v Speaker 1>immediately think of Willy B. From our sister station over

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<v Speaker 1>there on KVP. I JK, You're not an out of

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<v Speaker 1>control rock star anymore.

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<v Speaker 2>No. Well, you know, since the kids, I've calmed down

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit. Some would say, but.

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<v Speaker 3>What a sad day, man.

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<v Speaker 2>I got the news just a minute ago too, and

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<v Speaker 2>I was blown away by you know, his farewell show

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<v Speaker 2>was just a couple weeks ago.

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<v Speaker 1>We looked it up July fifth, so seventeen days ago

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<v Speaker 1>he had his farewell concert. And think about this, though,

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<v Speaker 1>Willy like talk about a guy who did it on

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<v Speaker 1>his own terms from start to finish, right, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>this guy was He was the original Madman, you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean? And I remember, and you grew.

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<v Speaker 4>Up in the Bible Belt as well. I know where

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<v Speaker 4>you grew up and.

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<v Speaker 2>Why records backwards more than any youth group in Kentucky.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm telling you, it's crazy to me that the Prince

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<v Speaker 2>of Darkness gave the biggest contribution to his local children's house,

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<v Speaker 2>Little Hand to Fit Parkinsons, and he gave the biggest

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<v Speaker 2>contributes one hundred and ninety million from that concert, A

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<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks ago to several charities. It was the

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<v Speaker 2>largest charitable donation ever. And that was the same guy

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<v Speaker 2>that in youth group we would play his records backwards

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<v Speaker 2>over and over, and Billy, my youth leader, was just

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<v Speaker 2>hard struck on the fact that he was saying things

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<v Speaker 2>about the Devil or you know, things like that. I

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<v Speaker 2>look at it now and I can't believe I'm stealing

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<v Speaker 2>shocked like everybody.

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<v Speaker 4>Else, you know, the whole story. The reason that he

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<v Speaker 4>was considered.

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<v Speaker 1>To be like the devil was partly because he bit

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<v Speaker 1>the head off of a bat, which may or may

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<v Speaker 1>not have happened exactly like the word got out. But

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<v Speaker 1>to the point that I made earlier, which he was

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get He was trying to break through, right.

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<v Speaker 4>And and so what does he do.

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<v Speaker 1>He acts like a maniac and it worked.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yeah, you know the story about that somebody he

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<v Speaker 2>thought it was a rubber bat and somebody threw it

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<v Speaker 2>up on stags and he just grabbed it and bit it.

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<v Speaker 2>It was. It was a real bath.

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<v Speaker 4>God, I gives you the creeps just thinking about it.

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<v Speaker 4>I mean gross.

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<v Speaker 3>But if you think about the pop culture, the MPD

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<v Speaker 3>had the Osbourne for how many years. Yeah, if you

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<v Speaker 3>think about all the things that occurred around that man's life,

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<v Speaker 3>the influence that he had on every band in rock

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<v Speaker 3>and roll, Every band you know that I've heard of

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<v Speaker 3>in years they label they'll.

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<v Speaker 2>Put Black Sabbaths, and Ozzy is a big influence. So,

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, he's influenced everybody in rock and road for

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<v Speaker 2>decades now. It's just insane.

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<v Speaker 1>Well not only that, nobody else sounds like Ozzy, right,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's just nobody else sounds like Ozzy. Nobody

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<v Speaker 1>sounded like Black Sabbath. And it kind of felt and

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<v Speaker 1>I just said this to Nia. I think the reason

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<v Speaker 1>that this is kind of a shocking death even though

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<v Speaker 1>he's had Parkinson's disease and he's really been a physical

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<v Speaker 1>hot mess for like years now, this is not a

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<v Speaker 1>new thing. But he felt like he was just never

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<v Speaker 1>going to die, Like he's Keith Richards and you're just

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<v Speaker 1>never going to die. And of course my first thought

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<v Speaker 1>is like, where does Ozzy end up, like in the

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<v Speaker 1>grand scheme of the afterlife?

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<v Speaker 4>Right, Like where does that? Because you have to wonder, you.

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<v Speaker 2>Know, I have no idea, man, I just can't believe

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<v Speaker 2>the fans, the people that you know that that shock

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<v Speaker 2>wave is going to take. The first ripple is just

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<v Speaker 2>now occurring, but I imagine the sweep across the country,

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<v Speaker 2>the globe, the world. You look at the millions of

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<v Speaker 2>people that he influenced, fans, every you know, kid that

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<v Speaker 2>picked up a guitar when it be you know, Black

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<v Speaker 2>Sabbath or Ozzy of the kid, Uh, you know, I mean,

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<v Speaker 2>his influence and his footprint is just gargantuan in in

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<v Speaker 2>this industry, so much bigger than what people you know,

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<v Speaker 2>initially think with everything. And it's just a wild day

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<v Speaker 2>in rock because, like you said, you just didn't think

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<v Speaker 2>that guy was ever going to die. He's been through

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<v Speaker 2>so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, and and you know, to your point, I'm looking

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<v Speaker 1>at right now, when did Black Sabbath begin? Okay, Night

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<v Speaker 1>teen sixty eight really is when Black Sabbath started being

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<v Speaker 1>a band?

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<v Speaker 4>Right, So that means.

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<v Speaker 1>That they are only a year older than me, right, and.

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<v Speaker 5>I'm old, I'm fifty five about doing fifty six, and

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<v Speaker 5>that to have that kind of stamina and to continue

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<v Speaker 5>to have the kind of visibility to kind of to

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<v Speaker 5>continue to matter, right, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>The relevance to be able to still command you know,

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<v Speaker 2>the crowds that just the bravado around Ozzy is a

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<v Speaker 2>mitch right everything that he kind of does and as

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<v Speaker 2>weird as he you know, he stumbles through sentences sometimes

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<v Speaker 2>and other times. I've interviewed him once and it was

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<v Speaker 2>so funny because one question you would ask him and he'd.

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<v Speaker 6>Be like, well, I I think about this, I'm not

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<v Speaker 6>sure about that, Yes, I like a car, And then

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<v Speaker 6>the next one you would ask him, but he would

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<v Speaker 6>just be completely clear, very cognitive, you know, sharp, and

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<v Speaker 6>just just like.

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<v Speaker 2>You were, just like, wow, he's on his game. And

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<v Speaker 2>then next one and it would be off the rails.

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<v Speaker 2>He's been like that for decades. But I mean, the

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<v Speaker 2>man is such a figure and metal and rock and

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<v Speaker 2>has had such influence. He's just hard. It's hard to

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<v Speaker 2>think of him as not being around anymore. So when

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<v Speaker 2>he just, you know, he said before that Farewell Show,

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<v Speaker 2>because initially that Farewell Show is unique. It was weird

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<v Speaker 2>because he was going to play a set with Black

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<v Speaker 2>Sabbage and going to do his own set, and as

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<v Speaker 2>time went on, his time on stage got whittled down

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<v Speaker 2>to the point where he just did like three to

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<v Speaker 2>five songs. I think on that Farewell Show a lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people pay tribute to him, but he said he

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to die on stage. You know what, he almost did?

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<v Speaker 4>He did. I mean that's I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>We should all be so lucky as to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to do what we love and do it until the

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<v Speaker 1>very end and then die surrounded by our loved ones.

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<v Speaker 2>Come on, I mean, he's he's I hate to say this,

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<v Speaker 2>but he's a darker vers Cash.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, in a weird way. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I guess that that's very right, very right, very similar

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<v Speaker 1>trajectories in different genres of music. Well, we'll be I

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<v Speaker 1>know that you're gonna be talking about him tomorrow in

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<v Speaker 1>your morning show on kpp I. So if people want

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<v Speaker 1>to have more reminiscence about Ozzy, uh man, this one's.

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<v Speaker 4>Gonna leave am Mark though, Willie huge. All right, man,

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<v Speaker 4>I'll talk to you later.

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<v Speaker 2>Bye,