Guitarist Gus G recently dialed in with Rat Salad review and talked about 2009-2012, when he joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band. When asked whether he still keeps in touch with Ozzy, G answered:
“Not really. Not very much.”
Gus then mentioned he contacted Osbourne and his family when they announced Ozzy’s health declined:
“I mean, I sent a couple of e-mails, like at the beginning when I heard he got injured. I just sent him my wishes; I e-mailed Sharon [Osbourne] and stuff. But, yeah, I’m pretty much keeping up with them online, like the rest of the world, whenever he issues an update for his health.”
As someone who has known Ozzy for fourteen years, Gus shared his thoughts regarding the Prince of Darkness’ return to stages:
“I hope he can get back on track. I don’t think he’s gonna be able to tour again on the scale that he used to, but at least he can do a couple of nice farewell shows, at least a couple of one-offs. I think he would really like that. And I think he will, because he’s the ‘iron man.’ I don’t think you can take him off stage that easily.”
In July, Ozzy announced he had to cancel his attendance at Power Trip Festival, which was supposed to be his come back. In his statement, he wrote:
“My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, and when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward. Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet, and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed.”
Around 2019 and 2020 Osbourne also had to cancel his ‘No More Tours 2 Tour,’ and reschedule his performances in the UK and Ireland numerous times due to various illnesses and the pandemic itself. The first time he spoke after announcing his retreat from Power Trip, he mentioned the severe treatment he’s been undergoing, and expressed his frustration:
“I had the blood clots in my legs, they put a filter in your artery to stop the blood clots going to your heart and your brain. It sounds worse than it is. So, on Monday, I went to have it removed. The blood clots have jammed you all up. So, they put a thing down there in my neck, straight down to my groin. It’s just disappointment after disappointment. Just get this thing f*cking done so I can go get on with my life.”
You can watch Gus G’s interview below.
