Metallica bassist Rob Trujillo recently had a chat with Metal Hammer and reminisced about the period he played for Ozzy Osbourne’s band. Rob recalled Osbourne’s changeable attitude by sharing:
“I wrote some songs with Ozzy that were really cool, but you’d never know, one day he likes the song, and the next day he doesn’t, and he doesn’t remember that he liked it, and then six months later he loves it and goes ‘Why didn’t you show me the song before?'”
He added:
“You’re constantly battling with which Ozzy you’re going to get when you’re putting your ideas together, but it was a wonderful experience.”
However, long before Ozzy asked Rob to join his band, the two musicians already knew each other. Osbourne would join Suicidal Tendencies offshoot Infectious Grooves’ recording sessions while the band was working on their debut album, ‘The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move… It’s The Infectious Grooves.’
Even though Rob revealed to Metal Hammer that the time spent with the Prince of Darkness had its ups and downs, he also praised Ozzy for his encouragement in an interview with Revolver last fall, where he said:
“Well, I was fortunate to be able to work with Ozzy for many years, and, you know, Zakk Wylde and I played together in the Nineties in Ozzy’s band. Ozzy used to tell me, ‘Rob, you know, I’m your best friend, man. I’m your best friend because I love the bass. I don’t want you to turn it down. I want you to turn it up!’ You know, singers never say that.”
You can read Rob Trujillo’s interview with Metal Hammer here and listen to ‘The Plague That Makes Your Booty Move… It’s The Infectious Grooves’ album below.
