Andrew Watt, the producer behind late Ozzy Osbourne’s final two studio albums, has revealed that unreleased material recorded with the heavy metal legend still exists. He discussed the songs in an interview with Rolling Stone.
Watt explained that some of the unreleased tracks were made for a particular purpose, though he declined to give further details about them. He also described a final listening session with Osbourne before the musician’s death.
“There are some songs that we made for a specific reason, and yeah, that’s all I can say,” Watt said. “They’re hard for me to listen to. I haven’t listened to them [since Ozzy passed.]”
Watt recalled a time shortly before the ‘Back To The Beginning’ concert when he and Osbourne reviewed the material they had created together. “We sat and we listened to the stuff that we had made, and made notes,” he explained. “And that and the next day were the last times I got to see him. But we had a beautiful listening session and talked about a lot of stuff. It’s hard to think about, but I miss him every day.”
Watt’s comments offer a glimpse into the unreleased recordings from his work with Osbourne on the musician’s final studio projects.
Watt worked with Osbourne on the 2020 album Ordinary Man and the 2022 follow-up Patient Number 9, which was the final album released during Osbourne’s lifetime. After completing these two records, Osbourne wanted to record another project and expressed interest in a Black Sabbath album. Watt reached out to the band members to see if they would participate, with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward all expressing willingness to be involved, though Bill Ward ultimately could not commit to the project.
The last time the unreleased songs were played was in a Birmingham hotel room on July 4, 2025, the night before the Back to the Beginning concert. Osbourne performed at that concert on July 5, 2025, in his hometown of Birmingham, marking the first time since 2005 that the original Black Sabbath lineup performed together live. Osbourne, who was no longer able to walk due to advanced Parkinson’s disease, sang while seated on a throne during the show, which he had announced would be his final performance due to health issues.
Osbourne died seventeen days after the Back to the Beginning concert. Watt spent time with Osbourne and his wife Sharon in the days surrounding the performance, including going out for curry with Sharon and others the eve of the concert. According to Watt, there are “kind of” plans to eventually release the unreleased music.
