Two years after Black Sabbath’s farewell tour, Ozzy Osbourne reflects on the band’s time together and admits that he has one regret.
The heavy metal giants toured in 2017 with their original lineup consisting of Tony Iommi, Ozzy and Geezer Butler. OG Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward was also due to go on tour with them but ended up ducking out due to cited contractual agreements.
Speaking to Kerrang! Ozzy confessed “I didn’t like the fact that Bill Ward wasn’t there, for a start. People put that down to me, but it wasn’t me, honestly. We didn’t have the time to hang around, we had to get going, but I’m sorry it didn’t work out with Bill.”
He continued: “[stand in drummer] Tommy [Clufetos] did great, but the four of us started this, and it should have been the four of us ending it. Those final gigs in Birmingham were bittersweet because you think of how far we came, and how much we did, and it would have been good to have shared that together. Maybe one day there’ll be one last gig, I don’t know.”
Black Sabbath’s farewell tour concluded in 2017. Ozzy Osbourne is currently on a solo tour and will play in Tampa, Florida this weekend (June 2).
