Howard Stern returned to his SiriusXM present on Wednesday (August sixth) after a protracted summer time break to debate Ozzy Osbourne‘s passing with Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich, amongst different matters.
Osbourne died on July twenty second, simply 17 days after performing a solo and Black Sabbath units on the “Again to the Starting” live performance, the place Metallica performed proper earlier than him. Stern bluntly requested Ulrich, “Did you have got a way he was going to be useless in just a few days?”
“No, no… we hung, we mentioned good day, we hugged,” responded Ulrich (as transcribed by Billboard). The drummer went on to speak about taking pictures with photographer Ross Halfin within the days earlier than the live performance. “He was there and the Sabbath guys have been there and all of us positioned ourselves round [Ozzy] and Ross was directing visitors and he requested me to sit down on the armrest of Ozzy’s throne subsequent to Ozzy.”
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He added, “It was such an amazing second, since you stroll in and it’s, ‘Oh my God, there’s Steven Tyler! Oh my God, there’s Chad Smith! Oh my God, there’s Sammy Hagar! Oh my God, there’s Yungblud!’”
Ulrich famous that Ozzy appeared very sharp mentally regardless of his bodily illnesses. “He was very eloquent and really sharp … We have been simply sitting doing small discuss, however it was so heat and he was very current, coherent. It was simply his physique that was not in good condition, however his thoughts… he was eloquent and speaking and within the second.”
“We have been all simply so shocked,” mentioned Ulrich about listening to the information of Ozzy’s passing. “So unhappy. However on the similar time he bought to dwell, to perform that live performance and that look that had been in him since earlier than COVID. He bought up there, he performed… and I feel in all probability for those who’re going go play [a] little quarterback/psychiatrist, Monday morning, possibly it was only a load off his shoulders and he bought to perform what he needed and possibly he simply form of let go.”
Stern, in the meantime, performed Ozzy’s basic “Mama, I’m Coming Residence” throughout this system, and commented, “Ozzy’s gone and I’m profoundly unhappy.” He additionally mentioned he thought-about Ozzy one in every of his most “fabulous visitors” of all time on his present.
Elsewhere within the interview, Ulrich addressed rumors that Metallica will play the Sphere in Las Vegas in 2026, whereas additionally saying the band would like to carry out on the Tremendous Bowl Halfttime Present this coming season, particularly with the large recreation going down of their dwelling base of San Francisco. He additionally introduced that Metallica will launch their very own year-round Most Metallica SiriusXM present.