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Veteran music journalist Cameron Crowe paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> with a post recalling the time he interviewed the late Prince of Darkness when he was 15 years old.<\/p>\n Crowe shared his recollections on X (formerly Twitter), along with snapshots of his story and a picture of Osbourne, who died<\/a> on Tuesday at the age of 76.<\/p>\n You can see the posts below and read the full\u00a0interview on Crowe’s website<\/a>.<\/p>\n “It was one of the first times I ever scored a backstage pass,” Crowe wrote. “I wandered into Black Sabbath<\/a>‘s dressing room with my tape recorder and a copy of our local underground paper, The San Diego Door<\/em>, and asked Ozzy Osbourne for this interview.<\/p>\n “He was 24, I was 15,” Crowe continued. “He was talkative and fun and ended our chat with a poignant comment about his own future.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Top 10 Black Sabbath Songs<\/a><\/p>\n Crowe wrote and directed semi-autobiographical film\u00a0Almost Famous<\/em>, about a teenage\u00a0music journalist who goes on tour with the fictional rock band Stillwater and writes a\u00a0Rolling Stone<\/em> cover story\u00a0on them. In the film, he first encounters Stillwater backstage at a concert where they’re opening for Black Sabbath.<\/p>\n Black Sabbath was promoting their fourth album,\u00a0Vol. 4<\/em><\/a>, when Crowe spoke to Osbourne in 1972. “I know I sound like I’m blowing my own trumpet, but … our new album to us, is our first album,” the singer said.<\/p>\n “It is the most truthful album we’ve made. I mean a lot of our albums had a lot of truth, lyrically, but this album is a more truthful representation of Black Sabbath musically. It’s also a lot more personal lyrically. In the past our lyrics have said what other people feel, but the words of our new one is what we feel. We’ve gone through a lot of changes.”<\/p>\n READ MORE:<\/strong> Black Sabbath Albums Ranked From Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n Osbourne also noted Black Sabbath’s tireless touring schedule, which was leading to fatigue and wreaking havoc on the band members’ bodies and minds.<\/p>\n “Y’know, before we went on this tour, I had an infected throat,” Osbourne said. “I had a very bad throat that I noticed three days before we came [to America for the tour], which wasn\u2019t any fault of ours or our management because we were going through this big change-around in the business side. We didn\u2019t know whether to go on the tour or not. So we just came over anyway.<\/p>\n “I couldn’t work the first week,” he lamented. “My throat gave out completely. This is\u00a0… what … our seventh tour of America.\u00a0Major<\/em>\u00a0tours, too. We all feel very, very tired. We’ve done seven tours in just over a year, now. We’ve worked so much in this country it’s driving me loopy.”<\/p>\n When asked\u00a0where he saw Black Sabbath five years in the future, Osbourne offered a typically off-color \u2014 but also poignant \u2014 response.<\/p>\n “At this rate, six feet under and pushing up daisies. Or in a lunatic asylum,” he quipped. “We\u2019re all just simple, ordinary people who became …\u00a0this<\/em>. I think it\u2019s just started to affect us, what’s actually happened to us. Once the whole band was a giggle … I still enjoy it, don\u2019t get me wrong. I love it. I wouldn\u2019t change it for the world. But, we\u2019ve covered a lot of ground. We\u2019ve been in a lot of places and met a lot of people.<\/p>\n “I\u2019m glad to say that at the end of it all … when the day comes when Black Sabbath is no more … if it\u2019s kept up as good as it\u2019s kept up to now, even if the popularity drops off, I can\u2019t complain,” he concluded. “I\u2019ve had a good time. If it ends tomorrow or five years … ten years from now, I can just turn around and say that I\u2019ve had a good time and have enjoyed it. It\u2019s been one hell of an experience for me, I\u2019ll never forget it as long as I live.”<\/p>\n Between Black Sabbath and his solo career, Ozzy Osbourne became one of the most famous frontmen in hard rock history. Here’s a look back.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Gallery Credit: Nick DeRiso<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nCameron Crowe Reflects on 1972 Ozzy Osbourne Interview<\/h3>\n
Black Sabbath Was Riding High and Feeling Low in 1972<\/h3>\n
Ozzy Osbourne’s Five-Year Plan: ‘Six Feet Under and Pushing Up Daisies’<\/h3>\n
Ozzy Osbourne Year by Year Photos: 1969-2025<\/h2>\n