Ozzy Osbourne reveals porn link on new album – and it was suggested by Taylor Hawkins

Ozzy discusses Taylor Hawkins' role on his new album Patient Number 9, as well as the unlikely porn inspiration he took from the drummer for one track.

In conversation with Kerrang!, The Prince Of Darkness explains how the record's second single, Degradation Rules (ft. Tony Iommi), was written and reveals that it was late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins who actually suggested one of its lyrics.

“You know what Degradation Rules is about?” the Sabbath vocalist asks. “Masturbation. Sticky little magazines. A toss-pot.”

"There’s a line in there, ‘Red Tube rules!’ which is an [ode to] the free porn website. And, do you know who suggested that? The drummer, Taylor Hawkins, who died recently."

Although Ozzy's friendship with Hawkins was relatively new, he honours him in a short but sweet tribute and says: "To be perfectly honest with you, I’d never heard of him before he played on my album. But he must be good to play with Dave Grohl’s Foo Fighters.

"When I met him, and from what I saw of him, he was a really nice man, one whose soul will surely last. I should imagine that everyone in that band was fucking devastated when the poor guy passed away.”

This article was first published on loudersound.com