Ozzy Osbourne Opens Up On His Biggest Black Sabbath Regret

Ozzy Osbourne has opened up on a new Madhouse Chronicles podcast episode with Billy Morrison, where the "Prince of Darkness" shared his biggest regret from his time with Black Sabbath. The fact the band finished their run without original drummer Bill Ward behind the kit.

Way back in the day, November 2011 to be exact, the original Black Sabbath members, made up of Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward announced to the world they were planning a pending reunion with a 2012 tour on the books. But in May 2012, their drummer, Ward officially backed out of the reunion, citing issues over his contract for the reunion. The band decided to ultimately soldier on without him with Tommy Clufetos, who has previously worked with Rob Zombie and Ozzy, and got Rage Against The Machine’s Brad Wilk in the studio to help finish their Album 13.

BIlly Morrison on the podcast asked Ozzy if he felt satisfied with the “arc of the legend of Black Sabbath”, Ozzy shot back with a “No, because it wasn’t Black Sabbath that finished it. It’s unfinished.”

He continued “You know what would be cool? If we just went to a club somewhere unannounced and just got up and did it out," before recalling, "We started up in a club."

Ozzy finished up by saying "I was sad that Bill wasn't there. Tommy [Clufetos] did a great job, but it ain't Bill Ward."

Are you holding out for the original foursome hitting the road?