Ozzy Osbourne, aka the beloved ‘Prince of Darkness’ and Black Sabbath frontman, bid adieu to the world in July 2025, days after his farewell performance at Birmingham’s Back To The Beginning concert. As the world mourns the loss of the ‘Godfather’ of heavy metal, it seems the battle of bands refuses to die down. Roger Waters, the frontman of Pink Floyd, has ignited a storm of controversy with his blunt remarks about Ozzy Osbourne, dismissing the late singer’s legacy and mocking his music, even calling out his stage antics. Now, Ozzy’s son, Jack Osbourne, has openly slammed Waters for the same.
What did Roger Waters say about late Ozzy Osbourne?
Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters sparked outrage after his recent comments on Ozzy Osbourne. Speaking on The Independent Ink podcast, Waters dismissed the Black Sabbath frontman’s legacy as a rock legend when discussing his music. He even went on to ridicule Black Sabbath’s dark performance style, sneering:
“Ozzy Osbourne, who just died, bless him, in his whatever that state that he was in his whole life, we’ll never know. Although he was all over the TV for hundreds of years with his idiocy and nonsense.”