Ozzy Osbourne has released the second episode of his YouTube series about the behind-the-scenes of his new album, Patient Number 9 .
Titled "The Sabbath Connection ," the episode focuses on Tony Iommi in the album. The musician contributed to the tracks "No Escape From Now" and "Degradation Rules." On the first, Iommi recorded a riff written for him by Andrew Watt , while the second emerged from original ideas he had.
Black Sabbath bandmate , Ozzy comments: “We were in the same band for 10 years and went to school together. He’s part of the family.”
Later on, Tony Iommi gives more details about the current friendship between him and Osbourne. “We’re on a different path now. We have a stronger relationship than we did a few years ago,” he comments. “We talk practically every week. We text each other, send each other jokes. It’s different from what it once was, and it’s been good.”
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The return of Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi to the stage.
In August, Ozzy and Tony performed together for the first time in 5 years during the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games, which took place in their hometown of Birmingham.
Ozzy's participation was a great surprise for the audience, who had the chance to enjoy the two friends reminiscing about Black Sabbath classics like "Iron Man" and "Paranoid".
According to Ozzy's wife, Sharon Osbourne, the singer only had six days to prepare for the event. Before that, Osbourne didn't know if he would be able to attend due to a delicate surgery to remove and replace pins that he would need to have a few months prior.
