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LEFT: Justin Hawkins of The Darkness performs at The Roundhouse on December 09, 2023 in London, England. RIGHT: YUNGBLUD, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry at the MTV Video Music Awards 2025 held at UBS Arena on September 07, 2025 in New York, New York.
Darkness guitarist Justin Hawkins joins his brother Dan to trash talk the VMAs’ Yungblud–Aerosmith Ozzy Osbourne tribute

By Phil Weller Published

Dan Hawkins had dubbed the Ozzy honor “cynical” and “nauseating.” His brother had a few choice words as well

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Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Yungblud at the 2025 MTV VMAs
Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins calls the VMA tribute to Ozzy “another nail in the coffin of rock n' roll”

By Phil Weller Published

The all-star celebration at the MTV VMAs warmed many hearts while prompting criticism from others

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LEFTL Ozzy Osbourne, portrait, London , United Kingdom, 1991. RIGHT: Nuno Bettencourt, lead guitarist of American rock band Extreme and current touring guitarist for Rihanna, during a portrait shoot for Guitarist Magazine, December 22, 2011
Nuno Bettencourt on being the only guitarist to turn down Ozzy Osbourne

By Phil Weller Published

It was a rejection that the Prince of Darkness never forgot

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Grace Bowers performs on Day 3 of BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival at Napa Valley Expo on May 25, 2025 in Napa, California.
Grace Bowers impresses with flawless “Crazy Train” shred as she pays tribute to Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads

By Phil Weller Published

The guitarist says she only learned the song’s solo days before playing it live, and she’s delivered it with her own flair

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andy RHOADS and Ozzy OSBOURNE; with his guitarist Randy Rhoads, performing live onstage at Gaumont Theatre, 1980
Randy Rhoads proved Ozzy Osbourne wrong with an approach to recording guitar solos that even Eddie Van Halen avoided

By Phil Weller Published

The Prince of Darkness had told him it couldn’t be done, but the guitarist had other ideas

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Scott Ian on stage for Back to the Beginning with a cut out of Ozzy
Anthrax’s Scott Ian recalls his favorite memory of Ozzy, and why he was dressed as Gene Simmons at the time

By Phil Weller Published

Ozzy and Scott had been friends for 13 years – but one moment stands out most vividly in the guitarist’s memory

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Brad Gillis
Former Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Brad Gillis says rock needed grunge after the “prissy” ‘80s

By Phil Weller Published

The arrival of Nirvana and company completely changed the guitar landscape. Brad Gillis thinks it was a welcome shake-up

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Zakk Wylde with a Gibson Les Paul Bullseye Custom electric guitar at the Colston Hall, Bristol, February 23, 2011, plus an inset picture of him as a kid with his SG.
Zakk Wylde on selling – and buying back – his first good guitar, and why others should avoid the same mistake

By Phil Weller Published

Keeping your early gear helps you reconnect with your younger self, says Zakk

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Zakk Wylde performs live on stage, playing his Gibson Les Paul Custom bullseye guitar. 26th June 1994. Gibson guitars celebrate their 100th anniversary with the concert "Night of 100 Guitars", at Wembley Arena
Zakk Wylde says his famous bull’s-eye guitar — used on Ozzy Osbourne's records — was the result of a design mistake

By Phil Weller Published

Dubbed the Grail, the cream Les Paul Custom was the axe of Zakk's dreams. It's distinctive design pattern went on to become his trademark

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LEFT: John Mayall, portrait, London, 4th March 1971. RIGHT: Ozzy OSBOURNE photographed at home in England, 1996
Joe Bonamassa compares Ozzy Osbourne to the godfather of British blues

By Elizabeth Swann Published

The bluesman says Ozzy choice of guitarists shaped heavy metal’s sound and evolution

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