In an interview with Fox News Digital, Osbourne, 38, who recently introduced the new Osbourne Media House platform with his family, explained how Ozzy instilled the art of hard painting in his children.
“It’s funny. It’s anything that, I think my dad gave me without knowing it, is an ethic of painting. My dad is a very tough guy to paint. It has been. You don’t become more of a worker than you grow up as a family,” Osbourne said.
Ozzy Osbourne’s son Jack Osbourne, right, explained how the rock star’s blue-collar background paved his success. (Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF)
He continued, “Everyone was a factory painter. And it has been for a while. And he had this ethic of painting that, as it developed, inspired me. He’d say, ‘You’ve got to do your job. ‘ You have to show up when you say you’re going to run. You have to give everything you can. And his classic line is, “If you don’t make it the first time, take a look, come out again. “»
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“He told me that my whole life,” Osbourne recalled.
Osbourne, a father of four, passes on to his own children the values Ozzy taught him.
“I try to convey that to my kids by saying, ‘Hey, look, you don’t have to be great at your job,'” Osbourne said. “You deserve to strive to be better. “
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Ozzy’s father, John, worked nights as a toolmaker at General Electric Company, while his mother, Lilian, worked during the day at an auto parts plant.
After Ozzy dropped out of high school at age 15, he first tried to follow in his parents’ footsteps. He tried to get to know his father’s industry by working as an apprentice tool maker and took a job as a car horn tuner at the factory. where his mom worked.
Ozzy also worked as an apprentice plumber, structure painter, and slaughterhouse painter before turning to music. In 1968, Ozzy formed Black Sabbath with his bandmates, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler, also from Birmingham and who dreamed of careers in music that would make the paintings factory rule their hometown.
In the 1970s, Black Sabbath had one of the most important rock bands in the world and was considered a pioneer of the heavy steel genre.
Ozzy Osbourne shaped Black Sabbath with Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward in 1968 (Getty Images).
After being fired from the band in 1979, Ozzy embarked on a successful solo career and released thirteen studio albums, seven of which were rated multi-platinum.
During his interview with Fox News Digital, Osbourne talked about his formative years as the son of a prominent rock star.
“For me it was normal. But it was just my life,” he said. “But when you compare it to all the other kids I went to school with, you know, it was different. “
He continued, “There was a lot of travel, there was a lot of craziness. We were very noisy. But it was great. I was able to do some really amazing things. “
“There wasn’t a lot of structure,” Osbourne explained. Knowing myself, I’m doing well in structure. “
“And when I don’t have it, I have a kind of ‘personal will that goes crazy,'” she admitted. “But yes, it’s fun. “
Ozzy, who has reunited with Black Sabbath since their departure, has been included in The Rock
Last month, he announced that the Grammy Award winner would be inducted into Rock.
In recent years, Ozzy has struggled with a number of fitness issues, Parkinson’s disease, primary surgeries and COVID-19.
After a fall in 2023, Ozzy announced he would be retiring from touring, citing lingering physical ailments, adding three surgeries, mobile treatments, physical healing, and a hybrid treatment for audience members, which uses a robot exoskeleton to help improve movement.
Jack Osbourne, right, said his father taught him the importance of having a pictorial ethic. (Getty Images)
Despite his fitness issues, Osbourne told Fox News Digital that his father is striving to achieve his purpose of performing at his swearing-in ceremony.
“He’s definitely aiming,” Osbourne said. Since receiving the nomination, he’s stepped up his physical treatment and HeArray is looking forward to performing. “
“I’m satisfied for him,” he continued. He’s a component of rock
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Osbourne explained that his father “does a lot of physical therapy” to prepare for the rite because “it’s the physical aspect of the exhibit that he finds difficult. “
However, Osbourne reported that the “Crazy Train” singer’s vocal abilities have been affected by his illnesses.
“He never stopped singing,” Osbourne said. Even in the last five years, although it’s still recovering. “
“So, his voice is perfect,” she continued. I think other people would be impressed. For example, I walked into space the other day, and he was giving a lesson on how to make a song, and I was like, ‘Shit. ‘Song or is he making a song??’ And no, I was making a song.
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Ozzy shares Jack, with daughters Aimee, 40, and Kelly, 39, with wife Sharon Osbourne, whom he married in 1982.
Sharon, 71, rose to fame when she became Ozzy’s manager after he left Black Sabbath. She also had a successful career as a TV show host and judged real shows, adding “The X-Factor” and “America’s Got. “Talent. “
Jack and Kelly are surnames after starring alongside their parents in their hit MTV reality series “The Osbournes,” which premiered on March 5, 2002.
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The show’s first season was MTV’s most-watched series at the time and won an Emmy Award for outstanding reality show in 2002. “The Osbournes” ran for 4 seasons before airing its final episode in March 2005.
Since the end of “The Osbournes,” Osbourne has worked as a producer and host for travel, fitness and paranormal investigations, “Jack Osbourne: Adrenaline Junkie,” “Ozzy. “
“The Osbournes” premiered in 2002 and ran for 4 seasons, with an encore finale in 2005. (Dave Hogan)
Last September, Jack, Ozzy, Sharon and Kelly reintroduced their family podcast “The Osbournes Podcast” after a five-year hiatus. In April, the Osbournes unveiled their new platform, Osbourne Media House, which is described as a “one-stop for all the Osbourne family entertainment. “
During his interview with Fox News Digital, Jack shared the inspiration for Osbourne Media House.
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“We rely heavily on networks and other people to rent to us,” he said. “And I thought, ‘But we have our own platform. We have our own reach. Why don’t we come together and use it?”
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He continued, “And I started starting and I wrote this kind of long description of sort of a three-year plan for the company. And about a year ago, we shifted gears and started exploring the site and finding out—how are we going to do that?—and we’re completely immersed in the podcasting box.
From left to right, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne launch their new Osbourne Media House platform. (Zak Hussein/Corbis Getty Images)
In addition to “The Osbournes Family Podcast,” the platform also offers Osbourne’s newest paranormal podcast, “Ghosts
Osbourne Media House will also be the exclusive home of all episodes of the MTV original series, which enthusiasts will be able to watch in 4K by subscribing to the platform. This month, the Osbourne family is presenting a new show called “The Basement Tapes,” in which they will review and comment on every episode of “The Osbournes. “
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“With Osborne Media House, we see it as a way to engage with our enthusiasts,” Osbourne explained. “People who are my father enthusiasts, other people who are ‘The Osbournes’ enthusiasts, other people who are my paranormal stuff enthusiasts, and we take down the nets. We cut out the middleman here. We used it as a position to go through everything similar to Osbournes.
“We also have many other elements that we will also enrich over time,” he continued. “We just have to put everything in one place. “
“It’s whatever we’re building,” he added, Osbourne. No it’s something that’s happening that’s going to go away soon, or not at all. Never. “
Ashley Hume is entertainment for Fox News Digital. Se can send story tips to ashley. hume@fox. com and on Twitter: @ashleyhume