For any aspiring rock star, getting a seal of approval from an iconic legend corresponding to Ozzy Osbourne could be a real ‘pinch me’ second. So simply attempt to think about how mind-blowing it was for Yungblud again in 2022 when The Prince of Darkness, wielding a machete on a Californian studio lot, hailed him as a kindred spirit and provided him some heartfelt careers recommendation.
The encounter between the fast-rising Doncaster-born musician and British steel’s most beloved nationwide treasure happened in Pomona, California, throughout the filming of Yungblud’s video for The Funeral, the lead single from his self-titled third album, which featured not solely a cameo from Ozzy Osbourne, but in addition a visitor look from Sharon Osbourne too. And as Yungblud, aka Dominic Harrison, revealed in a current interview with author Dave Everley for his Louder cowl characteristic, the assembly between himself and Osbourne was all of the extra surreal and significant as a result of initially Ozzy and Sharon weren’t imagined to be within the video in any respect.
“I had requested Kelly Osbourne to be in a video – I’ve identified her for years, I met her in a pub on the circuit, on a mad evening out – however she couldn’t be there as she was on tour,” Yungblud recollects. “And he or she was, like, ‘My mum and pop will come.’ I used to be, like, Fuck. Off.”
As unlikely as this proposal might have appeared on the time, Kelly Osbourne was pretty much as good as her phrase, convincing her mum and pop to do her pal a stable favour. The consequence? An immediate traditional promo video, throughout which heavy steel‘s premier energy couple run over Harrison with their automotive. And as if this weren’t memorable sufficient, Yungblud additionally obtained to hang around with Ozzy and Sharon for an hour of their on-site trailer, throughout which Ozzy proved to be a captivating host.
“Ozzy made me salami sandwiches with a fucking machete knife,” Yungblud recollects, nonetheless buzzing with the reminiscence. “And he was like, ‘You remind me loads of me: you’re mad and also you’re loopy and simply lead along with your fucking spirit’.”
“Lots of people evaluate me and Ozzy,” the singer declares. “Not our music, cos that’s completely different, however I imagine now we have this unfiltered fucking factor that’s onerous to place your finger on.”
“If you happen to may be utterly truthful, individuals aren’t going to get it, after which they’re gonna get it,” he continues. “For a interval you’re gonna be beloved, and for a interval you’re gonna be hated. And Ozzy was, like, ‘That’s the journey. While you look again at it at 70, that’s the fucking enjoyable bit, you look again at it and go, Fucking hell, that was mad, or that was a tough time, or that was a good time.
“And he mentioned, ‘You don‘t wish to reside your life censoring it, or don’t be a rock star’. He mentioned, ‘You get this chance as a result of you aren’t afraid to say the issues different individuals shall be. So whenever you cease fucking doing that, you ain’t a rock star any extra’.”
“That shit hit me like a ton of bricks,” Yungblud concludes. “As a result of, Fuck, yeah!”
You possibly can learn Yungblud’s Louder cowl story right here. Then go to the official Louder retailer to purchase a world unique Yungblud T-shirt that includes his hand-drawn lyrics.
Yungblud’s new album Idols is about for launch on June 20 by way of Locomotion/Island Data. The second staging of his bespoke Bludfest all-dayer takes place on June 21 on the Milton Keynes Bowl.
