Billy Morrison Says ‘Crack Cocaine’ Is ‘A Classic Ozzy Song’

“I believe that timing is every part.”

That is what Billy Morrison mentioned on Loudwire Nights on Friday Evening (March 22) as he celebrated the latest launch of his brand-new music, “Crack Cocaine,” that includes Ozzy Osbourne on vocals.

The timing of this launch was important given it is the primary time followers have heard Ozzy’s voice since his well being points turned increasingly more public. However as a lot as timing is every part to Morrison, he additionally mentioned the timing of “Crack Cocaine” was fully natural.

“We didn’t plan this,” he informed host Chuck Armstrong. “It’s actually from the guts, and the truth that Ozzy’s observe was already completed, I believe that simply reveals that it was meant to be on this document.”

“Crack Cocaine” is the primary music shared from Morrison’s new album, The Morrison Undertaking, which is about for launch on April 19.

“The fascinating factor about Ozzy and all of the well being stuff,” Morrison defined, “he was nonetheless within the well being stuff when he sang that. Simply because he is going by what he is going by doesn’t suggest the man cannot sing. The man has an unbelievable voice. He turns it on when that inexperienced mild goes on and it is time to document.”

Morrison, who has been pals with Ozzy for 30 years, says it is irritating for the Prince of Darkness to face these well being points as a result of his voice is much from diminished.

“Ozzy is an icon and he can nonetheless sing like everybody needs him to sing … It is a bodily factor that he is recovering from, but it surely doesn’t suggest his voice is gone. What you hear on ‘Crack Cocaine’ is actually 20 minutes within the vocal sales space.”

Coming Up With a Basic Ozzy Riff

Morrison wrote “Crack Cocaine” with fellow Billy Idol bandmate Steve Stevens, and he informed Chuck that after they completed the music, they’d a powerful feeling that it might develop into a traditional Ozzy observe.

“Between us, we got here up with this riff with the pinched harmonics and we each checked out one another,” Morrison recalled. “[Steve] clearly is aware of Ozzy is my greatest mate and we’re like, ‘We gotta ship this to Ozzy. We simply wrote the final word Ozzy riff that is by no means been written.'”

He mentioned they did not got down to write an Ozzy riff, however they could not deny it as soon as they heard it.

“It was all by probability…we positively got here up with a traditional ‘Ozzy Osbourne, the one which received away’-type riff.”

What Makes Ozzy Osbourne an Icon

As Morrison and Chuck talked concerning the riff of “Crack Cocaine,” they each shortly celebrated the truth that all these years later — and after all of the legendary guitarists Ozzy has labored with — it is wonderful that there are nonetheless new songs and riffs to be written for him.

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“That is what separates somebody that could be a large rock star from somebody that’s actually iconic,” Morrison supplied. “There are many large rock stars, however Ozzy Osbourne is likely one of the few icons left — like Billy Idol, my man Billy.”

He mentioned he and Stevens have been humbled to provide you with the riff for “Crack Cocaine” as a result of they’re following within the footsteps of “riffmeisters like Randy [Rhoads] and Zakk [Wylde] and Tony [Iommi].”

“Me and Steve have been going, ‘Properly, we expect we have received one,’ you understand? It was loopy, however I stand behind the music. I believe it is a traditional Ozzy music.”

What Else Did Billy Morrison Talk about on Loudwire Nights?

• Why he loves writing with different artists and musicians: “I am an previous punk rocker who discovered three chords and turned it right into a profession, so collaborating allows me to be taught, it allows me to remain humble and be taught.”
• How “Crack Cocaine” ended up getting the inexperienced mild for launch: “Sharon [Osbourne], in probably the most beneficiant means, mentioned, ‘Look, Ozzy and I like this music. We predict you must put it out and Ozzy will do a video.”
• What it is like being greatest pals with Ozzy: “Ozzy is my greatest pal and I imagine he says the identical about me. We have identified one another for practically three a long time and the great thing about our relationship is, sure, we each occur to be musicians, however our relationship is just about primarily based on what actual friendship is predicated on.”

Take heed to the Full Interview within the Podcast Participant Beneath

Billy Morrison joined Loudwire Nights on Friday, March 22; the present replays on-line right here, and you’ll tune in reside each weeknight at 7PM ET or on the Loudwire app; you may as well see if the present is offered in your native radio station and hearken to interviews on-demand.