Ozzy Osbourne earned 4 Grammy nominations for his Affected person Quantity 9 album, and he tells Billboard that the nods have been an sudden, but welcome, shock.
“The entire thing shocked me,” he says in a brand new interview with Lyndsey Havens. “I imply, if I received something for the album I’ll be floored.”
“That’s what I like concerning the enterprise. It’s by no means wanting — I like surprises,” he provides within the clip of the Q&A above.
Osbourne says he’s “form of excited for being nominated for the very best rock album” for Affected person Quantity 9, which topped Billboard‘s Prime Rock Albums chart in September. He’s additionally nominated for finest rock tune and finest rock efficiency, for the tune “Affected person Quantity 9” that includes Jeff Beck, in addition to finest metallic efficiency for “Degradation Guidelines” with Tony Iommi. (A full checklist of nominations for the 2023 Grammy Awards could be seen right here.)
Requested whether or not he’ll put together a speech or wing it on Grammy night time, ought to he win any awards, Osbourne admits that giving speeches isn’t actually his specialty.
“I’m not good at making speeches,” he says. “I all the time find yourself saying it twice or blowing it or no matter. I’m positive my spouse may have it labored out. Behind me is my spouse. My spouse pulls my strings.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the 74-year-old rocker famous that the album’s title, Affected person Quantity 9, is “me, I suppose. The final 4 years have been sheer hell for me. I’ve been in such a foul… healthwise. Plus I bought [a] Parkinson’s prognosis. However I’m, you understand, takes lots to carry me down.”
Watch the total interview within the video above.
