GQ Men Of The Year Awards: Ozzy Osbourne looks back on Black Sabbath after career-long gong

Ozzy Osbourne reflected on his impressive career with rock band Black Sabbath after receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award.

The 71-year-old singer, who was diagnosed with Parkinson’s earlier this year, received the gong at the 23rd GQ Men Of The Year Awards 2020 in association with Hugo Boss.

Speaking at the very first virtual ceremony, Ozzy revealed that the The group has previously been accused of attempting to create magic after revealing their name.

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Speaking to producer Andrew Watt, he said: He went to see The Exorcist, people thought we were a scary band from Black Magic. We sang a few things about it, environmental issues or whatever was going on up to this day.

“I mean, it’s kind of funny because people are starting to do songs about the pandemic, we were doing that 50 years ago.

“ Everyone sang the boy meets the girl and I wanted to do something that interests me, how Vietnam is going, fear of the nuclear holocaust. It blew me away, I thought “what’s going on with this world”. “

Ozzy went on to explain how the band was created by the original four members, guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and himself, in 1968.

“You never sing the same line twice. Black Sabbath was not a band created by a big tycoon, we were four guys who thought ‘let’s go’ and we had a dream that came true beyond our wildest expectations.

“When you’re in the eye of the storm you don’t realize you’re fucked up or about it, all I was trying to do was survive,” he said.

Ozzy also gave a very candid interview to GQ, in which he discussed the coronavirus pandemic and his family.

Speaking of the pandemic, the star explained that he doesn’t go out much because he doesn’t like having to cover his face.

He also revealed that the producer of his album, Andrew Watt, had contracted COVID-19 along with two of his grandchildren.

Ozzy said: ‘I have emphysema so if I get this virus I’m f **** d … But my two granddaughters got it and you wouldn’t think that they have something wrong with them. He just bounced off them.

During these unusual times, Ozzy also said he kept in touch with another musician, Elton John, who appeared on his latest album.

He said: ‘Every week Elton John calls my wife. I’m not the type to hang out with this one and that, but he’s become a family friend.

Additionally, Ozzy spoke openly about his family and reflected on the health of his wife Sharon, including her battle with colon cancer in 2002.

Speaking about his recovery, Ozzy told GQ he asked Robin Williams to visit their home to try and cheer Sharon up while he was on tour.

Elsewhere, during the awards ceremony, Normal People star Paul Mescal received the Hugo Boss Breakthrough Actor of the Year award, after being critically acclaimed for his role in the Irish drama.

Lashanna Lynch, who will play the very first female 007 in the upcoming James Bond film No Time To Die, has received the Hugo Boss Breakthrough Actress award.

Paul Hutchinson received the Humanitarian Award after garnering worldwide attention when he was pictured carrying a man to safety amid a violent clash between a Black Lives Matters march and EDL counter-protesters.

And Captain Sir Tom Moore received the Inspiration of the Year, having become GQ’s longest-running cover star at the age of 100.

All of the winners have been interviewed and filmed by GQ, with creative production by Ridley Scott Creative Group Black Dog Films, and the full ceremony is now available to view via GQ’s UK YouTube channel.

The full ceremony is now available on the British GQ YouTube channel and the full list of winners can be found here: www.gq-magazine.co.uk/culture/article/gq-awards-2020-winners

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