Just months after losing his father, Jack Osbourne got emotional on his latest podcast while talking with singer Yungblud about his bond with Ozzy.
The reality TV star had to pause during the recording of his podcast ‘Trying Not to Die’ as the emotions hit, speaking about both his grief and the unfair backlash Yungblud received for paying tribute to Ozzy at this year’s VMAs.
Yungblud, who had a close friendship with Ozzy in his final years, criticised by some for the performance of Ozzy’s hits ‘Crazy Train’, ‘Changes’ and 'Mama I'm Coming Home' alongside Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry.
The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins calling them a “bunch of bas****s”, adding: “Makes me sick how people jump on this sh** to further their own careers.”
Jack didn’t hold back in defending the singer. "After the VMAs, there were some rockstars slagging you off,” he said. "They were like, he is just clout-chasing, he is jumping on the bandwagon of Ozzy passing.”
"I kinda want to use this opportunity to talk about that because, as a family, we have talked about this, you have been so graceful over the last two months..."
Jack then paused and appeared to struggle through tears, unable to get his words out. Yungblud quickly got up to give him a comforting hug, saying: “Oh, bud.”
Through tears and a shaky voice, Jack added: "You were so much more involved… We've respected that you've respected that.”
But these people didn't f***ing know! They don't know the f***ing story of it.
"They don't know what we know, and so I was kind of like, 'f*** you dude',” Jack said, wiping away tears.
He also spoke about the special bond between Ozzy and Yungblud, making it clear that any assumption that the singer’s intentions were anything but genuine was completely and utterly wrong and that the bond between them really meant something.
Yungblud defended himself, saying: “I’m gonna get emotional now. All I was trying to do was my best for your old man.”
“Because he gave me such a gift. And when people try to intellectualise a sense of spirit and six musicians on a stage going ‘We f***ing love you, man’, it’s just bitter and jealous.”
“They are inserting themselves into a conversation to obtain some kind of relevance on the back of us honouring one of the greatest rock stars that ever lived.”
I just loved your dad.
Yungblud also performed a rendition of ‘Changes’ during Ozzy’s final Back To The Beginning gig in Birmingham on July 5.
Ozzy sadly passed away just weeks later on July 22, with the cause of death later revealed to be a cardiac arrest.
