Myles Kennedy shares memories of performing for Ozzy Osbourne one of his tracks

Myles Kennedy of Alter Bridge, who also leads Slash‘s solo band, Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators, was asked if he had any happy recollections of the great heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne in a recent interview with iHeartRadio Canada’s JD Lewis, as per Blabbermouth.

Obviously, [Ozzy] had a profound [effect on me]. The first time I heard ‘Diary Of A Madman’, it was just, like, ‘What is happening? This is amazing.’ I do have fond memories of [touring with him with] Slash and The Conspirators. We toured with Ozzy — I think it was 15 years ago. We supported him on a record and did an arena run, and that was really cool, just getting to watch that night after night. And I think what I learned — his superpower was just his ability to connect with the audience and how much the audience just adored him. And you could tell he fed off that. And I think a lot artists will probably say the same thing about why they do this. They love that energy. But there’s just something that was really profound about watching him every night. It was kind of beautiful, and it was really inspiring for me. And I think that was his superpower — other than, obviously, his great melodic sense and he had a thing that was very unique to him. But there was something just so endearing that people loved about him.

Myles also thought back to the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards in Glasgow, when he performed the Ozzy classic “Crazy Train” with Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy & The Conspirators. Osbourne, who was given the Global Icon Award at the occasion, was honored with the performance.

I remember rehearsing — even though I knew the song well, and I’d heard it a billion times, but I remember practicing it just over and over and over, knowing that [Ozzy] would be sitting in the audience. Sometimes people, when they do covers, they’ll run it one or two times. I was, like, ‘Ozzy is gonna be sitting there. I really wanna do this justice.’ So I remember spending two weeks, just every day, just running it just over and over and over again. So, yeah, it was really fun, but it was also kind of intimidating, knowing he was sitting there.

Upcoming shows of Alter Bridge:

Jan 15 – HAMBURG, GERMANY – Sporthalle  

Jan 17 – OSLO, NORWAY – Sentrum Scene 

Jan 18 – OSLO, NORWAY – Sentrum Scene 

Jan 20 – STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN – Annexet  

Jan 22 – HELSINKI, FINLAND – Ice Hall Black Box 

Jan 24 – COPENHAGEN, DENMARK – KB Hallen 

Jan 25 – BERLIN, GERMANY – Columbiahalle  

Jan 27 – GLIWICE, POLAND – Prezero Arena Gliwice 

Jan 28 – BUDAPEST, HUNGARY – Barba Negra  

Jan 30 – VIENNA, AUSTRIA – Gasometer  

Jan 31 – ZAGREB, CROATIA – Bocarski Dom 

Feb 02 – ROME, ITALY – Atlantico  

Feb 03 – BERGAMO, ITALY – ChorusLive Arena 

Feb 05 – ZURICH, SWITZERLAND – The Hall 

Feb 06 – LYON, FRANCE – Halle Tony Garnier 

Feb 08 – BARCELONA, SPAIN – Razzmatazz 1 

Feb 10 – LISBON, PORTUGAL – Sagres Campo Pequeno 

Feb 12 – MADRID, SPAIN – Palacio Vistalegre 

Feb 13 – BORDEAUX, FRANCE – Arkea Arena 

Feb 15 – LUXEMBOURG, LUXEMBOURG – Rockhal  

Feb 17 – OBERHAUSEN, GERMANY – Oberhausen Turbinenhalle 

Feb 18 – PARIS, FRANCE – Zenith  

Feb 20 – MUNICH, GERMANY – Zenith  

Feb 22 – AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – Ziggo Dome 

Feb 23 – BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – Ancienne Belgique 

Feb 25 – NEWCASTLE, UNITED KINGDOM – Utilita Arena  

Feb 26 – MANCHESTER, UNITED KINGDOM – AO Arena 

Feb 28 – DUBLIN, IRELAND – 3Arena  

Mar 02 – GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM – OVO Hydro  

Mar 04 – LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM – The O2 

Mar 05 – NOTTINGHAM, UNITED KINGDOM – Motorpoint Arena 

Jun 27 – CARDIFF, WALES – Blackbird Festival @ Cardiff Castle 

What Lies Within U.S. Tour 

Apr 25 – Orlando, FL – House of Blues – TM 

Apr 26 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy – 7D/TM 

Apr 28 – Houston, TX – Bayou Music Center – F/TM 

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Apr 29 – Dallas, TX – South Side Ballroom – F/TM 

May 1 – Tulsa, OK – Osage Casino Hotel, Skyline Event Center – F/TM 

May 2 – Omaha, NE – Steelhouse Omaha – F/TM 

May 5 – Green Bay, WI – EPIC Event Center – F/TM 

May 6 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed – F/TM 

May 9 – Atlantic City, NJ – Event Center at Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa  – F 

May 10 – Boston, MA – Citizen House of Blues Boston – F/TM 

May 12 – Huntington, NY – The Paramount – F/TM 

May 13 – Montclair, NJ – The Wellmont Theater – F/TM 

May 18 – Pittsburgh, PA – The Roxian Theatre – F/TM 

May 19 – Detroit, MI – The Fillmore Detroit – F/TM 

May 21 – Nashville, TN – The Pinnacle – 7D/TM 

May 22 – Birmingham, AL – Avondale Brewing Company – F/TM 

May 24 – Tampa, FL – Seminole Hard Rock Tampa Event Center – F/TM