Producer Andrew Watt reveals his last conversation with Ozzy Osbourne

Grammy-winning producer Andrew Watt had been in daily contact with Ozzy Osbourne for six and a half years, and this continued the day before the metal icon passed away from a heart attack in July. While producing his last two albums, “Ordinary Man” (2020) and “Patient Number 9” (2022), Watt grew close to Osbourne, whom he credits with opening doors for his work with Lady Gaga, The Rolling Stones, and other artists. In a recent interview with Rolling Stone, Watt, who is still grieving, reflected on his bond with Osbourne.

Everything was normal, and the next day the news was just a giant shock.

Watt also spoke about performing at Ozzy‘s farewell show.

The experience at the show was unbelievable, and at this current moment, it feels like a dream sequence. The whole last month of his life feels like a dream. I had been in London working on a project, and going to the show and getting to Birmingham was amazing. And I got there and there was this big photo shoot, everyone was there.

It was this amazing thing because [guitarist] Jake E. Lee was there, who hadn’t seen Ozzy in 30 years. And all these people were there from all walks of his life, bands that he loved. Musicians that he loved. There’s this really great photo shoot that Ross Halfin was conducting and Ozzy was telling him to fuck off the whole time, and he was telling Ozzy to fuck off back.

It was just this great, fun thing. It felt like a heavy metal summer camp. That’s the best way to describe it. And then we were all together every day, and getting to be with Sharon and Jack and Kelly and everyone… I remember the night before the big show, I went out with Sharon to have a curry, ’cause that’s what you eat in Birmingham. And we brought one back to the hotel for Ozzy. Hung out with him for a long time and talked. We had a couple hours together in his room the night before the show. [Pauses.] This is hard to talk about.

Ozzy was like family to him.

It does, yeah. He saw me in a way that I did not see myself, and if you talk to anyone that loves him or was lucky enough to be loved by him, that’s a constant thing. He could see you in your good, your bad, and just in a way that you were — he was witchy like that. He often knew things that were gonna happen before they happened and just had an incredible sense.