The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame welcomes Ozzy Osbourne for the second time

Joining legends like Neil Young, Stevie Nicks, and John Lennon, Ozzy Osbourne became the 27th musician to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame more than once on Saturday night. His most recent induction relates to his solo career, which began in 1980 when he released “Blizzard of Ozz” following his dismissal from the band he helped build. He was initially inducted in 2006 as a member of Black Sabbath. Jack Black, the actor and frontman of Tenacious D, inducted Osbourne into the Rock Hall.

The greatest frontman in the history of rock ‘n’ roll – Ozzy Osbourne. The cover of Blizzard of Ozz “was the most metal thing I had ever seen, and I didn’t even know what metal was. Then I went back to Ozzy’s earlier albums, to Black Sabbath. And I was like, Unholy shit, this motherf—er invented heavy metal … the darkest, heaviest shit the world had ever heard. Jack Black

I can’t believe I’m here myself. My fans have been so loyal to me over the years, I can’t thank them enough. “I’ve been fortunate over the years to play with some of the world’s greatest guitar players, drummers, bass players. … I [want to say] one thing tonight for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads. If I hadn’t met Randy Rhoads, I wouldn’t be sitting here tonight.

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