Ozzy Osbourne 1974 | The Sabbath Bloody Sabbath Interview
This 1974 Ozzy Osbourne interview has never been heard until now. It's the earliest known long-form audio interview with the Prince of Darkness. It’s also the only audio interview with Ozzy relating to Black Sabbath’s Sabbath Bloody Sabbath album.
It is recommended this interview be watched on YouTube so you can see the captions. Ozzy is hard to understand at times.
https://youtu.be/-yRVDfrjs54
The interview is conducted by Steve Rosen, one of the true legends in rock journalism. Rosen has a career spanning 50 years, thousands of articles, and several high-profile books with artists like Black Sabbath, Prince, Randy Rhoads, and others. But his most notable work is his recent Eddie Van Halen book, Tonechaser. Tonechaser is considered a must-have book for Eddie Van Halen fans and any music fan. No other book has uncovered so many untold stories about King Edward.
To order Rosen's Tonechaser: https://bit.ly/3MSVTo9
Check out Rosen's YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/49hIu1Z
Read Rosen's article written about when he met Black Sabbath in 1974: https://bit.ly/45TxeWX
In the interview, Ozzy talks about:
Early days of Black Sabbath
Why Black Sabbath has stayed together, and why other bands break up
Playing an honest gig
Does he think about the money he’s making
If he thinks Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is a different direction than previous Sabbath albums
Why they didn’t record in LA again like they did with Vol.4
Whose idea it was to add strings to Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
What the Sab 4 got tired of hearing about
If he is fulfilled by being in Black Sabbath
If he’s working on a solo record
Why and what it was like producing Sabbath Bloody Sabbath by themselves
If there is more of an emphasis on the lyrics on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
If Black Sabbath’s songs mirror society
If he thinks the press is unfair to Black Sabbath
If Sabbath is working on a new album
His fondness for synthesizers and spacey music
Why he wants to make a solo record
How he’d like to learn how to play guitar
His love for Rick Wakeman vs Keith Emerson
If he would have Wakeman play on his solo album
Being on the road and away from home
The movie soundtrack he would have wanted to make
He sums up his current feelings on Black Sabbath and his belief he has helped people
4 Oct 2023
#66 David Lee Roth 2019 Interview
Last week, we released an interview with David Lee Roth from 1984. This week, we are releasing another Roth interview, but 35 years later. We go from the height of Roth’s Van Halen career to his twilight years. I believe this interview is one of the most honest and humble interviews he’s ever given; he speaks very candidly on many topics.
At the time of this interview in 2019, Roth was 65 years old and promoting his line of tattoo skin care products called Ink the Orginal. In the interview, Roth talks at great lengths about his parents and growing up, the beginning and ending with Van Halen, why he never got married, why he’s never happy, plus so much more.
The interview was conducted by Debbie Millman and was originally aired on her award-winning awesome podcast Design Matters. We are so grateful that Ms. Millman is allowing us to share one of the most insightful David Lee Roth interviews with you. Please use the link below and subscribe to her podcast.
Subscribe to Debbie Millan's Design Matters: https://www.designmattersmedia.com/
00:00:00 - Intro to David Lee Roth interview
00:01:17 - Debbie Millman intro
00:02:19 - Start of David Lee Roth interview
00:02:47 - His Uncle Manny Roth
00:05:29 - His mother, Sibyl Roth, and her toughness on him
00:07:49 - Wearing leg braces as a kid
00:08:41 - His early jobs
00:09:34 - Where his youthful drive came from
00:11:14 - What the Roth family expected when they had get-togethers
00:12:29 - When he first realized he had a talent for singing
00:15:00 - Him being in plays as a child
00:16:11 - He tells where he really learned to sing from
00:18:59 - His parents threaten him with going to a foster home
00:19:16 - If “bad” Dave comes from his mother
00:21:08 - How he was taught to sing like the girls
00:22:43 - How many instruments he plays
00:23:25 - The first meeting with the Van Halen brothers
00:26:31 - Why he and the Van Halen brothers were crosstown rivals
00:28:26 - What inspired him to write music
00:30:57 - The near-death experience that chokes him up even today
00:34:38 - How much of his Playboy image is a story he was creating
00:37:15 - If he is confident he would make it in show business
00:37:33 - The idea of an album band
00:39:00 - An obscure Dutch radio reference
00:40:14 - Did they write Runnin’ with the Devil in 18 minutes
00:42:25 - Who are the best teachers and coaches
00:45:35 - When he has felt sorry for himself
00:46:45 - Why he hasn’t fallen into a lot of traps, other Rock and Rollers did
00:47:28 - Him stealing books
00:48:31 - What kept him from succumbing to drug abuse
00:49:55 - Where his ability to jump high comes from
00:53:46 - Why did he leave Van Halen in 1985
00:54:38 - Why didn’t he ever get married
00:56:44 - His ability to mimic others
00:58:54 - The teleplay he has been working on for three years
01:00:33 - Why his favorite audience is disbelieving nonbelievers
01:01:29 - Why he isn’t happy
01:02:14 - His window time
01:02:53 - How he’s always solving a catastrophe
01:05:12 - Why he decided to start Ink the Orginal
01:07:43 - Why take his life in this direction
01:09:41 - Tattoos today
01:12:11 - The process of making his product
01:13:53 - How the business is doing
01:14:22 - The difference between having a tattoo today and 30 years ago
01:17:37 - What advice would he give someone who has writer’s block
01:19:28 - Squeezing every single moment out of life
27 Sept 2023
#65 David Lee Roth 1984 Interview
A never-published interview with Van Halen's Diamond David Lee Roth. At the time of this interview in December 1984, Roth was 31 years old, and only months away from no longer being in Van Halen. In the interview, Roth talks about the future of Van Halen, his need for attention, whether he’s a bad role model, and what he wants on his tombstone. And in a Tapes Archive exclusive, Mr. Roth busts into an impromptu freestyle rap.
The interview is conducted by a new Tapes Archive contributor, award-winning legendary entertainment journalist, screenwriter, producer, and author, Ethlie Ann Vare. For decades, Ethlie ruled musical taste and celebrity gossip in newspapers, magazines, and TV. Her Top 10 Syndicated column ROCK ON ran in 1,700 newspapers worldwide. She’s interviewed A-list movie celebrities like Johnny Depp and Nicholas Cage and rock royalty like Ozzy Osbourne and David Lee Roth. She wrote for Billboard, Daily Variety, and The Hollywood Reporter. She also reviewed rock concerts and albums for the New York Times, and discussed rock stars on The Gossip Show. Ms. Vare has more accomplishments than we have time to say here. Below is a link in to her website. We are honored she is allowing us to share some of her unpublished historical interviews with all of you.
Ethlie Ann Vare's website https://ethlieannvare.com/
Watch the captioned version https://youtu.be/QodtYVn7tDQ
00:00 - Intro to David Lee Roth interview
01:46 - Start of the David Lee Roth Interview
02:57 - The rumors about Eddie Van Halen wanting to leave the band
03:58 - Was it an ego blow with Van Halen’s album 1984 not hitting #1 on the charts
05:22 - Playing Black Sabbath music while watching a football game
05:49 - Was having a pop hit with “Jump” harmful to the band?
06:57 - About his love life and what his type is
08:38 - Who is the real David Lee Roth
09:29 - How Roth is a bit of a loner, and his need for attention
10:21 - How he’s critical of other bands
12:03 - Roth does a freestyle rap. (Not kidding, not A.I.)
12:52 - His first and other jobs as a teenager
14:01 - Who manages his money
14:39 - Where his next adventure will be
15:05 - How does he defend the criticism that he’s a bad role model
15:55 - What’s next for Van Halen
16:29 - What’s the Van Halen groupie scene like
17:02 - The Hot For Teacher video
17:42 - The auditions for his music videos
18:42 - What would he want on his tombstone
19:04 - Answering machines
19:44 - What he wants back
19:55 - A scene he likes from the movie Cotton Club
20:41 - His Harley Davidson
21:41 - What type of car he drives
22:11 - His height and weight
22:41 - The movie Amadeus
23:10 - He was just offered a low-budget film
23:57 - Who’s going to remember him in 500 years
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