--- title: "14 Black sabbath Quotes By Ozzy Osbourne" description: "14 Black sabbath quotes by Ozzy Osbourne. Plus more from Ozzy Osbourne and more Black sabbath sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/ozzy-osbourne-685_black-sabbath_we-d-recorded-black-sabbath-in-one-day-s_2276829.jpg" --- > [“We’d recorded Black Sabbath in one day. Sabotage took about four thousand years.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/we-d-recorded-black-sabbath-in-one-day-sabotage-took-about-four/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d2/ozzy-osbourne-685_black-sabbath_we-d-recorded-black-sabbath-in-one-day-s_2276829.jpg) > [“On Friday the thirteenth of February 1970, Black Sabbath went on sale. I felt like I’d just been born. But the critics…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/on-friday-the-thirteenth-of-february-1970-black-sabbath-went-on-sale/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb4/ozzy-osbourne-685_friday_on-friday-the-thirteenth-of-february-197_1820388.jpg) > [“No record mogul had created Black Sabbath , so no record mogul could tell Black Sabbath what to do.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/no-record-mogul-had-created-black-sabbath-so-no-record-mogul-could/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/ozzy-osbourne-685_quote_no-record-mogul-had-created-black-sabbat_1547168.jpg) > [I never thought I could write anything or do a show sober, ever. But I did the Black Sabbath shows sober, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-never-thought-i-could-write-anything-or-do-a-show-sober-ever-but-i/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/ozzy-osbourne-685_black_i-never-thought-i-could-write-anything-o_2944695.jpg) > [ “I don’t think we \[ Black Sabbath \] ever got a good review for anything we did. Which is why I never… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-don-t-think-we-black-sabbath-ever-got-a-good-review-for-anything-we/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ba/ozzy-osbourne-685_quote_i-don-t-think-we-black-sabbath-ever-got_2022905.jpg) > [“I don’t remember where we first played ‘Black Sabbath’ , but I can sure as hell remember the audience’s reaction: all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-don-t-remember-where-we-first-played-black-sabbath-but-i-can-sure/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b4d/ozzy-osbourne-685_black-sabbath_i-don-t-remember-where-we-first-played-b_2511903.jpg) > [I'm not one of these guys to do my solo stuff one night and Black Sabbath the next. I can't do that,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-m-not-one-of-these-guys-to-do-my-solo-stuff-one-night-and-black/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6d4/ozzy-osbourne-685_black_i-m-not-one-of-these-guys-to-do-my-solo_2169821.jpg) > [In the early days, you would get skinheads, the Eagles and Black Sabbath playing the same show.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/in-the-early-days-you-would-get-skinheads-the-eagles-and-black/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6d/ozzy-osbourne-685_black_in-the-early-days-you-would-get-skinhead_396149.jpg) > [“I don’t have anything bad to say about the guy they hired to replace me, Ronnie James Dio, who’d previously been with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-don-t-have-anything-bad-to-say-about-the-guy-they-hired-to-replace/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/02a/ozzy-osbourne-685_black-sabbath_i-don-t-have-anything-bad-to-say-about-t_2323265.jpg) > [It was always fun in the early days of Black Sabbath, when I stayed away from heavy drugs. Then someone gave me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/it-was-always-fun-in-the-early-days-of-black-sabbath-when-i-stayed/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c5d/ozzy-osbourne-685_black_it-was-always-fun-in-the-early-days-of-b_319671.jpg) > [Black Sabbath wasn't like the Bon Jovis of the time. We were just a bunch of guys that were against the grain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/black-sabbath-wasn-t-like-the-bon-jovis-of-the-time-we-were-just-a/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a75/ozzy-osbourne-685_black_black-sabbath-wasn-t-like-the-bon-jovis_2093107.jpg) > [“Another memorable performance of ‘Black Sabbath’ was in a town hall near Manchester. The manager was there to greet us in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/another-memorable-performance-of-black-sabbath-was-in-a-town-hall/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/738/ozzy-osbourne-685_bare-feet_another-memorable-performance-of-black-s_2941481.jpg) > [“Today you hear people saying that we invented heavy metal with the song ‘Black Sabbath’ . But I’ve always had a bee…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/today-you-hear-people-saying-that-we-invented-heavy-metal-with-the/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/174/ozzy-osbourne-685_heavy-metal_today-you-hear-people-saying-that-we-inv_499747.jpg) > [ “We set up our gear for the tune-up and Tony \[Iommi\] launched into the opening riff of ‘Black Sabbath’ – doh, doh,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/we-set-up-our-gear-for-the-tune-up-and-tony-iommi-launched-into-the/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e5f/ozzy-osbourne-685_music_we-set-up-our-gear-for-the-tune-up-and-t_393430.jpg) ## Other authors on Black sabbath ## More by Ozzy Osbourne > [I do miss the social aspect of sitting in a pub with a pint but you know what when I get down to it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-do-miss-the-social-aspect-of-sitting-in-a-pub-with-a-pint-but-you/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [In 1964 something totally unexpected happened. I got a job I enjoyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/in-1964-something-totally-unexpected-happened-i-got-a-job-i-enjoyed/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [“The thing is, I’ve never believed in feuds. Don’t get me wrong: I’ve been angry with people. Very angry – with people like Patrick…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/the-thing-is-i-ve-never-believed-in-feuds-don-t-get-me-wrong-i-ve/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [Antidepressants sure kill your sexual life...Now, THAT'S depressing!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/antidepressants-sure-kill-your-sexual-life-now-that-s-depressing/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [I have no faith in my ability to judge things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-have-no-faith-in-my-ability-to-judge-things/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [“I’m no good with business, me. I’m the last person to ask when it comes to contracts and dough and all that.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-m-no-good-with-business-me-i-m-the-last-person-to-ask-when-it-comes/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [I'm about caring, I'm about people, and I'm about entertaining people. I'm a family man. A husband. A father. I've been a lot of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-m-about-caring-i-m-about-people-and-i-m-about-entertaining-people-i/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [I want to be American. America is the coolest place on the face of the Earth. You've got freedom of speech. You've got McDonald's.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-want-to-be-american-america-is-the-coolest-place-on-the-face-of-the/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [“Never in a million years did I think I’d end up making a career out of singing. I didn’t think it was possible. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/never-in-a-million-years-did-i-think-i-d-end-up-making-a-career-out/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [“My last good memory of the eighties, before everything went dark, was being sent to Wormwood Scrubs. Not because I’d broken the law again…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/my-last-good-memory-of-the-eighties-before-everything-went-dark-was/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [I wish I didn't have to perform 'Iron Man' every night.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-wish-i-didn-t-have-to-perform-iron-man-every-night/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [I'm not trying to twist people's heads around. I'm not trying to say, "Believe in me."](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-m-not-trying-to-twist-people-s-heads-around-i-m-not-trying-to-say/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [The most unbelievable thing about my behaviour is that I was convinced it was entirely f\*\*king normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/the-most-unbelievable-thing-about-my-behaviour-is-that-i-was/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [I kept hearing that metal is dead and Ozzy's dead and people that like Ozzy are dead. I have never had an empty seat.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/i-kept-hearing-that-metal-is-dead-and-ozzy-s-dead-and-people-that/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) > [When I was doing drugs and alcohol, I thought I'll have a drink and a line of this and I'll smoke this. I didn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ozzy-osbourne/when-i-was-doing-drugs-and-alcohol-i-thought-i-ll-have-a-drink-and-a/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ozzy-osbourne/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-sabbath/ozzy-osbourne/#itemlist", "name": "14 Black sabbath Quotes By Ozzy Osbourne", "numberOfItems": 14, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“We’d recorded Black Sabbath in one day. 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He’s a great singer. Then again, he ain’t me, and I ain’t him. 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