Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon's major row with Donald Trump over 'unauthorised use' of Crazy Train
Ozzy Osbourne had a major row with US President Donald Trump spanning a number of years, before the Black Sabbath frontman's heartbreaking death yesterday.
The heavy metal legend was previously left fuming after Trump used his world famous song 'Crazy Train' in a presidential promotional video back in 2019. The video was primarily used to mock the first Democrat primary debate on MSNBC, which was hit with a number of technical issues.
The Trump campaign created a video that ran the presenters' audio, while viewers actually saw the screen go black, and Trump appear through a haze of mist. All the while, Crazy Train plays in the background.
The Osbournes were left fuming, and joined a host of other celebs to ban the Trump campaign from using any of their music going forward.
In a joint statement, Ozzy and wife Sharon wrote: 'Based on this morning's unauthorised use of Ozzy Osbourne's 'Crazy Train', we are sending notice to the Trump campaign (or any other campaigns) that they are forbidden from using any of Ozzy Osbourne's music in political ads or in any political campaigns.
'In the meantime, we have a suggestion for Mr Trump: perhaps he should reach out to some of his musician friends. Maybe Kayne West ('Gold Digger'), Kid Rock ('I Am the Bullgod') or Ted Nugent ('Stranglehold') will allow use of their music.'
Ozzy also later said Trump was far too old to be president, as well as blasted his handling of the coronavirus pandemic in the US. He also said that Trump would never admit when he'd done something wrong.
"The Constitution says that anyone can be president," he told Rolling Stone. "But it's not like anyone could be a f****** heart surgeon and just go in with a scalpel. You have to know what you're f****** doing.
"And anyone who runs for office, I think there should be an age limit. Eight years to us is nothing but to us, but if you're f****** 76, eight years is like death.
"I'm honest enough to say I don't know what the f*** I'm talking about."
Meanwhile, Sharon branded Trump a "loser" last year, after the US President's grim 'tribute' to senator John McCain, who died in 2018. McCain was a Vietnam veteran who was taken prisoner for five years.
At the Iowa Family Leadership Summit in 2015, Trump said: "He's not a war hero. He's a war hero because he was captured. I like people that weren't captured.
"He lost [the presidential race in 2008] and let us down. I've never liked him as much after that. I don't like losers."
But Sharon hit back at Trump, calling him a loser for picking on war veterans. She told The Osbourne Podcast: "The thing I don't get is why would you alienate so many people like Trump talking about the military? 'People who get caught, they're the losers.' - You're a loser.
"When you're picking on war heroes and people who are serving right now, it's like, how dare you do that? How dare he?He's never served a day in his life. He wasn't even a Boy Scout."
Ozzy died yesterday at the age of 76, just three weeks after the Prince of Darkness performed a farewell concert in Birmingham. Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2019.
In a statement, his family said: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love."
Black Sabbath co-founder Tony Iommi said he couldn't "really find the words" adding he and the other band members have "lost our brother".
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