In a new interview with Germany’s Rock Antenne, Greek guitarist Gus G., who joined Ozzy Osbourne’s band more than a decade and a half ago, spoke about his time with the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer. He was asked about his time there and his recollection of Ozzy and the rest of Osbourne’s family and he said: ”I really have nothing bad to say about these people. They treated me so nice for the time that I was there with them. When you’re there, it’s like you’re kind of part of the family as well. So, yeah, it was only good times. A lot of laughs. British guys from the ’60 and ’70s, their humor is insane. So it’s impossible to be in the room with them and not start laughing two minutes into this. So they always crack jokes, always say funny stuff. Same with Ozzy, he was that character, that crazy character that everybody has seen from television and stuff. But, yeah, it was just nice to be like a fly on the wall, hear these guys tell their stories and just be funny in their way. So, yeah, for me it was some of the best years of my life.”
About Ozzy’s passing, Gus mentioned: “It hit me hard, man. It was shocking. I didn’t expect it. I mean, I knew he was very sick and all that stuff. But especially two weeks after he did his big farewell show [in Birmingham, United Kingdom]. So, yeah, it was pretty shocking. If you look back on it, you couldn’t even direct this thing. The way it was all done, it was just meant to be like that, I guess, in some way. But, yeah, I think it shocked everybody, ’cause they saw him on stage, like, 10 days before he passed. And he was there, he was in good spirits and everything.”
Gus added: “Anyhow, but for me, it was a really tough pill to swallow, so to speak, because even though — I’ll tell you this — I wasn’t close to him after I left the band and stuff; it’s not like we were in touch and we were friends or whatever. But he’s such a big figure in my musical career and in my life. I feel like there’s my life pre-Ozzy and post-Ozzy. So it has been such a big transformation for me and such a big change in my life. And, of course, that affected me. So I’ll miss him, of course, like everybody else.”
Gus G. begun with journey with Ozzi around 2009 and for about 7 years he was the lead guitarist of Ozzy’s band.
