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Ozzy is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of The Beatles. Those roots explain a lot about how Ozzy arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as S!vas, Orelsan, Grammatik, Zeus and Jul, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Don Airey, Randy Rhoads, Lee Kerslake and Tim "Ripper" Owens, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 11 connections around Ozzy, reaching back through The Beatles and forward to Don Airey. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was an English singer, songwriter, and media personality. Dubbed the "Prince of Darkness", he is widely credited as a pioneer of heavy metal music. He co-founded the band Black Sabbath in 1968, and rose to prominence in the 1970s as their lead vocalist. He performed on the band's first eight studio albums, including Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master of Reality (1971), before he was fired in 1979 due to his problems with alcohol and other drugs.
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Ozzy connections
Ozzy grew out of The Beatles, shares an orbit with S!vas, Orelsan, Grammatik and Zeus, went on to shape Don Airey, Randy Rhoads, Lee Kerslake and Tim "Ripper" Owens. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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