Sharon Osbourne On Ozzfest: "We Are Not Gay!"
About the uncommonly heavy lineup of this year’s Ozzfest, Sharon Osbourne commented to Reuters: "It's harder than hard, and my God, is it ugly," Sharon Osbourne said of the testosterone-fuelled lineup. When asked about the absence of more melodic, alternative rock acts, she said, "We're not gay!"
As the laughter died down, Rob Halford, the openly gay frontman for heavy metal veterans Judas Priest piped up behind her, "I am."
"And proud," Sharon Osbourne said amid the renewed merriment.
As previously reported, Ozzfest 2004 has confirmed the following lineup, with more acts scheduled to participate:
Main Stage: OZZY OSBOURNE, JUDAS PRIEST, SLAYER, DIMMU BORGIR, SUPERJOINT RITUAL and BLACK LABEL SOCIETY.
Second Stage: SLIPKNOT, HATEBREED and LAMB OF GOD, with rotating guests ATREYU, BLEEDING THROUGH, LACUNA COIL, EVERYTIME I DIE, UNEARTH and GOD FORBID.
Source: BW&BK
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7 Comments on "Sharon Osbourne On Ozzfest: 'We Are Not Gay!'"
2. writes:
'Bout f***ing time Ozzfest started rockin' again! Now, next step, stop having sh** emo-core and nu-metal acts on the bill... Atreyu? Give me a break... and get f***ing Black Label Society off there too! f***, Zakk's a good guitarist, but he's fronting a sh**ty band, why do people like BLS again? As for Dimmu Borgir... obviously Cradle Of Filth was a major sucess last year and we're better for that. Where's the extreme acts? Remember when Messugah played Ozzfest... that's how you scare the kids, and they're no even as extreme as it gets! I want more thrash and more death. Gimme Darkest Hour, gimme Mastodon, gimme The Crown, Soilwork, In Flames... gimme The End and Dillinger Escape Plan! And there's a sh**-load more I could go on about... Now we just have to find a way to get Ozzy off there... I love him but... and let's face it, Judas Priest is only worth it 'cause it's been too long, right?
3. writes:
I agree. Ozzfest is turning into somewhat of a nu-metalfest. They need to turn this into a metal fest for the states, with some f***in' Kataklysm, Soilent Green, Gorguts, Pig Destroyer, and all the good sh**. Sharon is a sh**ty manager, as for Ozzy, eh, he's washed out.
4. writes:
stop bagging on ozzy he's the prince of darkness and if you cant see that then dont go. and dont go dissing bands when i dont see u up there. I think so many of you are sh** talkers that if i went to your house you would piss your pants because you dont have the balls to admit you like the nu-metal your so stuck on being different that you have to lie to your self. and you know what i think of ozzfest that it will always be the greatest tour of my time so dont talk sh** or do and you'll have it kicked out of you at ozzfest just for thinkin the ozzy's not the great one
5. writes:
I'm not bagging Ozzy. Sure, he's great and all, but I think it's time he called it quits. He's going to have doctors on the road with him, and chairs on stage for when he needs to sit. He's old and needs to retire. And I can diss any band I want, it's entertainment and the fans should be able to choose what sucks and doesn't suck. For you to say "I don't see you up there" is the same as you talking sh** on N*SYNC and me saying that. Sure, it's possible you could be better, but you choose not to. If everyone used the comment "but I don't see you doing that" there would be no negativity on the planet, and where's the fun in that? As for nu-metal, I don't know about the other guy but hell I like it sometimes. Mushroomhead in particular. I'm just saying it'd be nice to see Ozzfest go f***in' underground so to say. With heavier acts. And as for the Sharon comment, she's not really thinking about the music, more about the money.
"Ozzy's wife Sharon has enraged some Ozzfest bands by demanding they pay upwards of $100,000 to perform in the traveling heavy metal show. It's prohibitive for smaller bands,' said our source, who noted Sharon is focusing on trying to get Metallica, Slipknot and Judas Preist to sign on to headline the tour."
6. writes:
the fact that you spell new metal "nu-metal" makes it gay. Metal isn't supposed to be "hip", so don't go spellin like a teenybooper. Ozzfest this year is the best it's ever been, I'm not gonna start talkin about bands I like that should be there, cause that's what fa**ots do that want to sound like they know all about true metal. No one ever lists quality bands, some do, but then they mix in sh**ty bands.
Ozzy rules
Priest f***in rule
Slayer is the sh**
Dimmu Borgir one of the best Black metal bands out there today
SJR-Phil broke up Pantera so I f***in hate them. but I like the music
BLS- Zakk Wylde has been my idol since "no more tears" came out.
Sipknot-sh**knot
hate breed blows hardcore nuts (f*** punk and hardcore)
lamb of god it'll be a good show
to sharon osbourne:
beef up the second stage (add extreme metal acts like up and coming dimmu borgirs or slayers) and trim the fat (nu-metal like sh**knot, and hardcore punk like hate breed)
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1. Rich writes:
It's a great lineup. Can't wait ! Come on out and throw down if you've got the balls son.