There was a lot of fighting in the band with Ronnie.” “They did, they had two good hit albums, they had two good tours together. Now, in a new interview with Sharon Osbourne and Steve-O, Sharon shared her thoughts about the time Black Sabbath and Ronnie James Dio spent together. Between 20 they did "The End Tour", a tour that officially marked the end of the group's career. Black Sabbath's last studio album, entitled 13, was released in June 2013 and featured Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne. The original line-up got together in 1997, when they recorded the live album “Reunion”. In 1992, Tony Iommi and Butler teamed up with Dio and drummer Vinny Appice to record “Dehumanizer”. After recording two albums with Dio, Black Sabbath faced numerous changes during the 80s and 90s, which included vocalists Ian Gillan, Glenn Hughes, Ray Gillen and Tony Martin, as well as several drummers and bassists. He was replaced by Ronnie James Dio, former Rainbow vocalist. Let’s remember that the original Black Sabbath line-up ended in 1979 with Ozzy Osbourne's resignation due to his alcohol addiction and use of other drugs. They were not great friends, but they were always very polite, very kind to each other.
We saw him many times at Rainbow - the famous bar located in West Hollywood, California - or in different places, and they just said 'Hi, how are you? What's going on?'. On a similar occasion, back in 2019, Wendy Dio, widow of the legendary Ronnie James Dio, gave an interview to the podcast "The Church Of What's Happening Now With Joey CoCo Diaz" and during said interview, Wendi talked about the relationship between Dio and Ozzy Osbourne.Īsked if there was any kind of friction between Ozzy Osbourne and Ronnie James Dio because of one replacing the other in the lead role of Black Sabbath, Wendi replied: "No way, no. During the interview, Sharon Osbourne was asked what she thinks about Ronnie James Dio, who replaced her husband on Black Sabbath. Sharon Osbourne was a special guest on the "Wild Ride! With Steve-O" podcast on July 16.