An emotional Yungblud broke down in tears singing ‘Changes’ on his US tour recently, with a subsequent performance of his earning praise from Black Sabbath‘s Geezer Butler.
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Heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne – who Yungblud previously called his creative “North Star” – died last month aged 76, which came shortly after he took to the stage for his final-ever live shows at Sabbath’s ‘Back To The Beginning’ event in Birmingham on July 5.
The historic gig saw Osbourne reunite with former bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler, with Yungblud covering 1972 track ‘Changes’ that evening, in what many called a career-defining performance. Following Ozzy’s death, Yungblud vowed to do the cover at every future show.
He kept his promise while embarking on his current US tour, with fan-shot footage showing him visibly emotional, missing a few lines as he composed himself while the crowd cheered him on.
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At a separate performance on Tuesday (August 26), Sabbath bassist Butler was in attendance at his Salt Lake City show, and took to social media to share a picture of the two and praise Yungblud’s performance, which he said was the “best” he’d seen in years.
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“Great songs, loadsa fun, brilliant band , and of course the incredible @yungblud #fantastic,” he wrote.
Speaking to NME earlier this year, Yungblud touched on the significance of Ozzy’s music to him personally.
“Ozzy was a character in my life who was a reflection of everything I went through. I was always a bit over the top. I was always seen to be a bit crazy,” he said. “I was always seen to be a bit loud, but when some people saw that as a negative, Ozzy would provide me with the hope that there was an avenue for someone like me in the world.
“From such a young age, he really inspired me. Then, to know him as a friend towards the end, to know his heart, and to know Sharon Osbourne… I really started to understand that they did things their way. It’s always been inspirational because, for me, the biggest enemy to any artist or anything is the phrase, ‘This is just how it’s done’. That’s a cop out. ‘This is how it’s done’ was once an innovative idea that got stale.”
He made the comments at the launch of his brand new community space and store, based on the historic Denmark Street in central London.
With his new ‘B.R.A.T’ store, Yungblud will be fusing music, fashion and community – creating a space where fans can buy clothing, watch live performances, have a coffee together, attend poetry nights and film screenings, and more.
Reflecting on balancing multiple projects of late, he said: “The past couple of weeks have been mental because I think people are finding this community, when some of them in the past had been dissuaded from it.
“People are getting an insight into what we represent and realising, ‘Oh, this is actually really beautiful and this is real’.
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