MTV's 'The Osbournes' set ratings records for the network during its 2002-05 run, kicked off showbiz careers for various members of the clan, and kept Ozzy Osbourne in the spotlight during a relatively barren creative period. Looking back, though, he sounds like he probably wouldn't do it again.
Jimmy Page was a band player before he started Led Zeppelin, and he returned to the group ranks after Zeppelin's breakup in 1980, starting the Firm with former Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers. But by the late '80s, he was ready to step out on his own.
As the drummer for Rage Against the Machine, Brad Wilk faced plenty of tough crowds -- but none of that helped take care of his nerves the first time he sat behind the kit for Black Sabbath.
While they may not be celebrating their 50th anniversary quite as enthusiastically as some fans might have wanted, the Rolling Stones appear to have gotten back into gear with their latest tour -- and guitarist Ron Wood thinks these dates will serve as a springboard into more new music from the group.
Nostalgia can be a creative stumbling block for a lot of our favorite classic rockers, but we probably don't need to worry about Ozzy Osbourne getting stuck in the past -- if only because he can't seem to remember most of it.
Classic rock is about heavy hooks, power chords and tight harmonies. But it’s also about letting loose and enjoying the good times. And there’s no better time for that than Friday evening, when we pick up our paycheck, punch out of work and enjoy a couple days of much-needed rest and relaxation.
After a few decades on the road, Duff McKagan has learned a thing or two about how to keep people from going crazy when they're stuck with each other for extended periods of time. The former Guns N' Roses bassist shared a bit of that wisdom in his latest column for the Seattle Weekly, titled 'Top 12 Tour Bus Rules and No-Nos.'
Suffering a brain hemorrhage is probably one of the more terrifying experiences a person can go through. For Poison's Bret Michaels, that terror was compounded by a fear of getting caught watching softcore porn when the EMTs showed up to save his life.
She's one of the most famous women in the world, but Fleetwood Mac's Stevie Nicks still has a hard time on the dating scene.
It's hard out there for a replacement drummer. Just ask Eric Singer, who's got a job most musicians would envy -- pounding the skins for Kiss -- but one that comes with a few occupational hazards, like having to hear the constant complaining of fans who wish the band's original lineup would get back together.
Ozzy Osbourne's solo sound owes a lot to the music he made with Black Sabbath, but he found it difficult to get back in the band mindset when he rejoined Sabbath for the new '13' album.
