Jack Black to induct Ozzy Osbourne into Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame
It has been confirmed that Jack Black shall be inducting Ozzy Osbourne into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame later this month.
The Prince of Darkness shall be receiving an all-star tribute in the course of the ceremony which is able to happen on October 19 on the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. A tribute in honour of the ‘Loopy Practice’ singer’s solo profession may also be going down with the likes of Billy Idol, Device‘s Maynard James Keenan, and nation artist Jelly Roll performing Osbourne’s tracks on the occasion.
The backing band shall be comprised of bassist Rob Trujillo – who was within the Prince of Darkness band previous to becoming a member of Metallica – Zakk Wylde, Wolfgang Van Halen, Purple Sizzling Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith, guitarist Steve Stevens and producer Andrew Watt.
Black – who’s an avowed metalhead, fronting the duo Tenacious D and beforehand carried out a rendition of Osbourne’s ‘Mr. Crowley’ with a bunch of teenagers in a College Of Rock fashion final 12 months – shall be inducting the steel icon in the course of the ceremony and offering a speech.
The Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame ceremony shall be live-streamed on Disney+, and a televised particular will air on ABC and be obtainable on Hulu at a later date.
It should mark the second time Osbourne is inducted into the corridor of fame, with the primary time he went in as a member of Black Sabbath again in 2006.
Chatting with Rolling Stone about receiving the honour, Osbourne mentioned through electronic mail: “I don’t know what to suppose. I’m nonetheless in shock that I’m getting inducted for a second time. However on the similar time, I’m very excited.”
Elsewhere, earlier this summer season, Black promised that Tenacious D would “be again” after the controversy that adopted bandmate Kyle Gass’ Donald Trump feedback.
Black made the choice to cancel the remainder of the duo’s tour after Gass joked in regards to the assassination try on Trump.
When requested in regards to the Tenacious D state of affairs, Black told Variety: “We have to take a break. All people wants a break someday. And we’ll be again.”
He additionally mentioned that he’s nonetheless buddies with Gass, and that they’ve spoken because the controversy. “Yeah, we’re buddies. That hasn’t modified,” he mentioned. “This stuff take time generally… And we’ll be again when it feels proper.”
In different information, Osbourne continues to be linked with rumours of a last one-off reunion with Black Sabbath, with all 4 members together with drummer Invoice Ward showing to be provisionally on board.
The singer beforehand shared that he would “leap on the probability” to play a last Black Sabbath present with Ward.
At the start of the 12 months, Sharon Osbourne – Ozzy’s spouse and supervisor – revealed that they’re planning “two extra exhibits to say goodbye” earlier than he absolutely retires from performing dwell.
She reportedly hinted that the Prince Of Darkness, 75, would stage the pair of farewell concert events on the Villa Park soccer stadium in his house metropolis of Birmingham.
Osbourne beforehand introduced his retirement from touring final February, calling off his scheduled European and UK tour dates within the course of. Later that month, nevertheless, he mentioned he hoped to return to the stage sooner or later sooner or later.