Kelly Osbourne condemns Dee Snider’s comments on Ozzy’s songwriting
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Kelly Osbourne has escalated her response to Dee Snider’s comments about Ozzy Osbourne’s songwriting, calling his criticism “spectacularly classless” and arguing that he was exploiting her father’s death to draw attention to himself. She defended Ozzy’s legacy as a musician, singer, songwriter and bandleader, saying his achievements did not require Snider’s approval. The dispute matters because it challenges the creative contributions of one of heavy metal’s most influential figures shortly after his death.
Snider’s remarks arose from discussion of songwriting on Ozzy’s 1991 album No More Tears, whose credits include Lemmy Kilmister and former bassist Bob Daisley. Snider said Ozzy’s bass players wrote his lyrics, while also suggesting that Sharon Osbourne did not share credit readily. Kelly countered that Ozzy’s career lasted nearly six decades, from helping define heavy metal with Black Sabbath to sustaining a major solo career, whereas Snider’s mainstream commercial peak was more than 40 years ago.
- Kelly Osbourne condemned Dee Snider’s comments about Ozzy’s songwriting.
- Snider cited collaborators’ lyric-writing contributions to No More Tears.
- Kelly defended Ozzy’s six-decade musical legacy.
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Ozzy Osbourne was the lead singer of Black Sabbath, the Birmingham band widely seen as one of the founders of heavy metal. After leaving the group, he built a long solo career, working with different musicians and releasing albums including No More Tears in 1991.
Songwriting credits in rock music can be shared among singers, instrumentalists, producers and outside writers, and they do not always describe every part of the creative process. No More Tears included contributions from figures such as Motörhead singer Lemmy Kilmister and bassist Bob Daisley.
Dee Snider is the singer of the American metal band Twisted Sister and has often spoken publicly about the music industry. Kelly Osbourne is Ozzy’s daughter, while Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy’s wife and long-time manager, has played a major role in his career.
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Originally published by Blabbermouth as “KELLY OSBOURNE Blasts ‘Spectacularly Classless’ DEE SNIDER For ‘Trying To Diminish’ OZZY’s ‘Abilities And Achievements’”.