Jack Osbourne | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan

Music, Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 731 Ratings

🗓️ 18 February 2026

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In this deeply personal conversation with Billy Corgan, Jack Osbourne reflects on growing up in the spotlight, getting sober at 17, and carving out his own path beyond the shadow of rock royalty. He revisits the reality TV phenomenon that reshaped pop culture and the pressures of teenage fame, shares intimate stories about his parents’ relationship, the gentleness and laughter behind the chaos, and what it was like watching Ozzy wrestle with fame and self-worth. The conversation turns emotional as he revisits Ozzy’s final Birmingham show: the Herculean effort to make it happen, the healing reunion with Black Sabbath, and the peace Ozzy found at the end. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I didn't really anticipate all the attention,
0:03.0	because you don't think about it, right?
0:05.0	Mainly because we didn't know what we were doing.
0:08.0	That couldn't have been good.
0:10.0	No, it wasn't.
0:11.0	What's your sort of general memory of it?
0:13.0	Do you think of it fondly now?
0:14.0	What pops to mind for me the most is kind of the gentleness and the laughter.
0:18.0	To see such great artists move in one direction you see the power of rock
0:23.4	music in full display i'm only crying because who the joy yeah he did it yeah he did it
0:32.8	jack good to see you. Thanks for being here.
0:38.0	Lots to talk about.
0:39.5	Okay.
0:40.2	So whenever I'm going to interview someone, I try to do deep dive, learn things I didn't know.
0:46.6	And this one caught my eye.
0:48.0	So I wanted to start here because it kind of made me laugh.
0:51.4	The Osbournes reloaded, right?
0:53.4	Yes.
0:59.8	Reloaded. A little, yeah, a blip. I was like, first of all, how did I miss the Osbournes Reloaded for quick context and correct me if I'm wrong.
1:05.3	It only, there was only one episode that aired. Yes. Total disaster. As far as TV world, I don't know. I want your opinion on that, of course, but...
1:14.1	Totally. Yeah, so it was a... We shot an entire series for Fox. It was a variety show.
1:21.4	2009? Does that sound right?
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