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The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Sharon Osbourne | The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan

Billy Corgan

Music, Arts, Performing Arts

4.6 • 731 Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Billy Corgan sits down with the iconic Sharon Osbourne—manager extraordinaire, TV personality, and the formidable force behind Ozzy Osbourne’s enduring career.   Sharon opens up about her incredible life in show business, starting with childhood memories of her father, notorious music impresario Don Arden, and all the mischief and magic that came with growing up around rock legends like Gene Vincent, Little Richard, and the Small Faces. Billy and Sharon also dive deep into the early days of Black Sabbath: from Ozzy’s first London gigs and sweaty club shows to the challenges and triumphs that reshaped heavy metal forever.   From the business battles that tested Sharon’s mettle, to the behind-the-scenes stories of how she helped Ozzy break away from an impossible contract to forge one of the most successful solo careers in rock, they cover near-disasters and triumphant comebacks, all fueled by Sharon’s fearless determination and her unwavering belief in the power of music. Watch The Magnificent Others on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BillyCorganTMO Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

I'm not happy at the way the industry's run.

0:04.4

Okay.

0:05.8

I love this part.

0:07.2

Never said this to anyone.

0:09.4

He got offered to go and read for...

0:15.0

And you said no.

0:15.9

I said no.

0:16.8

What's your sort of first impression?

0:18.5

Did you have an impression of him, the band?

0:20.5

Just put me in the room a little bit.

0:22.4

Well, it was packed.

0:24.0

It was sweaty.

0:25.2

When it started out, I'm like, what the hell is this?

0:28.9

I can remember my best friend, who is an agent, said to me,

0:32.6

you can't let this go out.

0:34.6

This is disgraceful.

0:35.9

You've got to stop it. And I'm like, oops, too late.

0:40.5

Too late.

0:43.6

So, I've read a lot of biographies about musicians that were born in a post-war Britain, this kind of, you know,

0:52.5

there were still bomb sites and kids playing in homes

0:56.3

that had been, you know, ripped out of the ground and stuff like that. Do you have memories

1:00.1

like that? Is that I'm, I guess I'm asking it as a fair question about what you remember about

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