Following the tragic death of Ozzy Osbourne at age 76 on Tuesday, Jack Posobiec gave a tribute to the iconic frontman of Black Sabbath, with Posobiec pushing back on the perception that the Prince of Darkness promoted satanism.
“People say, ‘Jack, you’re Catholic, how could you listen to Ozzy?’” Posobiec began. “Well, first of all, Ozzy’s drummer—who actually wrote most of the lyrics—has been a devout Christian his entire life. They always sang about morbidity as a warning, not a glorification.”
Bringing on guest Shane Cashman, known for his work with TimCast, Posobiec asked for his take on the musician’s cultural impact.
“Ozzy was very important to me,” Cashman said. “My father introduced me to the Beach Boys, my mother to Black Sabbath. I’ve now lost two giants in just a matter of weeks—Brian Wilson and Ozzy.”
Cashman echoed Posobiec’s view that Black Sabbath’s darker themes were often misunderstood. “They had messages of peace and love—real peace and love,” he said. “Tony Iommi wore a cross. They dealt with dark aspects of life, but they did it through a lens that didn’t glorify evil.”
“It’s a very big loss in the music community,” he added. “Ozzy’s impact was monumental. His sound will live on forever.”
“People say, ‘Jack, you’re Catholic, how could you listen to Ozzy?’” Posobiec began. “Well, first of all, Ozzy’s drummer—who actually wrote most of the lyrics—has been a devout Christian his entire life. They always sang about morbidity as a warning, not a glorification.”
Posobiec also noted that Ozzy repeatedly spoke out against Satan worship throughout his career. “He urged people not to worship Satan, many times over the years,” he said. “I’m not going to say Ozzy lived a sinless life, but he certainly wasn’t preaching evil.”
Calling him “the father of heavy metal,” Posobiec said Ozzy and his bandmates were “just a working-class group of guys who got together and absolutely changed the world.”
Bringing on guest Shane Cashman, known for his work with TimCast, Posobiec asked for his take on the musician’s cultural impact.
“Ozzy was very important to me,” Cashman said. “My father introduced me to the Beach Boys, my mother to Black Sabbath. I’ve now lost two giants in just a matter of weeks—Brian Wilson and Ozzy.”
Cashman echoed Posobiec’s view that Black Sabbath’s darker themes were often misunderstood. “They had messages of peace and love—real peace and love,” he said. “Tony Iommi wore a cross. They dealt with dark aspects of life, but they did it through a lens that didn’t glorify evil.”
“It’s a very big loss in the music community,” he added. “Ozzy’s impact was monumental. His sound will live on forever.”
