Ozzy Osbourne Ozzmosis Album ★ Editor's Choice

is the seventh solo studio album by English heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne

This is the emotional centerpiece of Ozzmosis . Written for his then-teenage children (Aimee, Kelly, and Jack), it’s a somber, philosophical look at mortality. Ozzy, now a father and grandfather in the making (“My father told me, ‘Son, you’d better wait’”… actually, the lyrics are more direct: “My father told me, ‘Son, you’d better run’” ), realized his time was finite. The line “My father told me, ‘Son, you’d better pray’ / I’ll see you on the other side” is heartbreakingly prescient. It’s a lullaby for his own death. ozzy osbourne ozzmosis album

was a "revolving door of creative chaos". Before the final lineup was set, Ozzy famously collaborated with guitar virtuoso Steve Vai for a project originally titled is the seventh solo studio album by English

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4. "Thunder Underground"

The Result

: The project dissolved, and only the track "My Little Man" —co-written with Lemmy Kilmister and featuring Vai's guitar work—survived to be included on the final record. A Supergroup Formation Ozzy eventually pivoted back to his trusted collaborator Zakk Wylde The line “My father told me, ‘Son, you’d