Yungblud Responds to Critics of His Ozzy Tribute at the MTV VMAs
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Yungblud Responds to Critics of His Ozzy Tribute at the MTV VMAs
"Another nail in the coffin of rock n roll. Cynical, nauseating and more importantly; shit. Makes me sick how people jump on this shit to further their own careers. It's 101 School of Rock stuff, you know? It's the latest in a long line of - I'm sorry to say it - poseurs... For seven minutes, the world is looking at rock and this is what we've given them."
"You will never see someone that's bigger or more emotionally evolved than you talk shit on you. You ain't ever going to see fucking [Metallica frontman] James Hetfield slag off a young rock star, because he's James fucking Hetfield. They don't need to insert themselves into a conversation, because they're emotionally evolved and they know what it takes to get somewhere."
Yungblud performed a medley of Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath songs at the MTV VMAs, including "Crazy Train," "Changes," and "Mama, I'm Coming Home," with Steven Tyler and Joe Perry joining on the latter. Darkness brothers Dan and Justin Hawkins criticized the tribute as cynical, inauthentic, and damaging to rock's image. On Jack Osbourne's podcast, Yungblud responded by arguing that established, emotionally evolved artists do not publicly denigrate younger performers, citing James Hetfield as an example. Jack Osbourne defended Yungblud, emphasizing Dom's deep personal connection to Ozzy and the Osbourne family.
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