Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of Black Sabbath, has been sober for a long time, but he has never tried to get away from his drug-filled past. Osbourne’s battle with drug addiction clouded his life for decades. It led him to do many things he would later regret. But the legendary rock musician managed to pull through and emerge victorious.
Osbourne has spent lots of time in rehab since he has experimented with almost every drug known to man. Famously, his favorite addictions for a long time were alcohol and cocaine. But like most artists, he also began abusing LSD too heavily for a while. Pink Floyd provided the soundtrack for this period of his life.
Although Osbourne struggled with quitting alcohol, which is why he went to rehab several times, an unfortunate incident ended his journey with acid too soon.
In a Classic Rock interview, Ozzy Osbourne reflected on the creation of Vol. 4, saying, “At that time in America, people were very fond of tying your drinks with acid.” I was indifferent. I used to ingest several tabs at once in large handfuls. When we returned to England, it came to an end.
“I took ten acid tabs and went for a walk in a field,” Osbourne went on. I spent almost an hour talking with the horse while I stood there. Eventually, the horse turned around and walked away from me. That satisfied my needs.
In an interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne declared that the Pink Floyd song “Money” was one of his all-time favorite songs. This was prior to the incident involving the horse. He gave a brief explanation of his choice, saying, “Reminds me of my LSD days.” Glad I made it through.
The innovative track “Money,” which debuted on The Dark Side of the Moon, has an unbelievable vibe to it thanks to its uncommon time signature of 7/8 time balanced with a conventional 4/4 time.
Regarding the song, David Gilmour once stated to Uncut in 2015, “It’s Roger’s riff.” Roger entered the room with the majority of the lyrics and verses for “Money” finished. And we simply made up guitar solos, middle sections, and other parts. We created a 4/4 progression for the guitar solo. And we assigned the saxophonist the challenging task of playing in 7/4. Additionally, we came up with a few new riffs. It was my idea to crumble, to become lifeless and dry for the solo’s second chorus.
Even though Osbourne’s time using LSD was brief, he has always loved Pink Floyd, which is why “Money” is one of his all-time favorite songs. Aside from the hilarious horse incident, the frontman of Black Sabbath walked away from that period of his life mostly unscathed. And with happy memories of going out on the town with “Money.”
