Frontman had sneaking admiration for DUP founder despite bid to ban gigs

Ozzy Osbourne at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Ozzy Osbourne at his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2024 (Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

Ozzy Osbourne once brought Ian Paisley and members of the Free Presbyterian Church onto the streets of east Belfast in a bid to stop his “evil” concerts from going ahead.

But the Black Sabbath frontman later said he had a sneaking admiration for the DUP founder, even though he described him as a “foghorn on legs”.