{"id":57114,"date":"2025-08-10T13:37:09","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T13:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/57114\/"},"modified":"2025-08-10T13:37:09","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T13:37:09","slug":"yungblud-hints-at-secret-recording-before-friend-ozzy-osbournes-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/57114\/","title":{"rendered":"Yungblud hints at ‘secret recording’ before friend Ozzy Osbourne’s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Yungblud, who performed at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell gig just days before his death, says he had “a lot in the works” with the late Prince of Darkness\"YungbludYungblud with his friend and mentor Ozzy Osbourne shortly before the Prince of Darkness’s death(Image: INSTAGRAM)<\/p>\n

He has been hailed the new Prince of Darkness thanks to his close friendship with the late Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n

And as he takes his explosive live shows on a world<\/a> tour, rising star Yungblud, like his rock mentor, seems more than ready to shake things up.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old \u2013 real name Dominic Richard Harrison \u2013 says: \u201cI want to achieve what Ozzy did. He was a great inspiration to me.\u201d It comes after Sharon Osbourne breaks down in tears at Ozzy’s funeral in heartbreaking scenes<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And the Doncaster-born singer adds: \u201cBritish rock music needs a bit of a kick up the a***.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ozzy and Dom, who burst on to the music scene in 2018, became friends after the Brummie rocker appeared in the video for Yungblud\u2019s song The Funeral in 2022.<\/p>\n

The pair bonded over their shared love of music and their rebellious nature, with Ozzy gifting Dom one of his famous crucifix necklaces.<\/p>\n

\"OzzyOzzy gifted one of his famous crucifixes to Yungblud(Image: Instagram)<\/p>\n

Yungblud was among huge bands such as Metallica and Guns N\u2019 Roses who performed at Black Sabbath\u2019s final gig at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5.<\/p>\n

He gave a heartfelt rendition of Changes, the No1 hit Ozzy recorded with daughter Kelly in 2003, to the 45,000-strong crowd.<\/p>\n

Speaking before Ozzy\u2019s death, Dom hinted he was working with Sabbath star and at a possible secret recording with his mentor, saying: \u201cThere is a lot in the works as me and Ozzy are friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

The wild man of rock died aged 76 on July 22 at home in Buckinghamshire after suffering a cardiac arrest.<\/p>\n

Dom was among big names from the music world, such as Sir Elton John, James Hetfield of Metallica and Marilyn Manson, who attended Ozzy\u2019s funeral in Birmingham on July 30.<\/p>\n

\"YungbludYungblud is set to release his new documentary later this month(Image: Getty Images)<\/p>\n

It is established singers like Ozzy and Queen frontman Freddie Mercury<\/a> that Yungblud can thank for paving the way for his soaring success.<\/p>\n

He says: \u201cPeople like Freddie Mercury and Elton John, they are huge. When I released my first single, Hello Heaven, Hello a few months ago, Brian May actually sent me an email to say how he loved it as the song is over nine minutes long \u2013 longer than Bohemian Rhapsody.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe old boys of music have been such a source of inspiration for me as that was when pure emotion was injected into music.<\/p>\n

\u201cFreddie and Brian were always such massive influences. Brian told me to keep evolving as he watched Freddie evolve and he loved my music. It was an honour.\u201d<\/p>\n

And as well as being close to Ozzy, Dom also counts Queen\u2019s lead guitarist as a pal.<\/p>\n

He says: \u201cBrian May and I are friends. I would love to do a song with Brian and I have been working with Joe Perry from Aerosmith. It is my dream, man.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat is why I named my new album Idols as I have looked at people my whole life, but it is time to look to myself. I guess we always look back, but it is time to look forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

In homage to Queen, Dom included the We Will Rock You style \u201cclap-along song\u201d Ghosts on his new album.<\/p>\n

He says: \u201cI\u2019m gonna make you all clap and imagine that I\u2019m in the O2 next year. It can\u2019t come quick enough!\u201d<\/p>\n

The hope is that his Idols tour \u2013 which starts last this month with 21 dates in the US followed by Canada, Europe and a string of UK gigs next spring \u2013 will help cement him as one of Britain\u2019s biggest male solo stars.<\/p>\n

Timed with this is the release of a documentary, Yungblud: Are You Ready, Boy?, which hits cinemas later this month.<\/p>\n

The feature-length film, directed by Bafta-winner Paul Dugdale, charts Dom\u2019s early life growing up in Doncaster and shows him performing at the legendary Hansa Studios in Berlin, the birthplace of David Bowie\u2019s album Heroes, and U2\u2019s Achtung Baby.<\/p>\n

Ever proud of his northern roots, Dom made his new album in Leeds so it could have an authentic vibe.<\/p>\n

\"YungbludYungblud has cut down on the booze and taken up boxing – and wants to keep performing topless for as long as he can(Image: Supplied)<\/p>\n

He says: \u201cI don\u2019t think I\u2019ve ever been more proud to stand by anything I\u2019ve ever made. This album was made with love by four people in the North of England.\u201d<\/p>\n

The album features Yungblud singing a ballad, which Dom reveals he was inspired to include by pop star Lewis Capaldi.<\/p>\n

Dom says: \u201cWhen I was making this album, I was really close with Lewis… I\u2019ve always been shouting a lot, and he just said, \u201cJust sing, man\u201d and so I am.\u201d<\/p>\n

To get ready for his tour, the rocker cut back on the beer and got into shape through boxing<\/a> training.<\/p>\n

He says: \u201cI like the new physique. I will take it if people say I look like Iggy Pop any day, or Bowie during the Thin White Duke era.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey were big inspirations to my body and I am just trying to be like them. I am ready to work and kick ass.\u201d<\/p>\n

And ready to conquer the globe…<\/p>\n

He adds: \u201cThe whole world is f***** up right now and we have to find a sense of unity. We have to find a sense of common ground and means of co-existing and compromise.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to look at each other; we are all human and we have that in common. My new album has a nod to Britpop and British music.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m really proud to be British and I really wanna take our ideas and our vibes all over the world.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Yungblud, who performed at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell gig just days before his death, says he had “a lot…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":57115,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[31111,2775,1005,16845,4039,7465,96,1004,31112,31109,31107,31106,2164,31108,25229,128,31110,2776,1006,31105,31113,932,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-57114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-music","tag-aerosmith","tag-black-sabbath","tag-brian-may","tag-david-bowie","tag-documentaries","tag-elton-john","tag-entertainment","tag-freddie-mercury","tag-funerals","tag-iggy-pop","tag-james-hetfield","tag-joe-perry","tag-lewis-capaldi","tag-marilyn-manson","tag-metallica","tag-music","tag-o2","tag-ozzy-osbourne","tag-queen","tag-stuart-price","tag-the-o2-arena","tag-u2","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57114","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=57114"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/57114\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/57115"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=57114"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=57114"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=57114"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}