Lemmy and Ozzy Osbourne (Picture: Getty)
Ozzy Osbourne has said he was “probably one of the last people” to speak to Motorhead‘s Lemmy Kilmister before his death.
The hard-living rock icon enjoyed a close friendship with Osbourne and co-wrote a wide array of the Black Sabbath frontman’s solo tracks before he died from cancer in 2015.
Speaking to
Planet Rock, Osbourne explained how he rang Lemmy one final time after being made aware of his failing health.
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“I’d phone him up; somebody said he was not gonna make it, so I phoned him and I put him on the phone. And I couldn’t make out what he was saying. It was terrible,” he said.
Ozzy Osbourne has recalled the last time he spoke to his friend Lemmy from Motorhead.
In an interview with Planet Rock, the Black Sabbath frontman said he was “probably one of the last people” to speak to Lemmy Kilmister before his sad death.
Lemmy and Ozzy were close friends, and the pair co-wrote many songs together before Lemmy died from cancer in 2015.
Osbourne remembers how he called Lemmy up for one last chat after being made aware that Lemmy was seriously unwell.
“I’d phone him up; somebody said he was not gonna make it, so I phoned him and they put him on the phone. And I couldn’t make out what he was saying. It was terrible,” he said.