Ozzy Osbourne Travels to Cuba to Enrich Knowledge on 'Anything Past World War 2'
Legendary heavy metal vocalist and television personality Ozzy Osbourne traveled to Cuba this week to film a new show for the History Channel.
According to Granma, as translated by FoxNews, the Black Sabbath frontman was accompanied by his son Jack Osbourne. They arrived in Cuba ahead of Black Sabbath's "The End" world tour, which kicks off in Omaha on Jan. 20. The duo will be staying in Havana for a week before returning to the U.S. in preparation for the series of concerts.
Osbourne believes that doing the film project will enrich his knowledge on the origin and aftermath of the Second World War. He previously admitted to Pulse of Radio via Blabber Mouth that he is clueless about "anything past World War 2."
"I'm kind of up on World War 2 'cause I was born a couple of years after. So I know quite a lot about World War 2 and Hitler and the Nazis and all that," Osbourne explained. "Anything from before or after, I don't know anything about. So we're going to Mount Rushmore, we're going to the abandoned silos where you guys, America used to have their Minutemen missiles and all that. It's quite educational for me, actually."
The Osbournes' new show on the History Channel finds Ozzy and Jack visiting famous places and providing what Ozzy described as "history with an Osbourne twang." Since their arrival in the South American country, the pair has visited several areas of historical interest and plans to tour more cultural hotspots in the next couple of days.
Osbourne is known by many nicknames, including Prince of Darkness, Godfather of Metal and Mad Man. Hit Parader listed him as the eighth best heavy metal vocalist of all time. Osbourne has won two Grammys: one in 1994 for "I Don't Want to Change the World" and another in 2000 for "Iron Man."
The rock icon is the latest international artists to travel to Havana since 2015, following the diplomatic thaw between the United States and Cuba.
Last year, the Cuban media and countless posts on social networks revealed that multiple celebrities have already visited the country's capital, including Mick Jagger, Katy Perry, Rihanna and Usher.
Meanwhile, the music industry is grieving the loss of one of its most staunch pillars. The Who and Bee Gees manager Robert Stigwood passed away this week at the age of 81.
Osbourne took the time to remember the dynamic impresario. Per Birmingham Mail, Stigwood was the first person Black Sabbath turned to following the bands falling out with manager Don Arden, the late father of Ozzy's wife Sharon.
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