Ozzy Osbourne on Why Black Sabbath Won't Make Another Album: "People Aren't Really Interested"

Published Dec 09, 2015

While Black Sabbath had initially planned to record one last album before making their final exit, there have been rumblings the last while that they might not be releasing another LP after all. Sure enough, frontman Ozzy Osbourne has confirmed that there will be no new record, and he's shed some light regarding the reasons why.Ozzy told News.com.au , "It's the end of Sabbath and people have been asking, 'Well, I thought you were doing an album.' But the things we've discovered are — number one: People aren't really interested in hearing new stuff and number two: If we were to do an album before the tour, it would take three or four years to complete the album. We want to end it on a high note."Regarding Black Sabbath's legacy, he added, "Just to be remembered is enough for me. I thought no one would remember me when we first started playing music. I'd rather end it now though than drag it out for another five albums. I mean I'm 67 in December."This means that it looks like 2012's 13 will be the band's swan song.The classic heavy metal band's 2016 "The End" tour is currently slated to run from January all the way into September. It will include Canadian stops in Winnipeg, Edmonton, Calgary, Vancouver, Hamilton, Montreal and Toronto. See the schedule below.Meanwhile, this won't be the end for Ozzy, who said, "I'm not retiring. I'm going to do a solo album and a solo tour." Meanwhile, guitarist Tony Iommi has been battling cancer, but he's thankfully in good health these days.Tour dates:01/20 Omaha, NE - CenturyLink Center01/22 Chicago, IL - United Center01/25 Minneapolis, MN - Target Center01/27 Winnipeg, MB - MTS Centre01/30 Edmonton, AB - Rexall Centre02/01 Calgary, ON - Scotiabank Saddledome02/03 Vancouver, BC - Rogers Arena02/06 Tacoma, WA - Tacoma Dome02/09 San Jose, CA - SAP Center02/11 Los Angeles, CA - The Forum02/13 Las Vegas, NV - Mandalay Bay Events Center02/15 Denver, CO - Pepsi Center02/17 Kansas City, MO - Sprint Center02/19 Detroit, MI - The Palace of Auburn Hills02/21 Hamilton, ON - FirstOntario Centre02/23 Montreal, QC - Bell Centre02/25 New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden02/27 New York City, NY - Madison Square Garden04/15 Perth, Australia - Perth Arena04/17 Adelaide, Australia - Entertainment Centre04/19 Melbourne, Australia - Rod Laver Arena04/23 Sydney, Australia - Allphones Arena04/25 Brisbane, Australia - Entertainment Centre04/28 Auckland, New Zealand - Vector Arena04/30 Dunedin, New Zealand - Forsyth Barr Stadium06/01 Budapest, Hungary - Budapest Arena06/08 Berlin, Germany - Waldbühne Berlin06/11 Castle Donington, UK - Download Festival06/13 Verona, Italy - Arena di Verona06/15 Zurich, Switzerland - Hallenstadion06/17 Dessel, Belgium - Graspop Metal Meeting06/23 Halden, Norway - Tons of Rock06/25 Kobenhavn, Denmark - Copenhell06/28 Vienna, Austria - Stadthalle06/30 Prague, Czech Republic - 02 Arena07/02 Krakow, Poland - Tauron Arena07/05 Riga, Latvia - Arena Riga07/07 Helsinki, Finland - Monsters of Rock07/09 Solna, Sweden - Monsters of Rock07/12 Moscow, Russia - Olympisky Arena08/17 Wantagh, NY - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater08/19 Camden, NJ - Susquehanna Bank Center08/21 Bristow, VA - Jiffy Lube Live08/23 Holmdel, NJ - PNC Bank Arts Center08/25 Boston, MA - Xfinity Center08/27 Uncasville, CT - Mohegan Sun Arena08/29 Toronto, ON - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre08/31 Detroit, MI - DTE Energy Music Theater09/02 Indianapolis, IN - Klipsch Music Center09/04 Chicago, IL - Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre09/07 Dallas, TX - Gexa Energy Pavilion09/09 Albuquerque, NM - Isleta Ampitheater09/11 Salt Lake City, UT - USANA Ampitheater09/13 Ridgefield, WA - Sunlight Supply Arena09/15 Oakland, CA - Oracle Arena09/17 Las Vegas, NV - MGM Grand Garden Arena09/19 Hollywood, CA - Hollywood Bowl09/21 Phoenix, AZ - AK-Chin Pavilion