Overview

• Speaking on David Duchovny’s Fail Better podcast, the Kiss co-founder reflected on a decades-long friendship with Osbourne and praised his approachable nature.
• Simmons said meeting Osbourne put him on his best behaviour and credited the Black Sabbath frontman with teaching him humility.
• He contrasted Osbourne’s 'Prince of Darkness' persona with a performer who blew kisses and told fans 'I love you' at shows.
• Simmons recalled first meeting Osbourne in 1975 when Kiss opened for Black Sabbath in Boston, beginning a relationship that endured for decades.
• Osbourne died in July at 76 of cardiac arrest, with Parkinson’s disease and coronary artery disease noted on his death certificate, weeks after a Villa Park farewell that reunited Black Sabbath’s founding lineup.