Overview

• Roger Waters said on The Independent Ink podcast that he had no interest in Ozzy Osbourne’s work or Black Sabbath and that he “couldn’t give a f***.”
• Waters also mocked Black Sabbath’s theatrics, saying he didn’t care about “biting the heads of chickens or whatever they do.”
• Jack Osbourne responded on X and Instagram with a direct rebuke, calling Waters “pathetic and out of touch” and using the hashtag #f***rogerwaters.
• Coverage on Sept. 2–3 reports the flare-up and widespread backlash, with no retraction or apology from Waters noted.
• Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 at 76, and reports cite his death certificate listing cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction.