Jimmy Web page By no means Answered Request to Play on New Album

Ozzy Osbourne had a number of particular company play on his upcoming new album Affected person Quantity 9, however there was yet another that he needed — Jimmy Web page, who’s already defined why he turned down the provide earlier this yr. Nevertheless, in a brand new interview, Osbourne revealed that the guitarist by no means even answered him in any respect.

The Led Zeppelin legend addressed the tried collaboration again in April, noting that he had numerous tasks of his personal that he’d been engaged on. He advised Traditional Rock [via NME] that he finally declined to work on the mission as a result of he “won’t ever be a type of individuals who’ll report alone and ship somebody a file. I by no means went into music within the first place to do this – it was for enjoying collectively.”

Apparently, the Prince of Darkness is not conscious of Web page’s reasoning, as he is shared that wasn’t even capable of get ahold of him personally.

“I don’t even know if he performs any extra, however I assumed getting Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Web page meant having the best guitarists on the planet,” Osbourne advised Steel Hammer. “However I by no means heard from him. Possibly he’d misplaced his telephone or one thing!”

Think about leaving Ozzy Osbourne on learn? If Web page had accepted, he’d have been in firm with with fellow guitarists Tony Iommi, Zakk Wylde and Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready on the album, along with Clapton and Beck. Weapons N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins all contributed to the report as properly.

Affected person Quantity 9 will probably be out Sept. 9. Pre-order your copy right here now.