Ozzy Osbourne wins two Grammy Awards

Four days after retiring from touring

Ozzy Osbourne in 2022
Author: Scott ColothanPublished 6th Feb 2023

Ozzy Osbourne scooped two Grammy Awards last night (5th February) just four days after he announced his retirement from touring.

The 74-year-old Birmingham legend won the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album for ‘Patient Number 9’ beating the likes of Elvis Costello and The Black Keys to the honour.

Earlier in the night, Osbourne also won Best Metal Performance for his lascivious Tony Iommi collaboration ‘Degradation Rules.’ Other songs nominated in the same category included Ghost’s ‘Call Me Little Sunshine’, Megadeth’s ‘We’ll Be Back’ and Muse's ‘Kill or Be Killed.’

Andrew Watt and Robert Trujillo accept Ozzy Osbourne's Grammy

Unfortunately, Ozzy Osbourne wasn’t able to attend the Grammys ceremony at the crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, however ‘Patient Number 9’ producer Andrew Watt and Metallica’s Robert Trujillo, who played bass on the record, were on hand to accept the Best Rock Album gong on Osbourne’s behalf.

Andrew Watt told the star-studded crowd: "Ozzy, Sharon, we love you so much. We just want to take a second to thank the unbelievable musicians that helped to make this album. So many people came together for Ozzy. The great Taylor Hawkins, Chad Smith, Robert Trujillo, the great Jeff Beck - greatest guitar player alive, Josh Homme."

Robert Trujillo then added Tony Iommi to the list of collaborators before Watt namechecked others involved in making the record.

Ozzy Osbourne wins Best Rock Album at the Grammys:

Elsewhere in the rock categories, Brandi Carlisle won both Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance for her song ‘Broken Horses’. She brushed aside competition from the likes of Bryan Adams, Ozzy Osbourne and Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Elsewhere, Edgar Winter won Best Contemporary Blues Album for his tribute to his late brother Johnny Winter, ‘Brother Johnny’, and Taj Mahal and Ry Cooder took home for the Best Traditional Blues Album for ‘Get On Board.’

Bonnie Raitt was one of the biggest winners of the night triumphing in the Song of the Year category ahead of Taylor Swift and Beyoncé with her ballad ‘Just Like That.’ The 72-year-old also won Best American Roots Song and Best Americana Performance.

Raitt also performed the Christine McVie-penned ‘Songbird’ during the In Memoriam segment alongside Mick Fleetwood and Sheryl Crow.

Speaking on the red carpet, Mick Fleetwood revealed that Fleetwood Mac are ‘done’ following the death of Christine McVie last November.

The real names of famous rock stars, including Ozzy Osbourne:

Cozy Powell’s real name: Colin Trevor Flooks


Alex Lifeson’s real name: Alexandar Živojinović

'Lifeson' is a semi-literal English translation of the Yugoslavian surname Živojinović, which means 'son of life'

Ginger Baker's real name: Peter Edward Baker


John 5’s real name: John William Lowery


Yngwie Malmsteen’s real name: Lars Johann Yngwie Lannerback


Rudy Sarzo’s real name: Rodolfo Maximiliano Sarzo Lavieille Grande Ruiz Payret y Chaumont


Eric Carr's real name: Paul Charles Caravello


Vinnie Vincent’s real name: Vincent John Cusano


Tina Turner’s real name: Anna Mae Bullock


King Diamond’s real name: Kim Bendix Petersen


Joey Tempest's real name: Rolf Magnus Joakim Larsson


Michael Monroe’s real name: Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm


Mikkey Dee’s real name: Micael Kiriakos Delaoglou


Jonathan Cain’s real name: Jonathan Leonard Friga


Nikki Sixx's real name: Frank Ferrano


Steven Adler’s real name: Michael Coletti


Axl Rose's real name: William Bruce Rose


Bon Scott's real name: Ronald Belford Scott


Fish’s real name: Derek William Dick


Eddie Vedder's real name: Edward Louis Severson III


Peter Criss’ real name: George Peter John Criscuola


Freddie Mercury's real name: Farrokh Bulsara


Flea's real name: Michael Peter Balzary


Perry Farrell's real name: Perry Bernstein


Geddy Lee’s real name: Gary Lee Weinrib


Mick Mars' real name: Robert Deal


Tré Cool's real name: Frank Edwin Wright III


Courtney Love's real name: Courtney Michelle Harrison


Pat Smear's real name: Georg Albert Ruthenberg


Gene Simmons' real name: Chaim Klein Witz


Spike’s real name: Jonathan Gray


Iggy Pop's real name: James Newell Osterberg, JR.


Alice Cooper's real name: Vincent Damon Furnier


Slash's real name: Saul Hudson


Mike Dirnt's real name: Michael Ryan Pritchard


Ronnie James Dio's real name: Ronald James Padavona


Brody Dalle's real name: Bree Joanna Alice Robinson


Skin's real name: Deborah Anne Dyer


Nicky Wire's real name: Nicholas Jones


Amy Lee's real name: Amy Lynn Hartzler


Bill Wyman's real name: William Perks


Izzy Stradlin's real name: Jeffrey Isbell


Paul Stanley's real name: Stanley Eisen


Vince Neil's real name: Vincent Neil Wharton


Duff McKagan's real name: Michael McKagan


Jack Black’s real name: Thomas Jacob Black


Lemmy's real name: Ian Fraser Kilmister


John Paul Jones' real name: John Baldwin


Joan Jett's real name: Joan Larkin


Eric Clapton's real name: Eric Patrick Clapp


Siouxsie Sioux's real name: Susan Janet Ballion


Rachel Bolan’s real name: James Richard Southworth


David Bowie's real name: David Robert Hayward Stenton Jones


Little Richard's real name: Richard Wayne Penniman


Sid Vicious' real name: John Simon Ritchie


Ace Frehley's real name: Paul Daniel Frehley


Lou Reed's real name: Louis Firbank


Joe Strummer's real name: John Graham Mellor


Marc Bolan's real name: Mark Feld


The Edge's real name: David Howell Evans


Meat Loaf's real name: Marvin Lee Aday


Steven Tyler's real name: Steven Victor Tallarico


Ozzy Osbourne's real name: John Michael Osbourne


Jon Bon Jovi's real name: John Francis Bongiovi


Joey Belladonna’s real name: Joseph Bellardini


Jack White's real name: John Anthony Gillis


Bono's real name: Paul David Hewson


Sting's real name: Gordon Sumner


Billy Idol’s real name: William Michael Albert Broad


Geezer Butler’s real name: Terence Butler


Pat Benatar’s real name: Patricia Mae Giraldo


Bo Diddley’s real name: Ellas McDaniel


Muddy Waters’ real name: McKinley Morganfield


Stevie Nicks’ real name: Stephanie Lynn Nicks


Doro’s real name: Dorothee Pesch


Sebastian Bach’s real name: Sebastian Philip Bierk


Joe Perry’s real name: Joseph Pereira


Jimi Hendrix’s real name: James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix)


Zakk Wylde’s real name: Jeffrey Phillip Wielandt


Maynard James Keenan’s real name: James Herbert Keenan


Blaze Bayley’s real name: Bayley Alexander Cooke


Biff Byford's real name: Peter Rodney Byford


M. Shadows' real name: Matthew Charles Sanders


Syd Barrett's real name: Roger Keith Barrett


Chris Jericho's real name: Christopher Keith Irvine


Ginger Wildheart's real name: David Leslie Walls


Paul Di'Anno's real name: Paul Andrews


Phil X’s real name: Theofilos Xenidis


Peter Green’s real name: Peter Allen Greenbaum


Nicko McBrain’s real name: Michael Henry McBrain


Noddy Holder’s real name: Neville John Holder


Steel Panther’s real names

Michael Starr: Ralph Michael Saenz, Satchel: Russell John Parrish, Stix Zadinia: Darren Leader, Spyder: Joe Lester.

Lexxi Foxx’s real name: Travis Haley


Jet Black’s real name: Brian John Duffy


Buddy Holly’s real name: Charles Hardin Holley


Elvis Costello’s real name: Declan Patrick McManus


Rikki Rockett’s real name: Richard Allan Ream


Blackie Lawless' real name: Steven Edward Duren


Maxim's real name: Keith Andrew Palmer


Rat Scabies' real name: Christopher John Millar


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