Singer Yungblud has been nominated in the Best Rock Performance category at the Grammy Awards, which takes place on February 4, but described it was “tragic” following a tough year
Yungblud has described his Grammy Awards nomination as “tragic” after the 28 year old musician was nominated for Best Rock Performance for his rendition of ‘Changes’ at Black Sabbath’s farewell concert. He’s opened up on conflicting emotions about the accolade because he “can’t share it” with his late hero Ozzy Osbourne, who passed away just weeks after his final performance in July.
Speaking on the Q podcast, he said: “I don’t know how I feel about it. As a singer, to be Grammy nominated for a live performance where you can’t go into a studio and over dub it or make it perfect, it’s a moment that’s gone and you can’t share it with the person you were singing it to. It is an honour, but it’s also tragic.”
The ‘Hello Heaven, Hello’ artist is preparing to embark on an extensive tour throughout much of next year, but he’s worried he requires some breathing space to “process” both Ozzy’s passing and his own rapid rise to fame.
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He explained: “I really need to unpack what’s happened. January 1 we go to Australia and the world tour continues – we’re booking dates until 2028 now and I’ve got to make another album in the middle of it.
“I want to do it justice, and I really want to take the time to feel this and look at it, and I’m not going to feel anything at all if you don’t process things, you become numb.
“I really want to be present and thankful to the universe and to my idols, and most importantly to my community, who have stuck by me and to look them in the eye and be there for the next 20 years.”
Yungblud remains deeply affected by Ozzy’s passing, given the pivotal role the rock legend played in launching him into the spotlight. He added: “You get given an opportunity by your hero to show the world what you can do, you finally get to know your hero on a human level and then he dies.
“Honestly, it makes me emotional as I’m trying to unpack this trip that I’ve been on as I’ve loved this icon my whole life.
“It’s probably the biggest moment of my career that the world has maybe taken notice of me for the first time.
“I get to know him and try to make him understand how thankful I am to him, not only for my life and my personality, but the opportunity he has given me, then he dies.”
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Source: Mirror
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