Ozzy Osbourne transformed from a niche heavy metal icon to mainstream celebrity overnight when MTV's The Osbournes premiered back in 2002. But his wife and manager Sharon Osbourne, who negotiated the series that would put her family on the map, is now admitting to one major misstep she made in her husband's career.
Osbourne was a guest on Wednesday's new episode of Billy Corgan's podcast, The Magnificent Others, in which the Smashing Pumpkins frontman praised her for having the vision to see beyond the 76-year-old's music career.
"I think you were very ahead of your time in figuring out that what Ozzy brought to the table ... you broke him beyond the boundaries of music," Corgan noted. "Which nowadays is kind of standard operating procedure. But you figured that out way earlier ... I don't think anybody in the music business circa 1986 figured that Ozzy had tons of money in him in 50 different directions."
When asked if that had been her plan all along, Osbourne made the shocking admission. "Do you want to know the biggest mistake I ever made with Ozzy?" she asked, quipping, "I have several Billy, we could be here all night."
"He got offered to go and read for Pirates of the Caribbean," she continued. "And I've never said this to anyone. I said no. Now wouldn't he have been perfect? Because when Johnny [Depp] wanted Keith [Richards] to be a pirate, you remember?"
Osbourne was referring to the Rolling Stone musician's role as Captain Teague in the franchise, father to Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow. Richards portrayed the role in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007) and Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011). Paul McCartney likewise made an appearance in the latest offering, 2017's Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales as Uncle Jack.
While the films, which came out at the height of The Osbournes fame, may not have made Ozzy a bigger star, he definitely would have benefitted lucratively. The franchise has grossed over $4.5 billion worldwide, as well as being the first film franchise to produce two or more films that grossed over $1 billion.
Meanwhile, Osbourne, who was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in February 2019, is gearing up to play his final show ever with the original Black Sabbath lineup later this year. Pirates or no pirates, he still led quite an impressive career.
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