Andrew Watt says unheard Ozzy Osbourne songs were made for a reason

Producer Andrew Watt says he and Ozzy Osbourne recorded unheard songs for a specific reason, and there is already a plan for what happens to them.

He told Rolling Stone he is not at liberty to discuss that plan yet, in an interview reported by Billboard on October 20. He did not give a date for an announcement. He said the songs still exist.

Watt produced Osbourne's last two studio albums, 2020's Ordinary Man and 2022's Patient Number 9. A producer oversees the recording process, from song arrangements to the final sound. Watt said the unreleased material grew out of that working relationship.

The night before Osbourne's farewell concert, Back to the Beginning in Birmingham, England, Watt said the two sat together in Osbourne's hotel room. They listened through music they had made and took notes on it. Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76, 17 days after the show.

Watt also said Osbourne had suggested making one last Black Sabbath album with original drummer Bill Ward. Ward had not played on the band's 2013 reunion album, 13. According to Watt, Ward was unable to take part in the proposed project for personal reasons, so the idea did not move forward.

Watt said the unreleased Osbourne songs are hard for him to listen to now, as reported by Consequence on October 19. That account followed an earlier report by Metal Injection on October 14 that the songs made for a specific reason still existed. Far Out Magazine also reported on October 19 that Watt was holding songs he finds difficult to revisit.

For fans, this means two questions remain open. One is what purpose the unheard songs were made for. The other is whether the notes from that last listening session in Birmingham will shape how they are organised for release.