Yungblud isn’t on the crazy train of internet commentary.
After the artist, 28, performed in honor of Ozzy Osbourne at the 2025 MTV VMAs in September, he was met with criticism.
But Yungblud remains unfazed by the chatter surrounding his tribute to the Prince of Darkness, who died at age 76 in July.
During an Oct. 7 appearance on Jack Osbourne and Ryan Drexler’s “Trying Not to Die” podcast, the singer and Jack, 39, reflected on how they can’t control what others think of them.
“Some rock stars were slagging you off and kind of being like, ‘Oh, he’s just clout chasing. He’s jumping on the bandwagon of, you know, Ozzy passing,’ ” Osbourne’s son said before getting emotional.
“You’ve been so graceful over the last two months,” Jack continued through tears. “You were so much more involved. And we’ve respected that you’ve respected that.”
The television personality explained that fans might not be aware of how close Yungblud, whose real name is Dominic Harrison, is with the Osbournes.
“They don’t know the things we know. And I was just kind of like, f— you, dude. Like, yeah, Dom meant something to my dad,” Jack candidly shared. “My dad meant something to Dom.”
“All I was trying to do was my best for your old man because he gave me such a gift,” Yungblud responded. “And when people try and intellectualize a sense of spirit and six musicians on a stage going, ‘We f—ing love you, man,’ it’s just bitter and jealous.”
The rocker noted that critics are trying to make themselves relevant through negative backlash.
“They are doing the things that they say that we are doing,” Yungblud stated. “They’re trying to insert themselves into a conversation to obtain some kind of relevancy on the back of us honoring one of the greatest rock stars that ever lived.”
“And then they talk about authenticity and stuff like that and it’s like, I just loved your dad and I just was like, you know what I’m just going to do it.”
Yungblud said he honored Osbourne during his VMAs performance by screaming “haha” at the beginning of the song “Crazy Train” and sporting dark eyeliner. He also wore a cross necklace that was a gift from the late Black Sabbath frontman.
“I’m going to just f—ing do it because what what the f— else are we going to do?” Yungblud stated.
“When it comes to people within rock — within the rock community — what people forget about rock and this is why in my opinion, the people talking about us, they ain’t real rock stars because as I said in this life, anyone bigger than you or emotion, more emotionally evolved than you will never talk down on you.”
Now, Yungblud is focused on preserving Osbourne’s legacy for future generations.
“People forget that rock is dictated by the people,” continued the star. “The people are what makes something rock and roll. And as far as I’m concerned, the people f—ing loved it. And we got to put your f—ing dad’s face in front of another 100 million people that night. And keep that legacy alive and keep that idea alive.”
Jack and his children introduced Yungblud, Steven Tyler, Joe Perry and Nuno Bettencourt remotely as they performed at the September ceremony.
The sang “Crazy Train,” “Changes,” and “Mama, I’m Coming Home.”
Osbourne’s family first announced Ozzy’s passing on July 22. His cause of death was later determined to be from cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction, coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” they said in a statement to The Post. “He was his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.”
Elliot, whom Ozzy adopted from Riley’s previous relationship, and Jessica were notably absent from the statement’s signature.
An insider close to the Osbournes later revealed that Ozzy’s death left Sharon so distraught that their children stepped in to help take care of her.
“Sharon’s heartbroken but very proud of the life the family built together,” a source told People. “Everyone’s rallying around her. She’s been the rock of this family for decades, and now it’s her turn to be held up.”
“The kids are making sure she’s never alone – they’ve been with her constantly, sharing stories, laughing through the tears and just being together,” the insider continued. “There’s a lot of pain, but also a lot of comfort from the family time that they got to enjoy up until the very end.”
