Billy Morrison (Billy Idol, etc.) has premiered a new video for his new song “Crack Cocaine.” The track, which features vocals from Ozzy Osbourne, guitar from Steve Stevens, (Billy Idol, etc.), and drums from Tommy Clufetos (Ozzy Osbourne, etc.), is from Morrison’s new album “The Morrison Project,” which will be released on April 19.
Osbourne commented:
“I was in the same room as Billy and Steve. The lyrics just came out of the blue. It was written in about 20 minutes.”
Morrison continued:
“The music was a direct result of sitting in a room with Steve, both with de-tuned guitars and writing what we felt was an ultimate Ozzy riff.
From there we brought Ozzy over and 90% of the lyrics came from him. Ozzy suddenly stood up and sang ‘Like Crack Cocaine!’ We looked at each other and knew we had the title!
The song is 100% about how certain relationships can FEEL like an addiction. It’s nothing whatsoever to do with the drug! It’s a comparison – it’s exactly like a drug addiction.”
Stevens added:
“Billy and I discussed what an Ozzy fan would really love to hear. We zeroed in on the ‘90’s-era Ozzy – the truly heavy stuff.
Obviously, as a guitarist, to contribute to an Ozzy song is like a kid in a candy store. He’s played with such an amazing array of guitarists that I tried my best to honour that tradition.”
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