{"id":2096499,"date":"2026-08-16T08:53:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096499"},"modified":"2026-08-16T08:53:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T05:53:21","slug":"kelly-osbourne-hits-back-at-dee-sniders-attempt-to-belittle-ozzy-osbourne","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2096499","title":{"rendered":"Kelly Osbourne hits back at Dee Snider\u2019s \u201cattempt to belittle\u201d Ozzy Osbourne"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-kelly-osbourne.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Kelly Osbourne hits back at Dee Snider\u2019s \u201cattempt to belittle\u201d Ozzy Osbourne<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>&#8220;If Snider wants to invite comparisons between their careers, that comparison is devastating enough on its own&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Poppy Burton<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-08-16T09:53:21+01:00\">16th August 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-kelly-osbourne-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Osbourne and Dee Snider\" title=\"Kelly Osbourne and Dee Snider\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Kelly Osbourne and Dee Snider. CREDIT: Zak Hussein\/Billboard via Getty Images\/Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne got locked into a war of words after Kelly accused the Twister Sister vocalist of diminishing her late father\u2019s musical contributions.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-listid=\"663\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The spat kicked off on social media earlier this week, seemingly triggered by Snider suggesting that Ozzy\u2019s songwriting contributions were overstated on the credits of his solo and Black Sabbath material.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When a fan brought up Mot\u00f6rhead\u2018s Lemmy, who is credited with co-writing a number of songs on Ozzy\u2019s 1991 \u2018No More Tears\u2019 album, including \u2018I Don\u2019t Want to Change the World\u2019, \u2018Mama, I\u2019m Coming Home\u2019 and \u2018Hellraiser\u2019, Snider wrote: \u201cI know too much about the truth behind the scenes. Let\u2019s just say that [Osbourne\u2019s wife and longtime manager] Sharon doesn\u2019t like to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user later said bassist Bob Daisley had written a \u201cload\u201d for Ozzy before being fired in the early \u201980s, to which Snider responded: \u201cA load? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. [Black Sabbath bassist] @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics. Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I\u2019m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) &amp; Lemmy wrote lyrics.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;A load&#8221;? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics. Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I&#8217;m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) &amp; Lemmy wrote lyrics. https:\/\/t.co\/yRTF19ro4w<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4 (@deesnider) August 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ozzy\u2019s daughter, Kelly Osbourne, then made a series of lengthy posts of her own in response. In a now-expired Instagram Story, she appeared to address Snider without naming him, writing: \u201cMy father\u2019s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis friends, those who worked with him, those who loved him and millions of fans around the world that still continue to buy his records know exactly what he meant, what he contributed and what he leaves behind. His legacy will live on eternally.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She then followed up with a post explicitly calling out the \u2018We\u2019re Not Gonna Take It\u2019 singer, saying: \u201cYour last hit \u2026 not to age myself was the year I was born over 40 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something spectacularly classless about Dee Snider trying to diminish my father Ozzy Osbourne and his extraordinary abilities and achievements when he\u2019s no longer here to challenge his allegations,\u201d she wrote. \u201cParticularly when Snider cannot claim to know the private reality of my father\u2019s life simply by looking in from the outside or from hearsay from a delusional man with a vendetta against my father, when to the best of my knowledge they were maybe in the same room once if even at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if Snider wants to invite comparisons between their careers, that comparison is devastating enough on its own,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne Clash Over Ozzy\u2019s Legacy<\/p>\n<p>A heated exchange has erupted between Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne following comments Snider made about Ozzy Osbourne and the behind-the-scenes history of his music.<\/p>\n<p>Snider claimed he knows \u201cthe truth behind the scenes\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/qgLKPx3vap<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 THIS DAY IN METAL (@ThisDayInMETAL) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She went on to compare their respective careers, nodding to Ozzy\u2019s towering influence over heavy metal, which she said would \u201ccontinue to influence generations long after all of us are gone\u201d, while \u201cthe music industry moved on from Snider\u2019s commercial peak decades ago\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Snider tried to clear the air on Friday (August 14) once their back-and-forth exchange caused much discussion online, writing, \u201cAnd again. To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY. He was always lovely to me. @BlackSabbath changed my life! As a songwriter I can be a little touchy about credit and royalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next day, he addressed Kelly, the music press \u201cand all the rest of you idiots who confuse apples with oranges\u201d to insist he thought \u201cOzzy Osbourne was a metal god, icon, legend, game changer &amp; a really great guy (honored to have known him). NONE OF THAT CHANGES WHO WROTE HIS LYRICS!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbEqdSsnAM8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in February, Twisted Sister were forced to cancel their planned tour with Snider at the helm,\u00a0as they revealed the frontman had been suffering from degenerative arthritis for several years. 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td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Courtney-Love.-CREDIT_-Stuart-C.-Wilson_Getty-Images-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Courtney-Love.-CREDIT_-Stuart-C.-Wilson_Getty-Images-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Courtney Love says her new solo album is \u201cdone\u201d and \u201creally good\u201d, as she shares how she \u201calmost died\u201d and \u201clost all my hair\u201d&#8230;<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne got locked into a war of words after Kelly accused the Twister Sister vocalist of diminishing her late father\u2019s musical contributions.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-content-read-more\">\n<li data-listid=\"663\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559683&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\"><b>READ MORE:<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><b>Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The spat kicked off on social media earlier this week, seemingly triggered by Snider suggesting that Ozzy\u2019s songwriting contributions were overstated on the credits of his solo and Black Sabbath material.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>When a fan brought up Mot\u00f6rhead\u2018s Lemmy, who is credited with co-writing a number of songs on Ozzy\u2019s 1991 \u2018No More Tears\u2019 album, including \u2018I Don\u2019t Want to Change the World\u2019, \u2018Mama, I\u2019m Coming Home\u2019 and \u2018Hellraiser\u2019, Snider wrote: \u201cI know too much about the truth behind the scenes. Let\u2019s just say that [Osbourne\u2019s wife and longtime manager] Sharon doesn\u2019t like to share.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another user later said bassist Bob Daisley had written a \u201cload\u201d for Ozzy before being fired in the early \u201980s, to which Snider responded: \u201cA load? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. [Black Sabbath bassist] @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics. Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I\u2019m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) &amp; Lemmy wrote lyrics.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;A load&#8221;? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics. Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I&#8217;m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) &amp; Lemmy wrote lyrics. https:\/\/t.co\/yRTF19ro4w<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dee Snider\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\ud83c\udfa4 (@deesnider) August 12, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ozzy\u2019s daughter, Kelly Osbourne, then made a series of lengthy posts of her own in response. In a now-expired Instagram Story, she appeared to address Snider without naming him, writing: \u201cMy father\u2019s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis friends, those who worked with him, those who loved him and millions of fans around the world that still continue to buy his records know exactly what he meant, what he contributed and what he leaves behind. His legacy will live on eternally.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She then followed up with a post explicitly calling out the \u2018We\u2019re Not Gonna Take It\u2019 singer, saying: \u201cYour last hit \u2026 not to age myself was the year I was born over 40 years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s something spectacularly classless about Dee Snider trying to diminish my father Ozzy Osbourne and his extraordinary abilities and achievements when he\u2019s no longer here to challenge his allegations,\u201d she wrote. \u201cParticularly when Snider cannot claim to know the private reality of my father\u2019s life simply by looking in from the outside or from hearsay from a delusional man with a vendetta against my father, when to the best of my knowledge they were maybe in the same room once if even at all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd if Snider wants to invite comparisons between their careers, that comparison is devastating enough on its own,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne Clash Over Ozzy\u2019s Legacy<\/p>\n<p>A heated exchange has erupted between Dee Snider and Kelly Osbourne following comments Snider made about Ozzy Osbourne and the behind-the-scenes history of his music.<\/p>\n<p>Snider claimed he knows \u201cthe truth behind the scenes\u201d\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/qgLKPx3vap<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 THIS DAY IN METAL (@ThisDayInMETAL) August 14, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She went on to compare their respective careers, nodding to Ozzy\u2019s towering influence over heavy metal, which she said would \u201ccontinue to influence generations long after all of us are gone\u201d, while \u201cthe music industry moved on from Snider\u2019s commercial peak decades ago\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Snider tried to clear the air on Friday (August 14) once their back-and-forth exchange caused much discussion online, writing, \u201cAnd again. To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY. He was always lovely to me. @BlackSabbath changed my life! As a songwriter I can be a little touchy about credit and royalties.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The next day, he addressed Kelly, the music press \u201cand all the rest of you idiots who confuse apples with oranges\u201d to insist he thought \u201cOzzy Osbourne was a metal god, icon, legend, game changer &amp; a really great guy (honored to have known him). NONE OF THAT CHANGES WHO WROTE HIS LYRICS!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbEqdSsnAM8\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Back in February, Twisted Sister were forced to cancel their planned tour with Snider at the helm,\u00a0as they revealed the frontman had been suffering from degenerative arthritis for several years. He will be replaced by Skid Row singer Sebastian Bach on the band\u2019s upcoming 50th anniversary run of shows.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/kelly-osbourne-hits-back-at-dee-sniders-attempt-to-belittle-ozzy-osbourne-3962965&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/live-kelly-osbourne.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Kelly Osbourne hits back at Dee Snider\u2019s \u201cattempt to belittle\u201d Ozzy Osbourne &#8220;If Snider wants to invite comparisons between their careers, that comparison is devastating enough on its own&#8221; By Poppy Burton 16th August 2026 Kelly Osbourne and Dee Snider. 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