The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins has slammed the VMAs tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, calling the all-star performance “shit” in a social media post.
As we reported, the VMAs paid tribute to the Prince of Darkness with a three-song set that featured Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, Yungblud, and Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt.
The tribute was prefaced by a video introduction from Jack Osbourne and his family, who clearly endorsed the following covers of “Crazy Train” and “Changes” (both sung by Yungblud, the latter in a reprisal of his Back to the Beginning appearance), and Tyler and Perry’s version of the Ozzy solo ballad “Mama, I’m Coming Home” (on which they were eventually joined by Yungblud).
Not everyone was thrilled by the performance, including Hawkins, who expressed his ire on Instagram.
Over a clip of Yungblud and Tyler duetting “Mama, I’m Coming Home,” along with video of pop star Ariana Grande’s overwhelmed reaction to the performance, Hawkins wrote, “Watch a bunch of bellends,” plus the following caption:
“Another nail in the coffin of rock n roll. Cynical, nauseating and more importantly; shit. Makes me sick how people jump on this shit to further their own careers. #whatabunchofcunts”
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You can see Hawkins’ post, as well as the entire performance, below.
