Mixed feelings... while I feel that Sharon is a complete, unprofessional dickhead, I still think that insulting the heavy metal Legend that is Ozzy Osbourne, is just wrong. Iron Maiden is, and has been for years, my favourite band of all. I saw them live a bit more than a month ago and was moshing three meters from the stage. It's one of the best experiences I've had so far in my life. But I have nothing but great respect for Ozzy Osbourne and I still think that he is the man who made heavy metal. And Black Sabbath is Black Sabbath.
I think it's ridicilous that Maiden blames Ozzy for making money with a reality TV show. OK, the show sucks, but for making money part. Please! Maiden releases a live album AND a compilation after every album that they make. And Maiden blaming Sabbath for playing the same songs every night? Uhm... Maiden does that, too. OK, now they had the Early Days tour and played songs from the first four albums, but usually it's five songs from the new album and then it's all The Number of the Beast, Hallowed Be Thy Name, The Trooper, Sanctuary, Fear of the Dark and Run to the Hills. Every time.
But oh well, I blame Bruce (eventhough he IS the greatest heavy metal vocalist in the world, ever), not Maiden. And I blame Sharon, not Ozzy. Iron Maiden is, and will always be, the greatest ever metal band in this world, but Ozzy is God.