Lance Gould of The Boston Phoenix recently conducted an interview with Ozzy Osbourne. An excerpt from the chat follows below.

The Boston Phoenix: How has the perception of rock and roll behavior changed since you started out? In the 1960s, bad-boy rock ‘n’ roll behavior fed into a kind of anti-hero treatment of rock stars that helped fuel a cultural revolution. And then 20 years later, that same behavior just seemed like a bunch of assholes trashing a hotel room.

Ozzy: It’s kind of like, if you want to be a success in rock and roll, do the rock ‘n’ roll that your parents love to hate. It’s like, one thing about rock and roll, which has always helped me a lot: it’s kept me young at heart, if you like. I have a great relationship with my son, I have a great relationship with my daughters, I mean, and it’s not bad with the kids. Everybody gets a fair shake in this house. I mean, the kids say, “Dad, you were fucking out of order,” and I go, “Okay, I’m sorry.” It’s not like, “Do what I tell you or shut the fuck up, I’m the boss.”

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