After it was reported that Ozzy Osbourne called the September 11 attacks on New York City "my kind of craziness," the Black Sabbath fronter has explained his intended meaning.
The original comment came in an interview with Shortlist, when he said, "I wasn't scared [during 9/11], I was excited. It was my kind of craziness, y'know. The day after that happened, there was f*****g nobody in New York. I remember standing on the steps of the hotel, and - you know when you see an old cowboy film and tumbleweed rolls past on the ground? There were newspapers just floating around on the streets. It was so f*****g weird."
He has now released a statement clarifying his remarks, saying, "Several quotes were pulled from an interview I did for Shortlist that were taken out of context. I apologize to anyone who may see these quotes and believe this is actually how I feel. Please know that I would never want to offend or hurt anyone - that was never or would ever be my intention."
The Shortlist interviewer, Eddy Lawrence, added that the article didn't mean to suggest that Oz had been "excited in a happy way" about the attacks.
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