Ozzy's loss feels like losing a godfather, says Girish Pradhan of Girish & The Chronicles
For Girish Pradhan, frontman of Sikkim-based rock band
Girish & The Chronicles
,
Ozzy Osbourne
wasn't just a music legend — he was a guiding force. 'This is a sad day for rock'n'roll,' said Pradhan. 'Ozzy left a lasting influence on anyone into rock music — including us, as teenagers in Gangtok in the late '90s, getting into rock and metal through pirated tape compilations called things like
Greatest Rock Hits
. I remember one had
Paranoid
and
Rock'n'Roll Doctor
— me and my brother Yogesh [GATC bassist] loved those songs right off the bat. Later, when we really dove in, it was
War Pigs
and
Black Sabbath
that hooked us.'
Though Pradhan gravitated towards high-octane vocalists like Bruce Dickinson and Rob Halford, he says Ozzy's subtle power left a unique imprint. 'I was more into the screaming vocal style — Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, the stuff that traced its roots back to Robert Plant and Janis Joplin. But Ozzy gave me a very different perspective. His note selection, phrasing, timing — all of it had a huge influence on my songwriting.
The way he built melodies with Black Sabbath was something else.'
Just weeks before Ozzy's final farewell concert in Birmingham, Girish found himself in the city — almost serendipitously. 'Me and my wife landed up in Birmingham on July 7. There was a visa issue and we missed the show on the 6th — though we had tickets through friends. Still, it was a beautiful tour. First thing I did when we landed was head to this massive Black Sabbath museum with a huge poster of Ozzy welcoming you to the city.
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And then, there we were, at the town square — Black Sabbath mania all around us, and right in the middle of it, a Bollywood film was being shot! (laughs) It was surreal.'
Despite Ozzy's towering presence in his life, Girish never got to see him live. 'Iron Maiden came to India — I didn't go. I've never seen Ozzy live. That's why this loss hits so hard. It feels like losing a godfather. It wasn't just his songs or that unique voice.
It was his persona, his presence — the way he brought the metal community together. He was the centre of it all.'
For GATC, Ozzy's influence runs deep. 'No other band has shaped and influenced the world of metal like the Ozzy era of Black Sabbath. That's who Ozzy will always be for me. In fact, we named our first album
Back on Earth
— after his song. He truly was the guiding force for us musicians.'
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