Monday, August 31, 2009

Kelly Osbourne embarrassed by rocker dad


Ozzy Osbourne cut off his daughter’s underwear while her friends watched.

Kelly Osbourne was left mortified as a teenager when the Black Sabbath rocker objected to the skimpy thong her mother Sharon had bought her and insisted on forcibly removing the garment.

Kelly said: 'One time, mum bought me thongs instead of big knickers. As I bent down, dad bellowed, 'Kelly, you’re wearing a thong, Kelly? Thongs are for wh***s.’

'I jumped out of my skin. He pinned me down and cut off my thong in front of my school friends. They were standing there, mouths wide open as this piece of material no bigger than a string of dental floss was yanked out of my jeans.

'I died of embarrassment and burst into tears. Mum was hunched over the sink, laughing her head off, screeching, 'Ozzy! No!’ '

The incident was not the only time Ozzy embarrassed Kelly in front of her friends – but the presenter insists she didn’t mind, even when he chased her pals round the family garden wearing just his pants.

The 24-year-old star explained in her autobiography 'Fierce’: 'Parents are parents and they embarrass you all the time. At my 13th birthday party, dad was really drunk, chasing everyone round in his underwear and a military hat.

'All my friends were screaming and running around. It was crazy fun.

'One time dad dressed as a werewolf and locked my friends in the garden shed. The kids were crying and mum had to call their parents to come and collect them.'

Kings of Leon to release remix album


KINGS OF LEON have reportedly revealed that they will release a remix album of their hits.

The band told Billboard that their back catalogue will be remixed by a host of artists for the new LP.

Drummer Nathan Followill said the record came about after he heard that Justin Timberlake and Pharrell had previously reworked some of the band's songs.

He said: "It's neat to have these people who we would've jumped at the chance to work with ourselves... coming to us before we even get a chance to ask them.

"It's amazing to hear your song played by these people who are so creative. Most of the time it takes me two or three listens to even wrap my head around, 'Oh man, that's our song'."

Mark Ronson is one of the names reportedly lined up for the album.

Followill also said the band want to be more adventurous on their next album.

He said: "There's stuff that sounds like Radiohead. There's stuff that sounds like Thin Lizzy. There's stuff that sounds like The Band."

Cobain to be posthumous computer star


KURT COBAIN is to feature in a new Guitar Hero videogame.

Bosses at gaming firm Activision have confirmed that the late Nirvana singer will be playable in Guitar Hero 5, which hits stores on 1 September (09).

Late stars Jimi Hendrix and Johnny Cash will also appear alongside an animated Shirley Manson and Matt Bellamy of Muse in the new game.

Nirvana tracks Smells Like Teen Spirit and Lithium - recorded at the band's final British shows in 1992 - will be among the tracks wannabe rockers can play along with.

Cobain’s widow Courtney Love and the tragic rocker's Nirvana bandmates all had to sign off on the idea before Activision could add the grunge-era singer/songwriter to the game.