Another blow for Ozzy. Apart from receiving treatment for sex addiction and the problems in his marriage with Sharon Osbourne after it was revealed he had been having an affair with his hairdresser, former Ozzy Osbourne bassist Bob Daisley has sued the musician and his Blizzard Music Limited for fraud, accusing the heavy metallers of withholding more than $2 million in unpaid royalties. Daisley has sued Osbourne several times for his work with the musician throughout the Eighties. The dispute centers around the royalties for the song "Crazy Train", which was originally released in 1980. Daisley has a songwriting credit on the track, along with the late guitarist Randy Rhoads. Daisley is seeking monetary damages, as well as punitive damages, while the complaint is also seeking a full accounting of Osbourne and Blizzard's books.





"To learn that Osbourne and Blizzard US had intentionally deprived them of income under the guise of separate companies was to learn that Osbourne had intended to defraud Daisley of his rightful share of income by hiding behind sham corporate entities," the suit reads. "As a result of Defendants' collective actions, upon information and belief, Plaintiff has been deliberately deprived by Defendants of more than two million dollars in royalties income owed to him."

Daisley and Osbourne partnered in 1979 at the outset of the latter's career, filling out their group with Randy Rhoads and drummer Lee Kerslake. Though the group was dubbed the Blizzard of Ozz, Osbourne's management decided to release their first album as a solo record. Still, Daisley and Rhoads co-wrote much of 1980's Blizzard Of Ozz, including the classic rock staple, "Crazy Train." Daisley was equally involved in Osbourne's 1981 follow-up, Diary Of A Madman, but he and Kerslake were fired before the LP's release and their work was credited to Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge.

Osbourne has refuted the charges, and, in an email statement to Rolling Stone his representative said: "For the past 36 years, Mr Daisley has been receiving biannual royalty statements and checks from Blizzard Music, totalling in the millions of dollars, which have been routinely cashed.

"We understand that Mr Daisley is now in retirement and that these funds are his main source of income, so it is his right to be diligent with his money, but after 36 years, this is tantamount to harassment. We would have hoped that after 36 years that Mr Daisley would have lost his unhealthy personal obsession and resentment towards Mr Osbourne's success. Blizzard Music and Mr Osbourne plan to vigorously defend these proceedings."

While Daisley and Kerslake successfully sued for royalties and credit for their work on Diary Of A Madman in 1986, the bassist was still working with Osbourne. He would appear on, or contribute to, all of Osbourne's albums through 1991's No More Tears. In the late Nineties, however, Daisley and Kerslake sued Osbourne again for unpaid royalties, but their case was dismissed in 2002.

Source:	rollingstone.com
Band profile:	Ozzy Osbourne