The Osbournes Release Shirt Mocking Roger Waters

The Osbourne family has intensified their public clash with Roger Waters by unveiling a limited-edition Ozzy Osbourne T-shirt that openly mocks the Pink Floyd cofounder. The item, available for just 48 hours on Ozzy’s U.K. webstore, is the latest volley in a feud that has grown increasingly personal over the past several months.

The shirt’s design does not attempt subtlety. Its front features the phrase “OZZY RULES” spray-painted across Waters’ name, laid over a backdrop of brick imagery that unmistakably echoes the iconic artwork from Pink Floyd’s The Wall. The reverse side goes further, depicting a long-haired figure sporting an Ozzy shirt and urinating — via a brightly colored rainbow stream — on The Wall album cover. To cap it off, the design twists a classic Pink Floyd lyric into the pointed jab: “Another Prick in the Wall.”

How the War of Words Began

The renewed tension traces back to the summer, when Waters delivered a series of disparaging remarks about Ozzy Osbourne during an appearance on The Independent Ink podcast. His comments targeted both the late metal icon and his place in music history.

“He was all over the TV for hundreds of years with his idiocy and nonsense,” Waters said. “The music, I have no idea, I couldn’t give a fuck. I don’t care about Black Sabbath, I never did, I have no interest in … ‘Wahhhh!’ and biting the heads off chickens or whatever they do. I couldn’t care less.”

The remarks were met with immediate backlash from Ozzy’s son, Jack Osbourne, who took to Instagram with an unfiltered response aimed squarely at Waters. “Hey Roger Waters – fuck you,” he wrote. “How pathetic and out of touch you’ve become. The only way you seem to get attention these days is by vomiting out bullshit in the press. My father always thought you were a cunt – thanks for proving him right.”

The Osbournes Fire Back on Their Podcast

The family revisited the controversy on a recent episode of The Osbournes Podcast, using the platform to further address Waters’ comments. Sharon Osbourne delivered one of the sharpest rebukes, calling Waters a “sad, irrelevant, old, miserable, ugly human being.” Jack followed by reiterating that his father had long separated his respect for Pink Floyd from his feelings about the band’s bassist.

“Dad would always be like, ‘I love Pink Floyd. I fucking hate Roger Waters,’” Jack explained. “But Dad would never say that publicly.”

Kelly Osbourne also weighed in, backing her brother’s use of a particularly harsh descriptor. “He’s the worst word you can think of. And most people, when you say the word ‘cunt,’ take great offense,” she said. “So I send great offense to you, Roger Waters. You are a fucking cunt.”

A Feud Reflecting Deeper Tensions in Rock’s Legacy Culture

The Osbournes’ latest comments — coupled with the new T-shirt — underscore how personal and emotionally charged the dispute has become. But they also point to a broader truth about aging rock icons: even decades after their creative peaks, their legacies continue to collide in the court of public opinion. Waters’ provocations and the Osbournes’ fiery responses highlight the friction between differing eras, aesthetics, and egos within rock history.

While some fans view the feud as crude theater, others see it as an extension of long-running philosophical differences between artists who helped shape the genre. The Osbournes’ unrestrained defense of Ozzy suggests a desire to protect a legacy they feel is being unfairly diminished, while their merchandise-driven jab reveals their comfort with turning conflict into commentary. Whether the dispute cools or escalates further, it has already carved out its own strange corner in rock’s ever-expanding archive of public battles.