Kelly Osbourne has lashed out at Dee Snider, accusing the Twister Sister singer of belittling her father Ozzy Osbourne by diminishing the late metal icon’s songwriting contributions to both Black Sabbath and his solo work.
When one of Snider’s followers on X/Twitter mentioned Lemmy Kilmister’s writing contributions to Ozzy’s solo material, Snider responded, “I know too much about the truth behind the scenes. Let’s just say that Sharon [Osbourne] doesn’t like to share.”
Later, when another person noted that bassist Bob Daisley wrote a “load” of Ozzy’s early solo songs, Snider replied, “A load? How about ALL the lyrics? Ozzy always had bass players write his lyrics. [Black Sabbath bassist] @geezerbutler wrote ALL of @BlackSabbath lyrics. Daisley wrote lyrics for the first two solo albums (I’m pretty sure he was paid to write on other records but not credited) & Lemmy wrote lyrics.”
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Seeing Snider’s remarks, Kelly took to her Instagram Stories to write, “My father’s legacy as a musician, songwriter, singer and bandleader speaks for itself. His friends, those who worked with him, those who loved him and millions of fans around the world that still continue to buy his records know exactly what he meant, what he contributed and what he leaves behind. His legacy will live on eternally.”
She then followed up with a lengthier post, which read at the top, “@deesnider your last hit… not to age myself was the year I was born over 40 years ago,” referring to Twisted Sister’s “We’re Not Gonna Take It,” released in 1984.
Underneath that, she wrote the following:
“There’s something spectacularly classless about Dee Snider trying to diminish my father Ozzy Osbourne and his extraordinary abilities and achievements when he is no longer here to challenge his allegations, particularly when Snider cannot claim to know the private reality of my father’s life simply by looking in from the outside or from hearsay from a delusional man with a vendetta against my father. When to the best of my knowledge they were maybe in the same room once if even at all.
And if Snider wants to invite comparisons between their careers, that comparison is devastating enough on its own.
Snider had a brief period of mainstream success more than 40 years ago. My father’s career spanned nearly six decades—from helping define heavy metal with Black Sabbath to building an extraordinary solo career. His music will continue influencing generations long after all of us are gone.
It’s difficult not to wonder whether Snider’s attempt to belittle my father is simply a way of getting people talking about him again. Because musically, the music industry moved on from Snider’s commercial peak decades ago, while my father’s name, catalogue and influence still remains globally relevant.
My father doesn’t need Dee Snider’s approval to establish his place in music history.
And trying to make my father smaller won’t make Dee Snider bigger. It only reminds everyone of the enormous difference between their legacies and further proves just how irrelevant Snider is to the music industry and society as a whole. However I would like to thank you Dee Snider for allowing the world to see how truly desperate he really is!”
Following Kelly’s post, Snider later clarified, “To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY. He was always lovely to me. @BlackSabbath changed my life! As a songwriter I can be a little touchy about credit and royalties.”
And again. To be clear, I HAVE NOTHING BUT LOVE FOR OZZY. He was always lovely to me. @BlackSabbath changed my life! As a songwriter I can be a little touchy about credit and royalties. https://t.co/ZUlgFO4g0j
— Dee Snider🇺🇸🎤 (@deesnider) August 14, 2026
