Jason Momoa Admits He Was ‘Terrified’ To Host Black Sabbath And Ozzy Osbourne’s Farewell Concert

Jason Momoa might look like the kind of dude who could punch through a wall and not even spill his beer, but even he has a limit.

The actor and lifelong metal diehard has opened up about hosting Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell concert, revealing he was genuinely rattled stepping into the spotlight for the historic Back to the Beginning show last July.

Momoa shared the story while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on January 15th, where he was also promoting his new film The Wrecking Crew, landing on Amazon Prime Video on January 28th.

Conversation switch

Naturally, the conversation drifted straight back to Ozzy, Sabbath, and the sort of heavy metal pilgrimage that turns grown adults into teenagers again.

When Fallon asked how he ended up hosting the farewell event, Momoa didn’t pretend it was some slick Hollywood booking, it started as him trying to score tickets like everyone else.

“He’s like a god to me,” Momoa said while looking at a photo of himself, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at the show.

He then explained:

“So, the show got announced, and I just called everyone I knew. I called Metallica and Anthrax just to get tickets so I could be there. It’s gonna come out and it’s like there’s only limited amounts of tickets. I’m like, “Dude, I just need – me and my kids,” so I was just begging to get scraps. Then, [rock photographer] Ross Halfin called and goes, “Sharon Osbourne wants you to host it,” and I helped them out – I did a music video for [Ozzy] when he couldn’t do it [for “Scary Little Green Men”], and I did a music video for the album before it. I was like, “Anything Ozzy needs, I’ll do it,” and so they probably just remembered that and she’s like, “I want Jason to host it.”

From there, the nerves kicked in hard.

“I’m like terrified. Terrified,” Momoa said, adding:

‘This [the ‘Tonight Show’ audience] is terrifying. Imagine a stadium and it’s everybody you love, and it’s all my music [heroes]. Everyone. Metallica. Guns N’ Roses. You can’t believe all the people that are there and you’re – dude, I’m on the poster. So, when [Ozzy] actually went up, I was with Ross and I’m right at Ozzy’s feet. I’m the closest to him – Geezer [Butler] isn’t even as close to him as I am. And I watch him with my kids, just quietly, and it was just the most – it was unbelievable, yeah.‘

Momoa concluded: “I loved [Ozzy] with everything.”