ROSSDALE NOW UNDER STAR SPELL

OZZY Osbourne is a god to most rockers — but it took Gavin Rossdale a long time to worship the bat-munching legend.

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The Bush frontman didn’t take part in Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning farewell mega-gig because he was a punk.

Londoner Gavin explained: “[They] weren't for the punks. My background was all Public Image, Gang of Four. [Black Sabbath] wasn’t a London sound. It literally was the Midlands.