DENVER (KDVR) — For decades starting in the 1990s, music director at School of Rock Denver Ty Hughes has been making music.
“Perhaps I wouldn’t be doing this if it weren’t for Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne,” Hughes stated.
Notable figures such as Ozzy Osbourne played a role in enabling him to adjust his guitar for the first time during his teenage years.
But he isn’t the only person at the School of Rock who was impacted by the “Prince of Darkness” — posters are displayed on the walls, featuring the legend’s face. From his early years to his solo career.
“Honestly, the first song I can recall hearing, when I was a young guy, was ‘Iron Man.’ I remember hearing it for the first time and thinking, ‘What is this?’ It was completely different from anything I had ever heard before,” Hughes said.
Unlike anything else available, but now his impact is visible in metal music decades after his music was released.
“Without the members of Black Sabbath delving into the origins of blues and incorporating distortion into their music, and essentially creating the foundation for all that we do in rock and roll today,” Hughes stated.
Now individuals within the rock community will continue his legacy, through their guitar riffs and their message.
“The Ozzman is coming and the Ozzman is going, but we must remain calm and keep rocking. That’s our plan,” Hughes stated.
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