“I think he's the best choice they could have possibly made,” Newsted told Bass Player in 2003. Get The Pick Newsletter All the latest guitar news, interviews, lessons, reviews, deals and more, direct to your inbox! Wherever you want me to be, I'll be there.’”How much freedom will Ozzy afford you in the band? But for the Ozzy stuff I want the 5 so I can put my own signature on the tunes. A lot of guys became more famous after playing with Ozzy, but none was really established when they came in.