Black Sabbath may be hanging it up after one more album and one more tour, but Ozzy Osbourne says that he will continue to write solo albums.

“I’ve been not doing my solo stuff for quite a while now — I’ve been touring with Sabbath, so I just wanted to let everybody know I haven’t stopped doing my solo stuff,” Osbourne tells Billboard.

“I’m going to do one more Black Sabbath tour, one more album with Black Sabbath, and it’ll take about two or three years before I release solo stuff again.  So Memoirs of a Madman is just to say to the fans that I haven’t stopped.”

Memoirs of a Madman is a CD/DVD collection released earlier this month that compiles 17 of Ozzy’s greatest hits, as well music videos, live performances and behind-the-scenes footage.

Whenever his next solo project does comes out, Osbourne says that it will be much different from the music Black Sabbath is making.

“Black Sabbath is slow and demonic; Tony Iommi is untouchable for that kind of stuff,” he says.  “My stuff is more melodic, more structured of a song.  It’s more kind of rock than doom-y music.  It’s happier, kind of.”

As for whether or not this is really the end for Black Sabbath, Osbourne assures Billboard that this album and tour will be the band’s “last hurrah.”

“We’re disbanding the name and everything.  They don’t want to tour anymore,” he says.  “I get it.  But I love it.  I’m gonna continue my solo thing.”

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