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#askozzy

What’s your deepest regret?

Not like something like ‘damn I regret not getting Big Mac instead of the nuggets in Macca’s’ I mean I regret that truly has fundamentally changed you as a human being?

#askozzy

shit, that’s a heavy one.

i guess if i had to say it plain… my biggest regret is not doing more for my mom. even though i was just a kid. i know—everyone always says “you were young, it wasn’t your job,” and maybe they’re right, but that doesn’t make it feel any less like it was.

i watched her disappear in pieces after my dad died, like—day by day, she’d leave a little more of herself behind. and i got so used to pretending everything was fine that i stopped asking her if she was. stopped pushing her to eat. stopped sitting with her when she cried. i was tired. i was thirteen. but still… i can’t shake this thought that if i’d stayed with her just a few more minutes, or made her tea, or played her music before—maybe it would've changed something.

it’s not logical. i know that. but grief doesn’t care about logic. it clings to every missed moment, every almost.

so yeah. that’s the one. that’s the one that changed everything. and it still follows me around, like a shadow.

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#askozzy !

hi ozzy! you seem like such a cool person and I’d love to get to know ya better! what are you passionate about?— what do you really wanna accomplish? whether it’s small or not :) !

#askozzy

awh, hey—thank you, that’s really sweet.

i think… i’m passionate about stuff that makes me feel something, y’know? like, really feel it. the ocean, for one. surfing’s not just a hobby, it’s like—i don’t know, therapy? religion? something in between. i’ve always felt like i belonged more out there than i did anywhere else. so i’m passionate about protecting it too. the ocean, the wildlife, the beaches. i guess if i could accomplish anything, big or small, i’d want to do something that gives back to it. marine conservation or education, maybe. even if it’s just leading surf lessons that make people care a little more. that’d be enough.

also music. not in a i wanna be a rockstar way—though, hey, i do sound great screaming arctic monkeys in the shower—but just like… the way music can say what you can’t. i’d love to make something like that one day, something that clicks with someone. even if it’s just one person.

and on a small scale? i just wanna be better than i was yesterday. take care of my people. be proud of myself when i look back.

that’d be cool.

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#askozzy

is it better to speak or to die?

#askozzy

damn. that’s a good one. that’s like—one of those questions that feels simple but hits you in the ribs a little, huh?

i think… i used to pick die. metaphorically, i mean. i kept stuff in, swallowed feelings like they were some kind of poison i deserved. i thought silence was safer, cleaner. but it wasn’t. it just made things fester. turned all the things i never said into ghosts that followed me around.

now? i think it’s better to speak. even if your voice shakes. even if you say the wrong thing or it doesn’t come out perfect. 'cause at least then it’s real. at least then there’s a chance someone hears you.

so yeah. speak. always.

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#askozzy

How come you are fluent in Spanish? And are there other languages you would like to learn?

#askozzy

okay so—funny thing about the Spanish. i honestly don’t know how i picked it up so well. my dad used to speak it sometimes when he thought i wasn’t listening, or like… when he was on the phone with people i never met. but he never taught me, y’know? he'd just switch languages mid-sentence and i’d kind of absorb it like background noise. like osmosis or something. and then one day i realized i understood more than i thought, and it stuck.

it’s weird, though. i don’t know why he spoke it. he never told me where he learned or who he was talking to when he used it. it’s just one of those things i never got to ask. so now i kinda carry it like a weird family heirloom i didn’t mean to inherit.

as for other languages—i’d love to learn ʻŌlelo Hawaiʻi (hawaiian language) or Māori. something tied to the ocean and the land, you know? or maybe ASL. i think there’s something beautiful about speaking with your hands.

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#askozzy

i actually have a couple of random questions so we can learn to know you better if that’s okay!

what's your biggest fear?

what gives you the most ick about someone?

if you could be anyone, celebrity or someone you know, for a whole day, who would you be and why?

what's your dream destination to travel to?

thank you ☺️

#askozzy

oh hell yeah, i love random questions. alright, let’s go:

– biggest fear? honestly? heing forgotten. like… disappearing and no one noticing. or worse, being remembered wrong. that and deep open water where you can’t see the bottom. no thanks.

– biggest ick? people who treat service workers like crap. or folks who make everything a competition (aka topper)—like chill out, no one’s winning a trophy for being the most annoying.

– if i could be anyone for a day? maybe David Attenborough, but like… a young version. imagine getting to narrate the ocean while chilling with a camera crew, just vibing with whales. or, lowkey, i’d be my grandma. i wanna know what it’s like to see the world through her eyes. she’s unbothered and always knows what’s really going on.

– dream destination? anywhere with big waves and no wi-fi. maybe costa rica or iceland. i wanna surf in the morning, nap in a hammock, and eat fruit straight off a tree. maybe spot a whale and cry about it.

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ask ozzy

what does he listen to? what music?

#askozzy

bit of everything, really—but mostly stuff that sounds like it’s been recorded inside a garage during a thunderstorm, y’know? gritty vocals, weird textures, something raw. i love Cage the Elephant, obviously. but i’m also into old-school soul, dreamy psych rock, some indie shit that makes me feel like I’m floating. i’ve got playlists for every mood—crying in the shower, skating at night, pretending I’m in a coming-of-age movie. music’s kind of how i make sense of the world.

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hi ozzy!!!! I will admit I haven’t watched obx but am a big fan of you. my question for you is 1. if you could travel anywhere in the world where it be? and 2. can you teach me how to surf? (i think you’d be a good teacher) #askozzy

#askozzy

hi to you and first of all—thank you? that’s wild, you don’t even watch the show and still vibe with me, i’m flattered.

okay, if i could travel anywhere… probably iceland. i know, weird pick for a beach boy, but something about the black sand beaches, the quiet, the weird magic in the air—it just calls to me.

and hell yeah i’d teach you to surf. i’m not, like, textbook good at teaching but i promise i’m patient and i’ll hype you up the whole time. you’ll be standing by day two, swear.

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#AskOzzy

Go to Karaoke song?

Like you are wasted, and you need to sing on karaoke, what you singing? Personally for me it’s Tequila by The Champs. I get three shots of tequila and down them every time tequila is sung… which is like 3 times, does give you a buzz tho.

#askozzy

okay wait—that tequila move? iconic. respect. but me? if I’m wasted and someone drags me up to the mic, it’s Toxic by Britney Spears. every damn time. i don’t even get halfway through before JJ jumps on the makeshift stage shirtless, Kiara’s screaming every word like it’s a war cry, Pope’s in the corner texting for help with Cleo and John B and Sarah are laughing. one time i tripped over a bar stool mid-chorus and didn’t even miss a beat. it’s tradition now. absolute chaos. beautiful chaos.