MY CAREER IN FIVE SONGS

ROCK FANS MAY have first heard the name Andrew Watt when he was announced as the guitarist, songwriter and producer behind Ozzy Osbourne’s most recent studio album, 2020’s Ordinary Man. But the 31-year-old phenom has been a major player in the music world for years before he connected with Ozz. Although he cut his teeth as a rock guitarist, both as a solo artist and playing alongside Glenn Hughes and Jason Bonham in the short-lived supergroup California Breed, Watt has also been responsible for some of pop’s biggest smashes from the likes of Post Malone, Shawn Mendes, Camila Cabello, Justin Bieber, 5 Seconds of Summer and others. For Ordinary Man, he assembled a supergroup that included Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith

But no matter what artist he’s working alongside, Watt says the creative process always begins the same way for him. “I write every song sitting on a couch with a guitar or jamming with other musicians,” he explains. “From there you can add all the currentsounding drums and synths you want, or you can play with Duff and Chad and