Ozzy Osbourne is a British rock musician, one of the founders of the cult band "Black Sabbath", which is the founder of such musical styles as hard rock and heavy metal. Ozzy Osbourne is considered the "godfather" of heavy metal and is inducted into the British Rock Music Hall of Fame.
John Osborne was born in the English city of Birmingham into a large family. He was the 4th child, and in total his parents raised 6 children. The family huddled in a 3-room house, as the parents could not afford a larger apartment. Father John Thomas Osborne was a toolmaker at General Electric and worked at night, while Lillian's mother was busy in the day in the same factory.
The boy got his nickname Ozzy in elementary school. It was a diminutive form of the surname, successfully combined with the name of the magical land, stories about which young John was fond of.
Due to the difficult financial situation of the family, Osborne could not finish school and left at the age of 15. He got a job as an assistant plumber, but was soon fired. Then the young man changed a number of professions - from a slaughterhouse in a slaughterhouse to a gravedigger in a cemetery, but he could not stay anywhere for long.
The difficult financial situation led him to a crooked track, and John Osborne tried to commit a burglary, was caught and served in prison for several months. While in prison, he made his first tattoo, which later became very famous - the letters "OZZY" on the phalanges of the fingers of his left hand.
Freed, Ozzy decides to pursue his teenage dream of becoming a rock star. At the age of 14, he began dreaming of stage after hearing the hit “She Loves You” by The Beatles. Osborne becomes the vocalist of the young group "Music Machine", with which he worked only 2 concerts.
Then the young man decided to create his own collective "The Polka Tulk Blues Band", in which he gathered novice musicians, placing an ad on a stand in a music store. Soon the group was renamed to "Earth", but then, registering for the next competition, it was renamed again, as this name was already taken. The choice fell on "Black Sabbath" - just by analogy with the popular horror film that was running in theaters at the time.
Group "Black Sabbath"
At first, the musicians performed cover versions of famous hits. In 1969, they wrote their first song of their own, and in February 1970, in just 3 days at a recording studio, they recorded their debut album, which received the same name as the group. Today this disc is considered a classic of heavy metal, but at one time it took only 8th place in the charts.
The guys did not drag out a new record for a long time and released their second album six months later. The disc "Paranoid" conquered the charts of Europe and America and brought the group worldwide popularity. The album turned out to be openly anti-war, many songs bluntly condemned the events taking place in Vietnam, which is why they were taken out of rotation on American radio. However, Paranoid has sold more than 4 million copies in the US alone. Interestingly, the title track, which became one of the biggest hits in Black Sabbath history, was written at the last moment, simply because there was not enough recorded material for a full-length album.
Together with "Black Sabbath" Ozzy Osbourne worked until 1977 and recorded 5 more studio albums, after which he left the group for a year. In 1978 he returned, took part in the work on the disc "Never Say Die!", But was subsequently fired due to alcohol and drug abuse, and his place was taken by the former vocalist of the group "Rainbow" Ronnie James Dio.
Later, in 1997, "Black Sabbath" will reunite with the original line-up and give several concerts, but the fans of the group had to wait for the new album with Ozzy's vocals until 2013, when the disc "13" was released.
Solo career
For a long time after breaking up with the group, Ozzy indulged in idleness, until Sharon Arden, the daughter of his former manager Don Arden, persuaded him to create his own project. Osborne gathered musicians and began to give concerts and record albums under his own name. A new round of fame began in Ozzy's musical biography.
The first disc "Blizzard of Ozz" was released in 1980 and became quite popular. A special place in the history of rock music is occupied by the song "Crazy Train" included in this album. The composition did not occupy high places in the charts, but to this day it remains the singer's calling card and is included in almost all collections of rock music, and the ringtone made from this song is included in the top 10 most popular calls for a mobile phone. In the early 2000s, the musician created a number of versions of the song "Mister Crowley" dedicated to and captured them on video.
Another song was scandalous. Ozzy Osbourne claims that he wrote the lyrics for this composition as his opinion on the dangers of alcohol, with which he had serious problems. That is why the author compared this addiction to suicide. But in 1986, a 19-year-old teenager committed suicide after listening to "Suicide Solution" multiple times. Osborne was brought to trial, but lawyers were able to prove that there was no call for suicide in the song.
In the spring of 1989, the rock ballad "Close My Eyes Forever" was released, which Ozzy performed as a duet with American rock singer Lita Ford. The song hits the top 10 of the year in the United States, and also appears in almost all the world charts, still remaining one of the best ballads in heavy metal history.
In 1991, the artist recorded the popular composition "Mom, I'm Coming Home", which he dedicated to his wife Sharon. As Osborne said in his own interviews, his wife not only inspired a change in creativity, but also helped to cope with alcohol addiction. The song entered the US Top 40 chart.
Osborne has often collaborated with other rock stars. For example, together with the famous guitarist Steve Way, he recorded several compositions, but only one of them ("My Little Man") was included in the 1995 album "Ozzmosis". For the track "I Just Want You" Ozzy recorded a video. Ozzy also sang a cover-version of the 70s hit "Iron Man" with Therapy.
In 2001, Osborne's studio album "Down to Earth" was released on the Epic label, which included the tracks "Gets Me Through", "Facing Hell", "No Easy Way Out". The king of outrageousness once again surprised the fans by placing his own X-ray on the cover. Ozzy recorded a video for the song "Dreamer". In 2002, the artist released a disc entitled "Greatest Hits" - an anthology of solo popular musical compositions.
Ozzy Osbourne made a huge contribution to the development of rock music. The singer is considered one of the founders of hard rock and has the title of "godfather" of this genre. In 2009, Classic Rock magazine, and 2 years later - Kerrang! officially awarded the singer in the "Living Legend" nomination.
The popularity of the musician is also confirmed by such a slightly comical fact that in a sociological survey in 2004, when asked who is the most worthy representative of humanity who could greet aliens on behalf of earthlings, Ozzy Osbourne named more than half of the respondents, and he took first place. overtaking other celebrities.
Ozzy Osbourne became famous among fans for strange and bloodthirsty antics. During a conversation with the managers of the record company, who intended to record the singer's first solo disc, the artist brought two snow-white doves. As planned, Osborne intended to release them into the sky. But instead of a beautiful gesture, the singer bit off the head of one of the birds.
Later, at recitals, the rock musician often threw pieces of meat or offal into the crowd. One day Ozzy decided to do the same with a bat, after biting off its head. The dramatic moment was captured in the photo. But the animal wounded the singer, after which Osborne was hospitalized. According to eyewitnesses, after leaving the clinic, Ozzy burst into dog barking.
Personal life
Osborne first married Thelma Riley when he was 21 years old. The couple had a daughter, Jessica Starshine, and a son, Louis John. Ozzy also adopted Elliot Kingsley, his wife's son from his first marriage. Ozzy and Thelma were together for 12 years, but due to the singer's problems with alcohol addiction, the family broke up.
A year later, Ozzy Osbourne married again, this time with Sharon Arden, who became his manager and did all the business. The couple had three children - Amy and Jack. The couple also took up Robert Marcato, whose deceased mother was a family friend.
In the spring of 2016, Sharon caught Ozzy of treason, after which she began preparations for the divorce proceedings. It soon became clear that Ozzy Osbourne was ill with sex addiction, about which the singer made a public confession. At the family council, it was decided on Osborne in a special clinic for this type of addiction. Sharon postponed the divorce.
From the age of 18 the singer abused alcohol and drugs, by the age of 40 he was officially diagnosed with chronic alcoholism. Ozzy has been treated many times, trying to get rid of this addiction, voluntarily attending rehabilitation centers. But he finally gave up the addiction only at the beginning of the XXI century.
Ozzy Osbourne is a big football fan and has been a fan of Aston Villa football club in Birmingham since childhood.
Ozzy Osbourne now
In early 2017, Ozzy Osbourne admitted in an interview with The Times that he had never suffered from sex addiction. To justify himself in front of his wife, who caught the singer during infidelity, Osborne came up with the legend of a mental disorder. Now the couple are visiting a psychotherapist, the relationship between Sharon and Ozzy has gradually improved.
Ozzy continues to amaze the audience. On the eve of a total solar eclipse in the United States on August 21, 2017, Ozzy Osbourne hosted the Moonstock Rock Music Festival in Illinois. In the finale of the event, which fell on an eclipse, Osborne performed the composition "Bark at the Moon".
Discography
- 1970 - Black Sabbath
- 1970 - "Paranoid"
- 1973 - Sabbath Bloody Sabbath
- 1975 - Sabotage
- 1976 - "Technical Ecstasy"
- 1980 - "Blizzard of Ozz"
- 1983 - "Bark at the Moon"
- 1988 - "No Rest for the Wicked"
- 1991 - "No More Tears"
- 1995 - "Ozzmosis"
- 2007 - "Black Rain"
- 2010 - "Scream"
- 2013 - "13"
Kelly Osbourne's childhood
Kelly Osbourne (Kelly Osbourne) was born on October 27, 1984 in the family of famous British vocalist Ozzy Osbourne and Shanon Osbourne. In addition to her, the Osborne family included an older sister, Amy, and a younger brother, Jack. Kelly also has half-brother and sister Jessica Hobbs and Louis John Osbourne from Ozzy's first marriage.Kelly's childhood was at the peak of the career of rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of the band Black Sabbath. The girl spent most of her childhood in various British colleges and at the same time in hotels, when her father toured with his concerts around the world.
Ozzy Osbourne's inadequate behavior left its mark on the character and demeanor of the future star. Often the father was drunk or took drugs, there were cases when he raised his hand to his wife.
By the age of 15, Kelly Osbourne and her family moved to Los Angeles, the Beverly Hills area. From that moment, an entertaining life with nightclubs, parties, etc. began for the girl. Shanon Osborne, in turn, diligently monitored her daughter, not failing to even hire a private detective to keep an eye on Kelly. “It was my mother,” the girl said in an interview, “and that's exactly what she was doing.”
Kelly Osbourne's early career
Kelly Osbourne's career began in 2002, when the reality show "The Osbournes" was first released on television. The show became a hit and the singer was at the heart of its success. The youngest daughter of the Osborns stood out for their catchy appearance and bad temper. This wayward behavior has repeatedly become the subject of discussion in many leading media and the Internet.The scandalous Kelly Osbourne ran over Christina Aguilera
In the wake of her success, Kelly began her musical career in 2002 with a solo album entitled Shut Up! However, the album did not receive much popularity. She recorded duets with her father, the rock band Pure Rubbish and several other British artists.
The second album "Dream" caused some excitement among fans and journalists, as on the cover of the album Kelly looked significantly thinner.
In 2004, Osborne made her acting debut, playing a duet with her father in the teen film Life As It Is.
Around the same period, Kelly became heavily addicted to alcohol and booze. In 2005, after the end of the family reality show, two events happened in the girl's life at once - she went to a drug treatment center in Pasadena and released another album, "Sleeping in the Nothing".
In 2006, she starred in several films at once, the role of the warden of a women's prison in the acclaimed musical "Chicago" was especially notable. She also took part in many entertainment shows on the MTV channel.
In the following years, Osborne continued to actively appear in various films and television projects.
In 2009, Kelly took part in the show "Dancing with the Stars", in which not only was able to take third place, but also managed to significantly lose her weight. From that moment, Osborne stopped adhering to her unchanging scandalous image. The turning point in Kelly's career was the release of the autobiographical book Furious.
In addition, the singer and actress wrote a column for a teen newspaper for a while, launched her own clothing line, Stiletto Killers, and was the face of the Accsessorize brand.
Kelly Osbourne - video for the song Papa Don "t Preach
So far, during her career, Kelly Osbourne has released three albums and starred in 10 films and TV series. She was nominated more than once and became the laureate of many music awards.
Kelly Osbourne's personal life
In September 2006, at the Electric Picnic Festival in Ireland, Osborne and her boyfriend, Mattie Durham, held their wedding ceremony. Kelly later denied that the ceremony was and considered the marriage invalid.In March 2009, Kelly was engaged to Luke Worell, and a year later, in July 2010, she broke up with him. The motivation for the termination of the engagement was Louis' betrayal with the model Elle Scheider.
Kelly Osbourne does not particularly talk about her personal life. She was also rumored to be dating Robert Damiani. The star's latest passion is vegan cuisine specialist Matthew Mosshart, whom they met at the wedding of the famous model Kate Moss.
Kelly Osbourne is engaged
In early 2013, the couple became secretly engaged. According to Kelly herself, the love between them is truly mutual, - “he just wants to love me, and I just want to be loved by him,” the girl noted in an interview.
But in early 2014, the couple announced their separation, stating that they would remain friends. According to rumors, the reason for the breakup was in Matthew: the young man turned out to be unfaithful.
Charity Kelly Osbourne
Kelly Osbourne is quite active in charity work. So in 2007 she took part in the Salon project, which described in detail what happens to a person after a positive HIV test result. An example was her cousin Terry Logden. 
In April 2010, together with her mother, Shannon Osborne, she took part in a campaign prohibiting the infringement of the rights of people of non-traditional sexual orientation. Also such stars as Elton John, Whoopi Goldberg, Kim Kardashian, Cynthia Nixon and others participated in the company.
As part of the Salvation Army, she helped the victims of Hurricane Sandy Staten Island in November 2012.
Kelly Osbourne now
At the moment, Kelly Osbourne is actively leading a social life. At the same time, the singer constantly attracts the attention of the paparazzi, by the fact that she radically changes her appearance. She has significantly lost weight and is leading an exceptionally correct lifestyle.When a journalist responded that she could be like millions of other skinny stars, Kelly replied: “If you need a disaster girl, watch out for another Hollywood starlet. I want to be a decent adult. And that too will be me. I just changed. "
In the summer of 2014, Kelly Osbor once again attracted attention with an extravagant trick: she got a tattoo on her head in the form of the inscription "Stories ..." dedicated to her new collection of clothes for girls up to size 60.
In October 2014, the star accepted the offer of the producers of the show "Australia's Next Top Model", where she acted as a judge.
Most recently, the son of the musician Ozzy Osbourne, Jack, became a father again - the third daughter of the stellar offspring was born in February this year, and in March it became known that Jack was divorcing his wife. What caused the collapse of a large family, and how the spouses lived before the breakup, is described in this article.
Biography
Jack Osbourne is the youngest son of popular rock musician Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon. Jack's two older sisters are practically the same with him, with a difference of a year and two, respectively. From the first days of his life, little Jack was always in the public eye. The boy's mother decided that it would be better for the children to be with their family in any life circumstances. Therefore, when Ozzy had to go on a long tour to different cities and countries, his wife and three children followed him. A little later, Jack said that on these trips he had seen enough of the reckless and somewhat insane life of rock bands.
Osborne family
In the early 2000s, a program about the Osborne family aired on the trendy music channel MTV. Each episode showed the real life of a stellar family, whose wild morals and unusual relationships were to the taste of lovers of not only the music of the great and terrible Ozzy, but also young people in general. The show was released for several seasons and gained great popularity in many countries. It is also interesting that the terrible daughter of the Osborne flatly refused to take part in the filming of the show. On this basis, a major quarrel occurred between the relatives, which became the reason that for the most part the public knows only about the presence of two children with Ozzy Osbourne. In the photo, Jack Osborne with his family.
It was this appearance on the screen that marked the beginning of the creative path of Osborne Jr. Subsequently, he starred in several more projects.
Jack's disease
in 2012, horrifying headlines appeared in the press, which were full of the same news - Jack Osborne was terminally ill. The world was shocked by the news that the youngest son of a rock musician learned about a serious illness - multiple sclerosis. Jack at that time was 27 years old, doctors predicted not a very bright future. Unfortunately, there are still no cases of complete recovery from this serious illness. Doctors all over the world agree only on easing the manifestation of symptoms during periods of exacerbations of the disease. At the moment when Jack was diagnosed with a terrible diagnosis, he gave a long interview in which he said that from that moment his life will never be the same, so he wants to live it even richer than before, and more deliberately.
Marriage and childbirth
Since 2007, rumors began to circulate in the media about the romance of Jack Osborne and Lisa Stelli. The actors quickly began to live together, and after 5 years their common daughter Pearl was born. Around this time, the sad news of Jack's diagnosis became known. In October of the same year, she and Lisa got married. In the photo, Jack Osborne and Lisa Stelli with his parents and daughter.
Three years later, they had a second girl, Andy. And in February of this year - the third long-awaited baby Minnie.
However, according to reliable sources close to the family, the relationship between the spouses began to deteriorate long before Minnie was born. The reason for this, according to the couple's acquaintances, was Lisa's frequent suspicions of Jack's betrayal. A little later, many of these rumors came true.
Cheating and divorce
In April this year, information appeared in the press that Jack Osborne's wife, Lisa, filed for divorce and alimony, which she and their three joint daughters are entitled to. Despite the fact that the couple did not comment on this information, shortly before this, the paparazzi captured Jack with one of the girls. Young people behaved not at all like friends or old acquaintances, but much closer. Perhaps it was this news that became the last straw of Lisa's angelic patience, which is why she decided to take such a step.
When the truth came to light, the couple, who had lived together for more than 6 years, decided to keep the relationship thanks to the birth of their third daughter. But her birth did not help the impending divorce.
Beating wife's lover and brawl
After parting with his wife, Jack Osborne decided to visit his children and came to their once common house with Lisa. However, at home, the almost ex-wife ended up not only with children, but also with a new man. Jack did not like this turn, and he brought Lisa out for a frank conversation. When a scandal broke out between the former spouses, the new boyfriend came out to intercede for the woman. Then a heated Jack decided to calm down the guest, hitting him in the head, and then completely kicked him out of the house. When Lisa called the police, the arriving law enforcement agencies were able to calm Jack, but he refused to go with them. According to sources, a statement about the beating from a new friend of Lisa has not been reported.
Later, Jack said that this act was dictated by jealousy. He never expected that his wife would begin to build a personal life without even waiting for the divorce paper. Now Jack says that he wants to save the family and will try to make every effort for this. Will he be able to save his six-year marriage with Lisa, time will tell.
The great and terrible Ozzy Osbourne was born on December 3 in Birmingham, UK. The permanent leader of the Black Sabbath group, a loving father and husband, a style icon for Satanists, and quite a successful showman. This multifaceted personality is celebrating his 68th birthday today. And half of his life - 34 years old - Ozzy, whose real name is John Michael Osborne, lived with his wife Sharon. Now, they say, this one of the longest marriages among celebrities is bursting at the seams, but this is not a reason on the birthday of such a human being not to appreciate him as a family man.
Sharon and Ozzy with the same hairstyle in 1978.
Sharon met her husband-to-be, Ozzy, at 18 while working for her father Don Arden, who was the manager of the Black Sabbath group at the time. When Ozzy was fired from the band in 1979, Sharon began dating him and took his musical career into her own hands. Three years later, on July 4, 1982, Ozzy and Sharon were married in Maui, Hawaii.
Ozzy and Sharon on Halloween 1986.
The couple have three children: Amy (born 1983), Kelly (born 1984) and Jack (born 1985).
At home with their kids - daughters Amy and Kelly and son Jack - in 1986.
Ah, this family life! 1989 year.
“When we got married, friends made a bet - how many weeks our marriage would last. And we surprised everyone! "
A surprisingly common family portrait from the early 90s.
In his autobiography I Am Ozzy, Osbourne writes candidly about his years of struggle with alcoholism. According to the singer, he began to abuse alcohol at about the age of eighteen, and by the age of forty he became a chronic alcoholic who drank three or four bottles of strong alcohol (vodka or cognac) a day. He repeatedly tried to get rid of his addiction, turning to all kinds of rehabilitation centers (including the Betty Ford Clinic), was in the society of Alcoholics Anonymous, but periods of sobriety were replaced by hard drinking. During treatment for alcoholism, he also became addicted to drugs (Vicodin, Valium, etc.). Osborne finally gave up drinking and abusing drugs only in the middle of the 2000s.
The photo shows the whole family (excluding Amy). The Osbournes allowed cameramen to put cameras around the house, after the popular TV show "The Osbournes" began in 2002.
On May 19, 2002, MTV began airing the documentary television series The Osbournes about Ozzy Osbourne and his family on MTV in England and Ireland.
In form, this film was a staged and real shooting of the life of the characters of the "Osborne family", filled with everyday troubles and joys. There was a carefully covert scenario (in the last episode of the last season, you can see how the tablets with words are held). The Ozzy family is like the Simpsons. According to Ozzy himself, “one ether destroyed millions of fantasies”, because “the godfather of metal” appeared as a henpecked husband and a bad father, unable to cope with the offspring.
In the same year, Sharon was diagnosed with a terrible cancer, but she insisted that the shooting of the show continue.
In July 2002, Osborne was diagnosed with colon cancer. She later admitted that the tumor had spread to the lymph nodes and became more dangerous than initially thought. However, she insisted on continuing filming for The Osborne Family. She managed to defeat cancer, although her survival prognosis was less than 40%.
On The Jay Leno Show in 2002, while discussing that Sharon had decided to launch her own television show, The Sharon Osborne Show.
In 2003, Sharon created her own talk show, The Sharon Osborne Show, which aired on several US channels, as well as on the British channel Sky One. However, the show's rating was not successful, and Osborne was heavily criticized for failing to perform basic tasks required on a talk show. The show was canceled in early 2004 after a single season airing.
By 2003, the Osbournes were garnering the highest ratings on MTV, both in America and Britain. The last episode of the show aired in the United States on March 21, 2005.
In 2005, Sharon Osborne published an autobiography, co-authored by Penelope Dening. The book was called "Extreme, or My Autobiography," and it told about Sharon's difficult childhood, her ups, downs and personal life. The book became a worldwide bestseller and sold over 621,000 copies in 15 weeks.
Ozzy with his all too serious teenage kids, smiling wife and American Music Award.
The couple nearly divorced after Sharon Osborne found out on the eve of their 30th marriage anniversary that her husband had repeatedly used drugs and alcohol, although he gave up these bad habits about seven years ago. The couple stopped communicating and left, but after weeks they began to live again with the condition that Ozzy would join the group of Alcoholics Anonymous and undergo a course of therapy. This and other stories of the celebrity couple are featured in Osborne's book Unbreakable.
Childhood
John became the fourth baby in a family of six children. And they started calling him Ozzy back in school. Friends distorted the name, and got the original nickname. The future musician studied at the same school with Tony Iommi, but they did not communicate for the time being. Later, their collaboration spilled over into Black Sabbath.Due to the difficult financial situation in the family at the age of 15, Ozzy was expelled from school. The teenager started working as an assistant plumber. Further, Osborne tried to earn money as an assistant locksmith, auto mechanic, slaughterhouse workers, painter and gravedigger. John did not find himself in these professions, so he began to trade in thefts. Once he was caught and served several months because he could not pay the fine. Behind bars, Ozzy made himself the legendary tattoo on his phalanges "OZZY".
After prison, Ozzy Osbourne decided to pursue a career as a musician. He met the group "Music Machine", which was in need of a vocalist. It was just Ozzy. After the young man decided to organize his own group and began to look for musicians through the newspaper. Terence Butler responded to the ad, followed by Bill Ward and Tony Iommi. The team was given the name "Earth".
Black sabbath
Osborne later posted an ad in a music store that said "Ozzy Zigg Requires gig" and three days later got into Black Sabbath (the group "Earth" was renamed that way). There and then was written their own song with the same name to the collective name, before that the group covered the compositions of other performers.At first, Black Sabbath played in clubs and at the same time collected materials for creativity. And in January 1970 the band recorded their first album "Black Sabbath", which took good places in the American and English charts.
The first waves of popularity gave Ozzy Osbourne his first wife - a certain Thelma Riley.
And in 1975 the group changed its manager. It was Don Arden, the father of Ozzy's future wife Sharon.
In 1977, Osborne retired from Black Sabbath. Together with new vocalist Dave Walker, the band begins recording the album "Never Say Die". However, Ozzy returned in 1978. At that time, a not very good period of the musician's life began. His father dies, he himself begins to abuse drugs and alcohol. There were also difficulties with the work on the album, the record is still being recorded, and after the tour, Ozzy finally left Black Sabbath.
Solo career
Outside Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne began to mess around. But exactly until the manager's daughter, Sharon, persuaded him to form another group. The musician again announces the search for participants. The audition was attended, in particular, by guitarist Randal William Rhoads. He was accepted, and then bassist Bob Deisley, drummer Lee Kerslake joined the band. 
The line-up released the album "Blizzard of Ozz", thanks to the CBS recording studio. The disc began to enjoy immense popularity. It was stylistically close to Black Sabbath's "Technical Ecstasy", but more harsh.
A year later, the second album "The Diary of a Madman" appeared, recorded with a renewed lineup - with the participation of Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo. And this record outperformed Black Sabbath, at least according to the charts. By the way, to attract the attention of the public, at concerts Ozzy threw raw meat and offal into the hall. The audience picked up the idea, and only later, dead frogs, cats and snakes began to fly into Osborne himself. Once a doll was launched at the singer, the musician was shocked as he mistook him for a baby.
This story developed incredibly. A live flying mouse was launched into Ozzy. The musician mistook her for a fake and bit her. In response, the mouse also dug its teeth - as a result, Osborne was urgently taken to the hospital to get an injection against rabies. Incredible concert situations were soon made public through the newspapers. At Ozzy's concerts, truly incredible things began to happen. White mice, birds flew onto the stage, someone managed to drag a dead dog, a huge Louisiana toad with skinned off. A group of teenagers even stole the head of a slaughtered bull from a meat processing plant in Cincinnati.
Ozzy Osbourne on video
In March 1983, the band lost their guitarist Randy Rhodes in an accident. And Ozzy said that despite the death of a friend, he will continue to work on the "Bark at the Moon" album. True, the disc was released only in 1987 and under the name "The Rhandy Roads Tribute". By the way, Randy was replaced by Jake E. Lee.
In 1986, the album was released poor in terms of musical ideas "The Ultimate Sin". And here the lyrics and music were softer, did not support the idea of \u200b\u200bviolence.
In 1997, Ozzy reunited with Black Sabbath. The original line-up embarked on an international tour and recorded two new songs. But the promised disc never came out. As a result, Osborne returned to his solo career.
Ozzy Osbourne - "Mr. Crowley "
In 2001, Ozzy released the album "Down to Earth" with quality material and heavy sound. But the lyrics were also involved. Even pop radio stations started playing the song "Dreamer". Four years later, the musician released a collection of songs that influenced him. The album was named "Under Cover". In 2007 Black Rain appeared. The tenth solo album "Scream" appeared in 2010.
