Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is an English singer, songwriter and television personality. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and has since had a successful solo career, releasing 11 studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the US. He has reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album 13 in 2013. Osbourne's longevity and...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMetal Singer
Date of Birth3 December 1948
CityAston, England
We're going off the rails on a crazy train.
Nobody ever told me, I found out for myself, you got to believe in foolish miracles.
I'll buy myself some plastic water, I should have married Lennon's daughter.
The media sells it and you live the role.
Execution halts your breath, helter skelter spiral death.
Evil thoughts and evil doing, cold, alone, you hang in ruins.
Black illusion is all I ever see.
I'm the demon alcohol, demon alcohol, demon alcohol, demon alcohol. Let's party.
A foolish picture I live in disgust, degradation being eaten by lust.
I can't do anything in moderation.
I've got many, many demons that affect me on many, many levels. A few years ago, I was convinced of that - I thought I truly was possessed by the devil. I remember sitting through the Exorcist a dozen times, saying to myself, 'Yeah, I can relate to that. I really wish I knew why I've done some of the things I've done over the years. I don't know if I'm a medium for some outside source. Whatever it is, frankly, I hope it's not what I think it is - Satan.”
With my recovery programme, I have to do a daily inventory of how my day has been. I am terribly dyslexic and have attention deficit disorder, so I have to carry a tape recorder everywhere I go.
Tell me where do I belong in a sick society?
It was always fun in the early days of Black Sabbath, when I stayed away from heavy drugs. Then someone gave me cocaine and I went, "Hallelujah!" I thought I'd found the meaning of life!