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
I listen to some of the lyrics I used to write and I say, "Where was my head at when I wrote that?"
I keep hearing this [expletive] thing that guns don't kill people, but people kill people. If that's the case, why do we give people guns when they go to war? Why not just send the people?
Sex isn't the priority anymore, now I'm 65. But it still goes on. I want it and she doesn't, same as ever.
Tell me where do I belong in a sick society?
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.
I can't do anything in moderation.
There are no unachievable goals.
Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above. We'll find happiness together in the summer skies of love.
I suppose there's a lot of people that've got a better life than me. But I don't know, I feel very fortunate and very blessed.
In the early days, you would get skinheads, the Eagles and Black Sabbath playing the same show.
Execution halts your breath, helter skelter spiral death.
We were always told we were one step behind Deep Purple, one step behind Led Zeppelin, one step behind everybody. Our manager didn't want to let us know how popular we were. It's only after we did Ozzfest that people started telling me stuff. I thought they were taking the piss. People would come up to me and go, "Respect.
Black illusion is all I ever see.
I'm the demon alcohol, demon alcohol, demon alcohol, demon alcohol. Let's party.