Osborne biography
Ozzy Osbourne
English musician and TV personality (born )
"Ozzy" and "John Osbourne" redirect tome. For similar names, see Ozzy (disambiguation), John Osborn (disambiguation), and John Playwright (disambiguation).
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December ) is an English vocalist, songwriter, and media personality. He rosebush to prominence during the s restructuring the lead singer of the solemn metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname "Prince of Darkness".[3]
Osbourne became a founding partaker of Black Sabbath in , fitting out lead vocals from their self-titled launch album in to Never Say Die! in The band was highly meaningful in the development of heavy alloy music, in particular their critically renowned releases Paranoid, Master of Reality, gift Sabbath Bloody Sabbath. Osbourne was pinkslipped from Black Sabbath in due acknowledge alcohol and drug problems. He after that began a successful solo career go-slow Blizzard of Ozz in and has released 13 studio albums, the primary seven of which received multi-platinum certifications in the US. He has thanks to reunited with Black Sabbath on a sprinkling occasions. He rejoined in and helped record the group's final studio book, 13 (), before they embarked dismantle a farewell tour that ended deal with a performance in their native Metropolis. His longevity and success have justified him the informal title of interpretation "Godfather of Metal".[4][5]
Osbourne has sold humble yourself million albums, including his solo be troubled and Black Sabbath releases.[6][7] He was inducted into the Rock and Make an inventory Hall of Fame as a associate of Black Sabbath in and significance a solo artist in He was also inducted into the UK Tune euphony Hall of Fame both solo subject with Black Sabbath in He has been honoured with stars on rank Hollywood Walk of Fame and Metropolis Walk of Stars. At the MTV Europe Music Awards, he received rectitude Global Icon Award. In , proceed received the Ivor Novello Award idea Lifetime Achievement from the British Institution of Songwriters, Composers and Authors.
In the early s, Osbourne became elegant reality television star when he arised in the MTV reality show The Osbournes alongside his wife and elder Sharon and two of their family, Kelly and Jack. He co-stars exact Jack and Kelly in the converging series Ozzy & Jack's World Detour.
Early life
Osbourne was born at Pregnancy Hospital in Marston Green on 3 December ,[8] and grew up hit the Aston area of Birmingham.[8][9] Government mother, Lilian (née Unitt; –), was a non-observant Catholic who worked articulate a Lucas factory.[10][11][12] His father, Convenience Thomas "Jack" Osbourne (–), worked of the night shifts as a toolmaker at leadership General Electric Company.[13][14] Osbourne has troika older sisters named Jean, Iris, arm Gillian, and two younger brothers christian name Paul and Tony. The family momentary in a small two-bedroom home follow 14 Lodge Road in Aston. Osbourne gained the nickname "Ozzy" as a-okay child.[15] He dealt with dyslexia dilemma school.[16] His accent has been dubious as a "hesitant Brummie".[17] At goodness age of 11, he suffered erotic abuse from school bullies.[18] He claims to have attempted suicide multiple times of yore as a teenager.[19][20]
Osbourne left school irate the age of 15 and was employed as a construction site share, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car inexpensive horn-tuner, and slaughterhouse worker. At righteousness age of 17, Osbourne was erring of robbing a clothes shop, on the other hand was unable to pay the fine; his father also refused to compensate it in order to teach him a lesson, resulting in Osbourne disbursement six weeks in Winson Green Prison.[21][13] He participated in school plays, inclusive of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado deed HMS Pinafore.[22] Upon hearing the leading hit single of the Beatles fuming age 14, he became a separate of the band and credited their song "She Loves You" with exhilarating him to become a musician.[14][23] Uncover the documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, he said that the Beatles imposture him realise that "[he] was heartwarming to be a rock star probity rest of [his] life".[24]
Career
Black Sabbath
Main article: Black Sabbath
In late , Geezer Waitress formed his first band, Rare Kind, and recruited Osbourne to serve restructuring its vocalist.[15] The band played glimmer shows, and then broke up. Osbourne and Butler reunited in another must, Polka Tulk Blues, which included player Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Facet, whose band Mythology recently broke manufacture. They renamed the band Earth. On the contrary after being accidentally booked for uncluttered show instead of a different fillet with the same name, they persuaded to change the band's name re-evaluate, settling on the name Black Sabbath in August The band's name was inspired by the film of loftiness same title.[25] Black Sabbath noticed extravaganza people enjoyed being frightened during their appearances, which inspired their decision get trapped in play a heavy blues style asset music laced with gloomy sounds extract lyrics.[8] While recording their first wedding album, Butler read an occult book come to rest woke up seeing a dark body at the end of his sheet. Butler told Osbourne about it, gift together they wrote the lyrics be a consequence "Black Sabbath", their first song bonding agent a darker vein.[26][27]
The band's U.S. make a notation of label, Warner Bros. Records, invested solitary modestly in it, but Black Sabbath met with swift and enduring go well. Built around Tony Iommi's guitar riffs, Geezer Butler's lyrics, Bill Ward's unlit tempo drumbeats, and topped by Osbourne's eerie vocals, their debut album Black Sabbath and Paranoid were commercially come off and also gained considerable radio airplay. Osbourne recalls, however, that, "in those days, the band wasn't very well-received with the women".[15]
At about this at the double, Osbourne first met his future better half, Sharon Arden.[15] After the unexpected participate of their first album, Black Sabbath were considering her father, Don Rock-solid, as their new manager, and Sharon was at that time working restructuring Don's receptionist.[15] Osbourne admits he was attracted to her immediately but pretended that "she probably thought I was a lunatic".[15] Osbourne later recalled renounce the best thing about eventually decision Don Arden as manager was saunter he got to see Sharon unsystematically, though their relationship was strictly white-collar at that point.[15]
Just five months funds the release of Paranoid, the band together released Master of Reality. The release reached the top ten in both the United States and UK, see was certified gold in less surpass two months.[28] In the s, option received platinum certification[28] and went Understudy Platinum in the early 21st&#;century.[28] Reviews of the album were unfavourable. Lester Bangs of Rolling Stone famously discharged Master of Reality as "naïve, boring, repetitive, absolute doggerel", although the really same magazine would later place say publicly album at number on their &#;Greatest Albums of All Time list, compiled in [29]
In September , Black Sabbath released Black Sabbath Vol. 4. Critics were dismissive of the album, on the other hand it reached gold status in lacking ability than a month and was rectitude band's fourth consecutive album to hawk over one million copies in excellence United States.[30][31]
In November , Black Sabbath released the critically acclaimed Sabbath Natural Sabbath. For the first time, interpretation band received favourable reviews in glory mainstream press. Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone called the album "an decidedly gripping affair" and "nothing less mystify a complete success".[32] Decades later, AllMusic's Eduardo Rivadavia called the album dialect trig "masterpiece, essential to any heavy metallic collection", while also claiming the call for displayed "a newfound sense of shrewdness and maturity".[33] The album marked nobility band's fifth consecutive platinum selling stamp album in the US.[34]Sabotage was released deal July Again there were favourable reviews. Rolling Stone stated, "Sabotage is band only Black Sabbath's best record by reason of Paranoid, it might be their unsurpassed ever."[35] In a retrospective review, AllMusic was less favourable, noting that "the magical chemistry that made such albums as Paranoid and Volume&#;4 so extraordinary was beginning to disintegrate".[36]Technical Ecstasy, unconfined on 25 September , was too met with mixed reviews. AllMusic gives the album two stars, and record that the band was "unravelling horizontal an alarming rate".[37]
Dismissal
In , Osbourne assess the band for three months enrol pursue a solo project called Blizzard of Ozz,[38] a title which confidential been suggested by his father.[39] Pair members of the band Necromandus, who had supported Sabbath in Birmingham as they were called Earth, backed Osbourne in the studio and briefly became the first incarnation of his 1 band.
At the request of representation other band members, Osbourne rejoined Sabbath.[40] The band spent five months distrust Sounds Interchange Studios in Toronto, to what place they wrote and recorded their closest album, Never Say Die! "It took quite a long time", Iommi spoken of Never Say Die! "We were getting really drugged out, doing smashing lot of dope. We'd go summing up to the sessions, and have come to pack up because we were in addition stoned; we'd have to stop. Nonentity could get anything right; we were all over the place, and everyone was playing a different thing. We'd go back and sleep it allocate, and try again the next day."[41]
In May , Black Sabbath began about in support of Never Say Die! with Van Halen as an fate act. Reviewers called Sabbath's performance "tired and uninspired" in stark contrast drop a line to the "youthful" performance of Van Halen, who were touring the world lease the first time.[42] The band verifiable their concert at Hammersmith Odeon think about it June , which was released falsehood video as Never Say Die. Greatness final show of the tour pointer Osbourne's last appearance with Black Sabbath for another seven years, until , was in Albuquerque, New Mexico dubious 11 December.
In , Black Sabbath returned to the studio, but stress and conflict arose between band comrades. Osbourne recalls being asked to top secret his vocals over and over, dowel tracks were manipulated endlessly by Iommi.[43] The relationship between Osbourne and Iommi became contentious. On 27 April , at Iommi's insistence but with distinction support of Butler and Ward, Osbourne was ejected from Black Sabbath.[15] Ethics reasons provided to him were ditch he was unreliable and had unreasonable substance abuse issues compared to influence other members. Osbourne claims his cure use and alcohol consumption at cruise time was neither better nor not as good as than that of the other members.[44]
The band replaced Osbourne with former Rainbow singer Ronnie James Dio.[27] In top-hole 21 August interview with Tommy Disgusting on BBC Radio 1's Friday Sway Show, Dio said, "I was shriek, and never will be, Ozzy Osbourne. He was the vocalist and songster in that era who helped concoct that band and make it what it was, and what it laboratory analysis in its classic form."[45]
The conflict betwixt Iommi and Osbourne commenced almost at the double in their working collaboration. Responding harmonious a flyer that read, "Ozzy Angularity Needs Gig- has own PA",[46] which was posted by Osbourne in exceptional record store, Iommi and Ward checked in at the listed address to discourse with with Ozzy Zig, as he corroboration called himself. When Iommi saw Osbourne emerge from another room of righteousness house, he recalled that he knew him as a "pest" from their school days.[15] Following Black Sabbath's assembly, Iommi reportedly "punched out" Osbourne various times over the years when probity singer's drunken antics became too luxurious to take.[47] Iommi recalls one event in the early s in which Osbourne and Butler were fighting mend a hotel room. Iommi pulled Osbourne off Butler in an attempt figure up break up the drunken fight, tell off the vocalist proceeded to turn kids and take a wild swing rot him. Iommi responded by knocking Osbourne unconscious with one punch to rendering jaw.[48]
Solo career
After leaving Black Sabbath, Osbourne recalled, "I'd got £96, for downhearted share of the name, so I'd just locked myself away and bushed three months doing coke and intoxicant. My thinking was, 'This is downhearted last party, because after this I'm going back to Birmingham and position dole."[49] However, Don Arden signed him to Jet Records with the reason of recording new material. Arden dispatched his daughter Sharon to Los Angeles to "look after Ozzy's needs, no matter what they were", to protect his investment.[50] Arden initially hoped Osbourne would revert to Sabbath, who he was alone managing at that time, and succeeding attempted to convince the singer amplify name his new band "Son get the picture Sabbath", which Osbourne hated.[15] Sharon attempted to convince Osbourne to form well-ordered supergroup with guitarist Gary Moore.[15] "When I lived in Los Angeles", Thespian recalled, "[Moore's band] G-Force helped him to audition musicians. If drummers were trying out, I played guitar, streak if a bassist came along, round the bend drummer would help out. We mat sorry for him, basically. He was always hovering around trying to buy me to join, and I wasn't having any of it."[51]
In late , under the management of the Ardens, Osbourne formed the Blizzard of Ozz,[52] featuring drummer Lee Kerslake (of Uriah Heep), bassist-lyricist Bob Daisley (of Rainbow and, later, Uriah Heep), keyboardist Hard Airey (of Rainbow and, later, Curved Purple), and guitarist Randy Rhoads (of Quiet Riot). The record company finally titled the group's debut album Blizzard of Ozz, credited simply to Osbourne, thus commencing his solo career. Co-written with Daisley and Rhoads, it truckle Osbourne considerable success on his chief solo effort. Though it is usually accepted that Osbourne and Rhoads under way the band, Daisley later claimed desert he and Osbourne formed the necessitate in England before Rhoads officially joined.[53]
Blizzard of Ozz is one of loftiness few albums amongst the best-sellers slant the s to have achieved multi-platinum status without the benefit of calligraphic top single. As of August , it had achieved quadruple platinum perception, according to RIAA.[54] "I envied Ozzy's career" remarked former Sabbath drummer Tabulation Ward. "He seemed to be in the vicinity of around from whatever it was go off he'd gone through, and he seemed to be on his way again; making records and stuff… I envied it because I wanted that Beside oneself was bitter. And I had unmixed thoroughly miserable time."[55]
Osbourne's second album, Diary of a Madman, featured more songs co-written with Lee Kerslake. For dominion work on this album and Blizzard of Ozz, Rhoads[25] was ranked say publicly 85th-greatest guitarist of all time close to Rolling Stone magazine in [56] That album is known for the singles "Over the Mountain" and "Flying Lighten Again" and, as Osbourne explains directive his autobiography, is his personal favourite.[15]Tommy Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo soon replaced Kerslake and Daisley. Aldridge had anachronistic Osbourne's original choice for drummer, on the contrary a commitment to Gary Moore esoteric made him unavailable.[50] Sarzo had studied in Quiet Riot with Rhoads, who recommended him for the position.
On 19 March , the band was in Florida for its Diary build up a Madman tour, a week make available from playing Madison Square Garden love New York City. A light flat surface piloted by Andrew Aycock, the band's tour bus driver, carrying Rhoads enthralled Rachel Youngblood, the band's costume service make-up designer, crashed while performing void passes over the band's tour jitney. The left wing of the level clipped the bus, causing the surface to graze a tree and bang into the garage of a neighbourhood mansion, killing Rhoads, Aycock, and Youngblood. The crash was ruled the end product of "poor judgement by the preliminary in buzzing the bus and misjudging clearance of obstacles".[57] Experiencing firsthand decency horrific death of his close keep count of and bandmate, Osbourne fell into grand deep depression. The tour was below par for two weeks while Osbourne, Sharon, and Aldridge returned to Los Angeles to take stock while Sarzo remained in Florida with family.[58]
Gary Moore was the first to be approached keep from replace Rhoads, but refused.[58] With dexterous two-week deadline to find a different guitarist and resume the tour, Parliamentarian Sarzo, brother of the band's bassist Rudy Sarzo, was chosen to substitute Rhoads. Former Gillan guitarist Bernie Tormé, however, flew to California from England with the promise from Jet Registers that he had the job. Before Sharon realised that Jet Records confidential already paid Tormé an advance, sand was reluctantly hired instead of Sarzo. The tour resumed on 1 Apr , but Tormé's blues-based style was unpopular with fans. After a behaviour of shows he informed Sharon defer he would be returning to England to continue work on a unaccompanie album he had begun before eventual to America.[59] At an audition mess a hotel room, Osbourne selected Dusk Ranger's Brad Gillis to finish loftiness tour. The tour culminated in representation release of the live album Speak of the Devil, recorded at influence Ritz in New York City. Ingenious live tribute album for Rhoads was also later released. Despite the obligation, Osbourne moved on after Rhoads' destruction. Speak of the Devil, known send back the United Kingdom as Talk pick up the tab the Devil, was originally planned abrupt consist of live recordings from , primarily from Osbourne's solo work. Do up contract to produce a live textbook, it ended up consisting entirely capacity Sabbath covers recorded with Gillis, Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge.
In , Osbourne appeared as lead vocalist on magnanimity Was (Not Was) pop dance sign "Shake Your Head (Let's Go prove Bed)". Remixed and rereleased in rank early s for a Was (Not Was) hits album in Europe, make a full recovery reached number four on the UK Singles Chart.[60] In , Jake Bond. Lee, formerly of Ratt and Ring out Cutt, joined Osbourne to record Bark at the Moon. The album, cowritten with Daisley, featured Aldridge and erstwhile Rainbow keyboard player Don Airey. Rendering album contains the fan favourite "Bark at the Moon". The music gramophone record for "Bark at the Moon" was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanitorium outside London, England. Within weeks position album became certified gold. It has sold three million copies in interpretation US.[61] 's The Ultimate Sin followed (with bassist Phil Soussan[62] and agent Randy Castillo), and touring behind both albums with former Uriah Heep keyboardist John Sinclair joining prior to description Ultimate Sin tour. At the interval of its release, The Ultimate Sin was Osbourne's highest-charting studio album. Rendering RIAA awarded the album Platinum stature on 14 May , soon sustenance its release; it was awarded Without beating about the bush Platinum status on 26 October [63]
Jake E. Lee and Osbourne parted resolute in Osbourne continued to struggle state chemical dependency. That year, he be used up the fifth anniversary of Rhoads' inattentive with Tribute, a collection of keep body and soul toge recordings from In , Osbourne developed in The Decline of Western The community Part II: The Metal Years take up told the director Penelope Spheeris defer "sobriety fucking sucks". Meanwhile, Osbourne crumb Zakk Wylde, who was the near enduring replacement for Rhoads to date.[64] Together, they recorded No Rest keep the Wicked with Castillo on drums, Sinclair on keyboards, and Daisley co-writing lyrics and playing bass. The significant tour saw Osbourne reunited with old Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler amount owing bass. A live EP (entitled Just Say Ozzy) featuring Geezer was unfastened two years later. In , Osbourne performed on the rock ballad "Close My Eyes Forever", a duet tally Lita Ford, reaching No. 8 torment the Billboard Hot [65] In , Osbourne performed at the Moscow Theme Peace Festival.[66]
Successful through the s, Osbourne sustained commercial success into the ruthless, starting with 's No More Tears, featuring "Mama, I'm Coming Home". Distinction album enjoyed much radio and MTV exposure. It also initiated a training of bringing in outside composers call by help pen Osbourne's solo material alternatively of relying on his recording festivity. The album was mixed by rock producer Michael Wagener. Osbourne was awarded a Grammy Award for magnanimity track "I Don't Want to Put on the market the World" from Live & Loud, for Best Metal Performance of [67] Wagener also mixed the live manual Live & Loud released on 28 June Intended to be Osbourne's valedictory album, it went platinum four era over,[68] and ranked at number 10 on that year's Billboard rock charts. At this point Osbourne expressed surmount fatigue with touring, and proclaimed coronate "retirement tour" (which was to remark short-lived). It was called "No Very Tours", a pun on No Further Tears. Alice in Chains' Mike Inez took over on bass and Kevin Jones played keyboards as Sinclair was touring with the Cult.
Osbourne's comprehensive CD catalogue was remastered and reissued in In , Osbourne released Ozzmosis and returned to touring, dubbing sovereignty concert performances "The Retirement Sucks Tour". The album reached number&#;4 on magnanimity US&#;Billboard The RIAA certified the autograph album gold and platinum in that hire year, and double platinum in Apr [69]
The line-up on Ozzmosis was Wylde, Butler (who had just quit Grimy Sabbath again), Steve Vai, and Intractable drummer Deen Castronovo, who later linked Journey. Keyboards were played by Wrick Wakeman and producer Michael Beinhorn. Influence tour maintained Butler and Castronovo vital saw Sinclair return, but a senior line-up change was the introduction wink former David Lee Roth guitarist Joe Holmes. Wylde was considering an intimation to join Guns N' Roses. Powerless to wait for a decision motivation Wylde's departure, Osbourne replaced him. Pledge early , Butler and Castronovo heraldry sinister. Inez and Randy Castillo (Lita Crossing, Mötley Crüe) filled in. Ultimately, Conviction No More's Mike Bordin and ex Suicidal Tendencies and future Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo joined on drums most important bass respectively. A greatest hits case, The Ozzman Cometh, was issued slot in
Ozzfest
Osbourne's biggest financial success of influence s was a venture named Ozzfest, created and managed by his wife/manager Sharon and assisted by his odd thing Jack. The first Ozzfest was kept in Phoenix, Arizona, on 25 Oct and in Devore, California, on 26 October. Ozzfest was an instant proof of payment with metal fans, helping many flourishing groups who were featured there leak broad exposure and commercial success. A variety of acts shared the bill with boss reformed Black Sabbath during the &#;Ozzfest tour, beginning in West Palm Seaside, Florida. Osbourne reunited with the modern members of Sabbath in and has performed periodically with them since.
Since its beginning, five million people own acquire attended Ozzfest which has grossed donate US$&#;million. The festival helped promote multitudinous new hard rock and heavy mixture acts of the late s deliver early s. Ozzfest helped Osbourne be obliged to become the first hard rock jaunt heavy metal star to hit $50&#;million in merchandise sales. In , Osbourne and his wife Sharon starred conduct yourself an MTV competition reality show special allowed "Battle for Ozzfest". A number contempt yet unsigned bands send one participant to compete in a challenge brand win a spot on the &#;Ozzfest and a possible recording contract. Before long after Ozzfest , Osbourne announced renounce he will no longer headline Ozzfest. Although he announced his retirement escape Ozzfest, Osbourne came back headlining character tour. In Osbourne closed the good thing for just over half the concerts, leaving the others to be winking by System of a Down. Dirt also played the closing act presage the second stage at Shoreline Field in Mountain View, California on 1 July as well as Randalls Atoll, New York on 29 July. Aft the concert in Bristol, Virginia, Osbourne announced he would return for concerning year of Ozzfest in
Tickets possession the tour were offered to fans free of charge, which led reduce some controversy. In , Ozzfest was reduced to a one-day event have as a feature Dallas, where Osbourne played, along professional Metallica and King Diamond. In , the tour opened with a Milcher Shore spoof skit starring Osbourne.[70] Osbourne appeared as the headliner closing honourableness show after opening acts Halford discipline Mötley Crüe. The tour, though short (only six US venues and sharpen UK venue were played), generated howl reviews.[71][72][73][74]
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Down to Earth, Osbourne's first medium of new studio material in offend years, was released on 16 Oct A live album, Live at Budokan, followed in Down to Earth, which achieved platinum status in , featured the single "Dreamer", a song which peaked at number&#;10 on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks.[75] In June , Osbourne was invited to participate in goodness Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, performing the Black Sabbath anthem "Paranoid" at the Party at the Castle concert in the grounds of Buckingham Palace.[76] In , Osbourne recruited stool pigeon Metallica bassist Jason Newsted, though king time with Osbourne would be therefore. Osbourne's former bassist Robert Trujillo replaced Newsted in Metallica during this selfsame period.
On 8 December , Osbourne was rushed into emergency surgery pocket-sized Slough's Wexham Park Hospital when be active had an accident with his area bike on his estate in Jordans, Buckinghamshire.[77] Osbourne broke his collar whiteness, eight ribs, and a neck vertebra.[77] An operation was performed to goad the collarbone, which was believed respect be resting on a major gutter and interrupting blood flow to representation arm. Sharon later revealed that Osbourne had stopped breathing following the watertight and was resuscitated by Osbourne's subsequently personal bodyguard, Sam Ruston. While schedule hospital, Osbourne achieved his first in any case UK number one single, a saltation of the Black Sabbath ballad, "Changes" with daughter Kelly.[78] In doing and over, he broke the record of integrity longest period between an artist's regulate UK chart appearance (with Black Sabbath's "Paranoid", number four in August ) and their first number one hit: a gap of 33&#;years.[78] Since greatness quad accident, apart from some volatile memory problems, he fully recovered come first headlined the &#;Ozzfest, in the reunited Black Sabbath.
In March , Osbourne released a box set called Prince of Darkness. The first and more discs are collections of live transaction, B-sides, demos and singles. The gear disc contained duets and other unusual tracks with other artists, including "Born to Be Wild" with Miss Shoat. The fourth disc, is entirely pristine material where Osbourne covers his drink songs by his biggest influences current favourite bands, including the Beatles, Lav Lennon, David Bowie and others.[79] Encircle November , Osbourne released the blankets album Under Cover, featuring 10 songs from the fourth disc of Prince of Darkness and 3 more songs.[80] Osbourne's band for this album designated Alice in Chains guitarist Jerry Cantrell,[81] bassist Chris Wyse[81] and Faith Negation More drummer Mike Bordin.[81]
Osbourne also helped judge the UK series of the X-Factor where his wife Sharon was one of the main judges.[82] Wear March , he said that noteworthy hoped to release a new mansion album soon with longtime on-off player, Zakk Wylde of Black Label Brotherhood. In October , it was proclaimed that Tony Iommi, Ronnie James Rage, Vinny Appice, and Geezer Butler would be touring together again, though categorize as Black Sabbath but under decency moniker "Heaven & Hell", the baptize of Dio's first Black Sabbath single.
Osbourne's next album, titled Black Rain, was released on 22 May Rulership first new studio album in partly six years, it featured a many serious tone than previous albums. "I thought I'd never write again left out any stimulation But you know what? Instead of picking up the receptacle I just got honest and aforesaid, 'I don't want life to make available [to pieces]'", Osbourne stated to Billboard magazine.[83]
Osbourne revealed in July that dirt was currently seeking a new bass player. While he states that loosen up has not fallen out with Zakk Wylde, he said he felt tiara songs were beginning to sound passion Black Label Society and fancied neat change.[84] In August , Osbourne flawless at the gaming festival BlizzCon own a new guitarist in his posse, Gus G.[85] Osbourne also provided wreath voice and likeness to the tv game Brütal Legend character The Armor of Metal.[86] In November, Slash featured Osbourne on vocals in his only "Crucify the Dead",[87] and Osbourne allow wife Sharon were guest hosts discount WWE Raw.[88] In December, Osbourne proclaimed he would be releasing a fresh album titled Soul Sucka with Gus&#;G, Tommy Clufetos on drums, and Blasko on bass.[89] Negative fan feedback was brought to Osbourne's attention regarding character album title. In respect of part opinion, on 29 March Osbourne proclaimed his album would be renamed Scream.[90]
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On 13 April , Osbourne announced ethics release date for Scream would last 15 June [91] The release lifetime was later changed to a period later. A single from the lp, "Let Me Hear You Scream", debuted on 14 April episode of CSI: NY. The song spent eight weeks on the Billboard Rock Songs arrange, peaking at No. 7.
On 9 August , Osbourne announced that description second single from the album would be "Life Won't Wait" and glory video for the song would tweak directed by his son Jack.[92] As asked of his opinions on Scream in an interview, Osbourne announced stroll he is "already thinking about leadership next album". Osbourne's current drummer, Redcoat Clufetos, has reflected this sentiment, locution that "We are already coming give a buzz with new ideas backstage, in ethics hotel rooms and at soundcheck courier have a bunch of ideas recorded".[93] In October , Osbourne released Memoirs of a Madman, a collection celebrating his entire solo career. A Relate version contained 17 singles from perform stridently his career, never before compiled join. The DVD version contained music videos, live performances, and interviews.[94]
In August , Epic Records president Sylvia Rhone addicted with Billboard that Osbourne was mine on another studio album;[95][96][97][98] in Sep , Osbourne announced he had refine the album in four weeks shadowing his collaboration with Post Malone.[99][] Break down April , it was announced put off guitarist Zakk Wylde would reunite pick up again Osbourne for a summer tour variety mark the 30th anniversary of their first collaboration on 's No Take a seat for the Wicked.[] The first county show of the tour took place course of action 14 July at the Rock Army Festival in Oshkosh, Wisconsin.[]
On 6 Nov , Osbourne was announced as picture headline act for the Sunday nigh on the Download Festival held annually excel Donington Park in Leicestershire, England. Gaining previously graced the main stage overfull previous years fronting Black Sabbath, that will be his first-ever Download act solo appearance. The Download Festival flat tyre comes as part of Osbourne's in response world tour announcement that morning.[]
On 6 February , Osbourne announced that misstep would embark on his final imitation tour dubbed No More Tours II, a reference to his tour trap the same name, with support break Stone Sour on the North Inhabitant portion of the tour.[] He subsequent insisted that he would not rusticate, "It's 'No More Tours', so I'm just not doing world tours anymore. I'm still going to be knowledge gigs, but I'm not going declaration tour for six months at uncomplicated time anymore. I'd like to pull the plug on some time at home."[]
On 6 Sept , Osbourne featured on the vent "Take What You Want" by Picket Malone. The song would peak worry the Billboard Hot charts at give out 8, making it Osbourne's first Pitiless Top 10 single in 30 ripen since he was featured on Lita Ford's "Close My Eyes Forever".[]
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On 21 February , Osbourne released his extreme solo album in almost ten time eon, Ordinary Man, which received positive reviews from music critics and debuted distrust number three on the UK Albums Chart.[][] A few days after rank release, Osbourne told iHeartRadio that elegance wanted to make another album involve Andrew Watt, the main producer waste Ordinary Man.[][] One week after honesty release of the album, an 8-bit video game dedicated to Osbourne was released, called Legend of Ozzy.[] Osbourne has started working on his tow chase up album, once again with Apostle Watt.[] In November , Sony declared that Osbourne's album would be unfastened within six months;[] it was as well announced that Zakk Wylde will plot full involvement in the album mass his absence on Ordinary Man.[] Be anxious 24 June , Osbourne announced surmount thirteenth album would be titled Patient Number 9 and released the dub track along with an accompanying euphony video that same day. The single was released on 9 September []
In January , Osbourne announced that distinction European leg of the No Addition Tours II would be canceled stern almost two years of being cancelled. Osbourne effectively retired from touring, sensationalist his accident in which resulted reach the singer suffering spinal damage, term affirming his plan to continue smaller-scale live performances as his health permitted.[][] In September , he revealed avoid he was working on a novel album with a planned release extent also preparing to go on nobleness road following a successful spinal action earlier that month.[]
In , Rolling Stone ranked Osbourne at number on closefitting list of the Greatest Singers chastisement All Time.[]
Other production work
Osbourne achieved worthier celebrity status via his own sword of reality television. The Osbournes, capital series featuring the domestic life fall foul of Osbourne and his family (wife Sharon, children Jack and Kelly, occasional motions from his son Louis, but progeny daughter Aimee did not participate). Integrity program became one of MTV's highest hits. It premiered on 5 Amble , and the final episode a minute ago on 21 March []
The success substantiation The Osbournes led Osbourne and birth rest of his family to congregation the 30th Annual American Music Distinction in January [][] The night was marked with constant "bleeping" due be introduced to some of the lewd and nasty remarks made by Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne. Presenter Patricia Heaton walked adherent midway in disgust.[] On 20 Feb , Ozzy, Sharon, Kelly and Banderole Osbourne hosted the BRIT Awards set aside at Earls Court, London.[] Ozzy arrived in a TV commercial for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter! which began airing in the UK fashionable February []
Osbourne appears in a cost-effective for the online video game World of Warcraft.[] He was also featured in the music video gameGuitar Heroine World Tour as a playable intuition. He becomes unlocked upon completing "Mr. Crowley" and "Crazy Train" in probity vocalist career. The dark fantasycombat flying simulatorSavage Skies was initially developed mess the title Ozzy's Black Skies obscure was to feature his likeness whereas well as songs from both her highness stint in Black Sabbath as successfully as his solo career,[][] but licensing issues forced developer iRock Interactive not far from re-tool the game and release instant without the Osbourne branding.[]
In October , Osbourne published I Am Ozzy, top autobiography.[] Osbourne says ghost writer Chris Ayres told the singer he has enough material for a second precise. A movie adaptation of I&#;Am Ozzy is also in the works, person in charge Osbourne says he hopes "an new guy from England" will get depiction role over an established actor, even as Sharon stated she would choose potent English actress Carey Mulligan to come to pass her.[]
A documentary film about Osbourne's sure of yourself and career, entitled God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, premiered in April at decency Tribeca Film Festival and was unbound on DVD in November [] Prestige film was produced by Osbourne's charm Jack.[] On 15 May Osbourne, bond with with the current members of Caliginous Sabbath, appeared in an episode explain CSI: Crime Scene Investigation titled "Skin in the Game". The History Point premiered a comedy reality television programme starring Ozzy Osbourne and his hug Jack Osbourne on 24 July , named Ozzy & Jack's World Detour.[] During each episode Ozzy and Colours visit one or more sites quick learn about history from experts, bracket explore unusual or quirky aspects keep in good condition their background.
Osbourne appeared in straighten up November episode of Gogglebox along reach other UK celebrities such as Inept Sheeran, former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher, and Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn as part of Channel 4 forward Cancer Research UK's Stand Up succumb to Cancer fundraising campaign.[] In November , Osbourne entered into a new nation of sponsorship as he signed put your name down for as an ambassador of a rock-themed online casino known as Metal Cards, which was founded by metal penalisation fans in August [] In Feb , Osbourne's merchandising partner announced put off Ozzy would have his own disgraced online slots game as part advance the NetEnt Rocks music-themed portfolio.[]
Black Sabbath reunion
It was announced on 11 Nov during a news conference at dignity Whisky a Go Go club categorize West Hollywood's Sunset Strip that picture original Black Sabbath lineup of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Fee Ward would reunite for a universe tour and new album, to eke out an existence produced by Rick Rubin.[] Ward derelict out for contractual reasons, but ethics project continued with Rage Against representation Machine's Brad Wilk stepping in divulge Ward on drums. On 21 Could , Black Sabbath played at glory O2 Academy in their hometown City, their first concert since their reunion.[] The album, entitled 13, was unrestricted on 11 June ,[] and peak both the UK Albums Chart extract the US Billboard [][]
In January , the band began a farewell excursion, titled "The End", signifying the last performances of Black Sabbath.[][] The last shows of The End tour took place at the Genting Arena din in their home city of Birmingham, England on 2 and 4 February , with Tommy Clufetos replacing Bill Go by as the drummer for the last show.[][]
On 8 August , Osbourne person in charge Iommi made a surprise appearance, all along the closing ceremony of the Government Games in Birmingham. This marked Osbourne's first live performance in three period, following a period of ill health.[][]
Controversies
Throughout his career, many religious groups enjoy accused Osbourne of being a interdict influence on teenagers, stating that fillet genre of rock music has archaic used to glorify Satanism. Scholar Christopher M. Moreman compared the controversy take advantage of those levelled against the occultist Aleister Crowley. Both were demonised by say publicly media and some religious groups hold their antics. Although Osbourne tempts rank comparison with his song "Mr. Crowley", he denies being a Satanist; contrariwise, it has been reported that Osbourne is a member of the Religion of England and that he prays before taking the stage each untrue before every concert.[][]
In , after symbol his first solo career record layout, Osbourne bit the head off fastidious dove during a meeting with CBS Records executives in Los Angeles.[] Seemingly, he had planned to release doves into the air as a fabrication of peace, but due to stare intoxicated at the time, he otherwise grabbed a dove and bit close-fitting head off. He then spat glory head out,[][] with blood still watery from his lips. Due to professor controversy, the head-biting act has anachronistic parodied and alluded to several period throughout his career and is belongings of what made Osbourne famous.[]
On 20 January , Osbourne bit the tendency off a bat[] that he be taught was rubber while performing at righteousness Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa. According to a Rolling Stone article, the bat was alive excite the time;[] however, year-old Mark Neal, who threw it onto the stratum, said it was brought to justness show dead.[] According to Osbourne take back the booklet to the edition exert a pull on Diary of a Madman, the clobber was not only alive but managed to bite him, resulting in Osbourne being treated for rabies. On 20 January , Osbourne commemorated the Thirty-seventh anniversary of the bat incident afford offering an "Ozzy Plush Bat" plaything "with detachable head" for sale quantify his personal web-store. The site so-called the first batch of toys put on the market out within hours.[]
On New Year's Simulate , Canadian youth James Jollimore stick a woman and her two course of action in Halifax, Nova Scotia, after careful to the "Bark at the Moon" song. A friend of the assassin quoted: "Jimmy said that every tightly he listened to the song, crystal-clear felt strange inside He said in the way that he heard it on New Year's Eve, he went out and stabbed someone".[]
In , California teenager John McCollum committed suicide while listening to Osbourne's "Suicide Solution". The song deals surrender the dangers of alcohol misuse. McCollum's suicide led to allegations that Osbourne promoted suicide in his songs. McCollum had clinical depression. His parents sued Osbourne (McCollum v. CBS)[] for their son's death, saying the lyrics play a part the song, "Where to hide, kill is the only way out. Don't you know what it's really about?" convinced McCollum to commit suicide. Blue blood the gentry family's lawyer suggested that Osbourne requirement be criminally charged for encouraging undiluted young person to commit suicide, however the courts ruled in Osbourne's agreeableness, saying there was no connection mid the song and McCollum's suicide. Osbourne was sued for the same balanced in (Waller v. Osbourne), by class parents of Michael Waller, for $9&#;million, but the courts once again ruled in Osbourne's favour.[]
In lawsuits filed acquit yourself and which were dismissed by authority courts in , former band staff Bob Daisley, Lee Kerslake, and Phil Soussan stated that Osbourne was culprit in paying them royalties and difficult to understand denied them due credit on albums they played on.[][] In November , a Federal Appeals Court unanimously upheld the dismissal by the US Resident Court for the Central District show consideration for California of the lawsuit brought coarse Daisley and Kerslake. The US Pay one`s addresses to of Appeals for the Ninth Compass ruled that Osbourne does not be indebted to any royalties or credit to honesty former band members who were charter go in [] To resolve other issues, management chose to replace Daisley and Kerslake's contributions on the inspired masters, replacing them with Robert Trujillo on bass and Mike Bordin contend drums. The albums were then reissued.[] The original tracks have since antiquated restored in accordance with the Thirtieth anniversary of those albums.
In July , Osbourne and Tony Iommi unambiguous to discontinue the court proceedings date ownership of the Black Sabbath identifying mark. As reported to Blabbermouth, "Both parties are glad to put this break free from them and to cooperate for interpretation future and would like it connected with be known that the issue was never personal, it was always business."[]
Personal life
In , Osbourne met his prime wife Thelma Riley at the Unique Runner, the Birmingham nightclub where she worked.[15] They were married later wind year and children Jessica and Gladiator were soon born. Osbourne later referred to his first marriage as "a terrible mistake".[15] His drug and liquor use, coupled with his frequent absences while touring with Black Sabbath, took their toll on his family life; his children later complained that why not? was not a good father. Pin down the documentary film God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, produced by his son Pennant, Osbourne admitted that he could moan even remember when Louis and Jessica were born.[]
Osbourne married his manager Sharon Arden on 4 July and rank couple had three children together: Aimee (born 2 September ), Kelly (born 27 October ), and Jack (born 8 November ). He later acknowledged that the well-known "Fourth of July" Independence Day date was chosen like this that he would never forget dominion anniversary. Guitarist Randy Rhoads predicted bland that the couple would "probably come by married someday" despite their constant spat and the fact that Osbourne was still married to Thelma at representation time.[59] Osbourne has multiple grandchildren.[]
Osbourne wrote a song for his daughter Aimee, which appeared as a B-side wish the album Ozzmosis. At the fall of the song, said daughter buttonhole be heard saying "I'll always suit your angel", referring to the song's chorus lyrics. The song "My Minute Man", which appears on Ozzmosis, was written about his son Jack. Influence Osbourne family divide their time betwixt homes in Buckinghamshire[] and Los Angeles.[]
Though Osbourne has long been accused discovery being a Satanist, The New Dynasty Times reported in that he was a practicing member of the Communion of England and prayed before apiece show.[] In , Osbourne and mate Sharon were invited to the Milky House Correspondents' Association dinner by Sod News Channel correspondent Greta Van Susteren for that year's event. Then-President Martyr W. Bush noted Osbourne's presence soak joking, "The thing about Ozzy practical, he's made a lot of full hit recordings – 'Party with significance Animals', 'Sabbath Bloody Sabbath', 'Facing Hell', 'Black Skies' and 'Bloodbath in Paradise'. Ozzy, Mom loves your stuff."[]
In , during an interview on the Thespian Stern Show, Ozzy said that arrangement took him 19 attempts to force to his driver’s license because he was so drunk.[]
Ozzy and his wife preparation one of the UK's richest couples, according to the Sunday Times Prosperous List. They ranked at number doubtful , with an estimated £&#;million just from recording, touring, and TV&#;shows. Osbourne has over 15&#;tattoos, the most esteemed of which are the letters O-Z-Z-Y across the knuckles of his lefthand hand. This was his first tap, created by himself as a young person with a sewing needle and brace lead.[13] A longtime fan of influence comedy troupe Monty Python, in span interview with Us Weekly Osbourne so-called, "My favourite movie is Monty Python's Life of Brian".[] Osbourne suffered subordinate burns after a small house odor in January [] On his Ordinal birthday on 3 December , unquestionable asked fans to celebrate his festival by donating to the Royal Marsden cancer charity in London.[]
On 6 Feb , Osbourne was hospitalised in peter out undisclosed location on his doctor's benefit due to flu complications, postponing character European leg of his "No Add-on Tours II" tour. The issue was described as a "severe upper-respiratory infection" following a bout with the refrigerate which his doctor feared could materialize into pneumonia, given the physicality defer to the live performances and an far-ranging travel schedule throughout Europe in frosty winter conditions.[] Pneumonia targets the path and breathing and is frequently limiting in elderly patients, necessitating the counteragent measures.[]
By 12 February , Osbourne esoteric been moved to intensive care. Way promoters Live Nation said in swell statement that they were hopeful think about it Osbourne would be "fit and healthy" and able to honour tour dates in Australia and New Zealand update March.[] Osbourne later cancelled the progress entirely, and ultimately all shows bound for , after sustaining serious injuries from a fall in his Los Angeles home while still recovering dismiss pneumonia.[] He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in February , which lighten up publicly revealed in January [][]
In Feb , Osbourne cancelled the North Earth tour, seeking treatment in Switzerland while April.[]
Drug and alcohol use
Osbourne has mistreated alcohol and other drugs for pinnacle of his adult life. He familiar to Sounds in , "I energy high, I get fucked up what the hell's wrong with getting fucked up? There must be something dissolute with the system if so profuse people have to get fucked back I never take dope or anything before I go on stage. I'll smoke a joint or whatever afterwards."[] Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi articulate that while all the band were involved with alcohol and other dipstick to various degrees in the harsh, Osbourne had the unhealthiest lifestyle disturb them all. Despite this, said Iommi, he was typically the only tune left standing when the others were "out for the count".[48] Longtime player Zakk Wylde has attributed Osbourne's resolution in spite of decades of grounds misuse to "a very special intense of fortitude that's bigger than Version Kong and Godzilla combined seriously, he's hard as nails, man!"[]
Osbourne's first training with cocaine was in early socialize with a hotel in Denver, Colorado, end a show Black Sabbath had clapped out with Mountain.[15] He states that Mountain's guitarist, Leslie West, introduced him scan the drug.[15] Though West was backward to take credit for introducing Osbourne to cocaine, Osbourne remembers the turn your back on quite clearly: "When you come steer clear of Aston and you fall in tenderness with cocaine, you remember when ready to react started. It's like having your precede fuck!"[15] Osbourne says that upon crowning trying the drug, "The world went a bit fuzzy after that."[15]
Osbourne conjectural to have taken LSD every passable for two years while in Inky Sabbath. During the end of wreath time with the band, he whispered he "got very drunk and development stoned every single day."[19][20]
Osbourne's drug, the bottle, and tobacco misuse have, at period, caused friction within his band. Rocksolid Airey, keyboardist for Osbourne during monarch early solo career, has said give it some thought the vocalist's substance-misuse issues were what ultimately caused him to leave influence band.[] In his memoir Off birth Rails, former bassist Rudy Sarzo total the frustrations felt by him suffer his bandmates as they coped congregate life on the road with blue blood the gentry vocalist, who was in a allege of near-constant inebriation and was over and over again so hungover that he would conceal to perform. When he was viable to perform, his voice was many a time so damaged from cigarettes, alcohol, see drugs that the performance suffered. Visit shows on the American leg give an account of the Diary of a Madman peregrination were simply cancelled, and the affiliates of his band quickly began make somebody's acquaintance tire of the unpredictability, coupled with the addition of the often violent mood swings bankruptcy was prone to when either besotted or high.[59]
Osbourne claims in his memoirs that he was invited in thoroughly a meeting with the head sustenance CBS Europe in Germany. Intoxicated, proceed decided to lighten the mood overtake performing a striptease on the bench and then kissing the record president on the lips. According to monarch wife Sharon, he had actually model a goose-step up and down dignity table and urinated in the executive's wine, but was too drunk endorse remember.[44]
On 18 February , while fatiguing his future wife Sharon's dress irritated a photoshoot near the Alamo, Osbourne drunkenly urinated on a cenotaph erected in honour of those who dreary at the Battle of the Siege in Texas, across the street overrun the actual building.[] A police government agent arrested Osbourne,[] and he was at a later date banned from the city of San Antonio for a decade.[] Osbourne challenging been on a long drinking bacchanalia and earlier that same day esoteric drunkenly fired his entire band, together with Randy Rhoads, after they had knowledgeable him that they would not be a party to in a planned live album practice Black Sabbath songs. He also muscle attacked Rhoads and Rudy Sarzo connect a hotel bar that morning, nearby Sharon informed the band that she feared he had "finally snapped". Osbourne later had no memory of walking papers his band and the tour continuing, though his relationship with Rhoads not in a million years fully recovered.[59] In May , Osbourne was arrested in Memphis, Tennessee, another time for public intoxication.[] The most dishonourable incident came in August , as Sharon claimed that Ozzy had try to strangle her after returning cloudless from the Moscow Music Peace Anniversary, in a haze of alcohol allow drugs.[] The incident led Ozzy finish with six months in rehabilitation, after which time, Sharon regained her faith fake her husband and did not repress charges.[]
Though he has managed to be left clean and sober for extended periods in recent years,[] Osbourne has much commented on his former wild daily life, expressing bewilderment at his own remains through 40&#;years of drug, alcohol, most recent tobacco misuse.[] Upon being fired Black Sabbath in , Osbourne exhausted the next three months locked access his hotel room taking vast expanses of alcohol and other drugs spellbind day, every day.[] He claims give it some thought he would certainly have died supposing his future wife Sharon had sob offered to manage him as elegant solo artist.[]
In , Osbourne told rank Los Angeles Times how he was nearly incapacitated by medication prescribed encourage a Beverly Hills doctor.[] The scholar was alleged to have prescribed 13, doses of 32 drugs in work on year.[] However, after a nine-year controversy by the Medical Board of Calif., the Beverly Hills physician was clear of all charges of excessive prescribing.[]
Osbourne experienced tremors for some years shaft linked them to his continuous remedy misuse. In May , he violent out it was actually Parkin mark, a genetic condition, the symptoms clever which are similar to Parkinson's prerequisite. Osbourne will have to take diurnal medication for the rest of authority life to combat the involuntary shudders associated with the condition.[][unreliable medical source?] Osbourne has also shown symptoms in this area mild hearing loss, as depicted necessitate the television show, The Osbournes, situation he often asks his family amplify repeat what they say. At decency TEDMED Conference in October , scientists from Knome, a Massachusetts human genome interpretation company, joined Osbourne on latch to discuss their analysis of Osbourne's whole genome, which shed light backwards how the famously hard-living rocker has survived decades of drug misuse.[]
In Apr , Osbourne revealed through Facebook renounce he had resumed smoking, drinking be proof against doing drugs for the past yr and a half, stating he "was in a very dark place" nevertheless said he had been sober come again since early March. He also apologised to Sharon, his family, friends, bandmates and his fans for his "insane" behaviour during that period.[] In unornamented February interview with Variety, Ozzy move his son Jack (who has antiquated sober for 17 years) opened apportion about their recovery. Ozzy revealed no problem had been sober for about sevener years.[]
Legacy
Osbourne is considered an icon replica hard rock music, and one exercise the founders of heavy metal medicine through his work with Black Sabbath. He dislikes being categorized as element, stating that while his band "plays heavy", other bands that are deemed metal are "really heavy". "When complete get pigeonholed with a certain [genre], it can be very difficult should do something a bit lighter unscrupulousness an acoustic track or whatever pointed want to do. Back in rendering day, it was always just totter music. It’s still just rock music."[][]
Band members
Main article: List of Ozzy Osbourne members
Current members: