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Ozzy Osbourne is an English heavy metal singer, songwriter, actor and reality television star who rose to fame in the 1970s as the frontman of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath and became famous as the Prince of Darkness and the Godfather of Heavy Metal. Black Sabbath’s 1970 album Paranoid included several of the band’s signature songs, including “Iron Man”, “War Pigs” and “Paranoid”. They were ranked by MTV as the “Greatest Metal Band” of all time, and placed second in VH1’s “100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock” list. Rolling Stone magazine ranked them number 85 in their “100 Greatest Artists of All Time”. They have sold over 70 million records worldwide. Black Sabbath were inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006. They have also won two Grammy Awards for Best Metal Performance, and in 2019 the band were presented a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award. Osbourne released his debut solo album, Blizzard of Ozz in 1980. In the early 2000s, he became a reality TV star with the MTV reality show The Osbournes. Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, United Kingdom, to parents Lillian and John Thomas “Jack” Osbourne, he has three older sisters named Iris, Jean, and Gillian, and two younger brothers named Paul and Tony. He married Sharon Osbourne on July 4, 1982. He was previously married to Thelma Mayfair from July 1971 to June 1982. He is the father of Kelly Osbourne, Jack Osbourne, Aimee Osbourne, Jessica Osbourne and Louis Osbourne.
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Career
Osbourne was recruited by Geezer Butler to be the vocalist for the band Rare Breed in late 1967. Although Rare Breed broke up after playing only two shows, Osbourne and Butler reunited to form the bank Polka Tulk Blues, along with guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward. They changed their band name to Black Sabbath in August 1969, inspired by the film of the same title. They began playing a heavy blues style of music, including gloomier and darker lyrics. Black Sabbath signed to Philips Records in November 1969, and released their first single “Evil Woman” in January 1970, with their debut self-titled album releasing the following month.
Personal Life
Osbourne met his first wife Thelma Riley at a nightclub in Birmingham in 1971, and they married that same year. Together they have two children, and Osbourne also adopted Thelma’s son from a previous relationship, although they eventually divorced. Osbourne married his manager Sharon Arden in July 1982, and they have three children together. The Osbourne family divide their time between their homes in Buckinghamshire, England, and Los Angeles, California. Osbourne and his wife Sharon are one of the UK’s richest couples according to the Sunday Times Rich List. Osbourne has earned his net worth from recording, touring, and his various television shows.
Inspirational Quotes by Ozzy Osbourne
I can't do anything in moderation.
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Somebody said to me this morning, 'To what do you attribute your longevity?' I don't know. I mean, I couldn't have planned my life out better. By all accounts I should be dead! The abuse I put my body through: the drugs, the alcohol, the lifestyle I've lived the last 30 years!
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Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.
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What is the world coming to?
Ozzy Osbourne
Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.
Ozzy Osbourne