I Am Ozzy
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4.6 • 114 Ratings
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Publisher Description
Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne shares his unbelievable story for the first time in this tell-all memoir of sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll.
Take what you thought was "rock and roll excess" and double it–you still wouldn't be anywhere near the dizzying life of Ozzy Osbourne. Born into a life so poor that the whole family slept in one room, music was his salvation, and his band Black Sabbath went on to change the musical landscape forever. But along with the rock and roll came the inevitable sex and drugs, and Ozzy soon fell into an epic relationship with booze and chemicals.
The stories of Ozzy's days on the road are now those of legend–biting the head off a live bat, the tragic plane crash that took the life of his best friend and writing partner Randy Rhoades–but few know of the real heartbreak he suffered during those days of hard living. In the end, it was the love of his family that saved him.
Told for the first time in the rocker’s hilarious and inimitable voice, Ozzy finally comes clean.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this obscene, entertaining memoir, U.K. heavy metal legend Osbourne provides a surprisingly honest account of his over-the-top career. A working-class kid from the Midlands industrial town of Aston, Osbourne was a class clown-turned-petty thief who spent time in prison and worked in a slaughterhouse. Osbourne escaped this dreary life as the lead singer of heavy metal group Black Sabbath. A successful solo career followed, along with even greater fame with the eponymous MTV show, The Osbournes. Wealth and celebrity encouraged Ozzy's natural tendency toward inebriated excess, exemplified in antics like biting the heads off bats and doves on-stage, and urinating on the Alamo while wearing his wife's dress. Osbourne has proved extremely resilient, having survived a number of addictions; the portrait that emerges is of a man little changed from his days as a class cut-up and small-time lawbreaker. Fortunately, the star is neither ashamed nor overly proud of his misadventures, and his irreverence and wit keep the crisply edited pages turning.
Customer Reviews
Brilliant
Every amazing story
Entertaining at its best
I had no expepctations when I started reading this book but it is now my go-to book when I need a laugh! The writing is not the best but the stories makes up for it. I highly recommend the book for its entertainment factor, whether you arr a fan or not!
Best Rockography Ever
The only books I really read these days are Rock n' Roll bios and I have to say this is the best I've ever read! I had more LOL moments than I've had in a long time from any book and Black Sabbath is one of my all-time favorite bands, so I loved hearing the stories of their humble (and booze/drug induced) beginnings and following Ozzy through the making of their albums. For a couple of weeks, it was great to live vicariously through this living legend metal God!! OZZY RULES!!