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It was the chomp heard 'round the world when, on Jan. 20, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne dined on a bat while on stage in Des Moines in front of 5,000 or so witnesses. "The name of the town of Des Moines Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat live onstage in front of a stunned audience is perhaps most surprising because of how unsurprising it is; however, one must argue that the murder was committed in the name of performance. It was the chomp heard 'round the world when, on Jan. 20, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne dined on a bat while on stage in Des Moines in front of 5,000 or so witnesses. "The name of the town of Des Moines Ozzy's shenanigans reached a batty crescendo on January 20, 1982, when a concertgoer hurled a bat at Ozzy. Evidently intent on putting the "crazy" in "Crazy Train," the singer responded in a way that would make normal mortals vomit. Ozzy has repeatedly explained that the bat felt alive when he bit it, saying it “twitched” in his mouth. The truth, however, is that the bat was already dead when Neal and his friends decided to sneak it past security. One of the most famous tales in Rock and Roll history is that Ozzy Osbourne bit the head of a bat during a concert. It’s true, but the musician later said that he thought it was a rubber toy, not a real animal. The bat-biting incident garnered Ozzy the most attention he'd had in a decade, if ever, resulting in an appearance on Letterman. From then onwards, the bat imagery loomed large over the raucous rocker: "It got to the point where people expected me to do crazier and crazier things," he said. In 1982, Osbourne opened up about the incident during his interview with David Letterman. Per the singer, he thought it was one of the toy bats so he immediately bit its head off. The incident Forty years ago tonight, Ozzy Osbourne inadvertently bit the head off a live bat, leading to rabies shots and countless headlines. Ozzy has repeatedly explained that the bat felt alive when he bit it, saying it “twitched” in his mouth. The truth, however, is that the bat was already dead when Neal and his friends decided to sneak it past security. One of the most infamous tales in rock history took place when Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat in concert on Jan. 20, 1982. In 1982, Osbourne opened up about the incident during his interview with David Letterman. Per the singer, he thought it was one of the toy bats so he immediately bit its head off. The incident In the year 1982, the heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne was performing at a concert as one of the fans threw a dead bat onto the stage. When he saw that, he picked up the dead bat from the floor, thinking it was a toy, and bit its head off. The bat-biting incident garnered Ozzy the most attention he'd had in a decade, if ever, resulting in an appearance on Letterman. From then onwards, the bat imagery loomed large over the raucous rocker: "It got to the point where people expected me to do crazier and crazier things," he said. Forty years ago tonight, Ozzy Osbourne inadvertently bit the head off a live bat, leading to rabies shots and countless headlines. One of the most infamous tales in rock history took place when Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat in concert on Jan. 20, 1982. One of the most famous tales in Rock and Roll history is that Ozzy Osbourne bit the head of a bat during a concert. It’s true, but the musician later said that he thought it was a rubber toy, not a real animal. Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat live onstage in front of a stunned audience is perhaps most surprising because of how unsurprising it is; however, one must argue that the murder was committed in the name of performance. In the year 1982, the heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne was performing at a concert as one of the fans threw a dead bat onto the stage. When he saw that, he picked up the dead bat from the floor, thinking it was a toy, and bit its head off. Ozzy's shenanigans reached a batty crescendo on January 20, 1982, when a concertgoer hurled a bat at Ozzy. Evidently intent on putting the "crazy" in "Crazy Train," the singer responded in a way that would make normal mortals vomit.
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