Ozzy Osbourne, the lead vocalist of heavy metal band Black Sabbath, passed away on July 22, 2025. His family announced the news on Instagram. Osbourne battled with Parkinson's disease and emphysema for the last few years. The singer was 76 years old at the time of his passing. Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne revealed that he stopped taking acid after he "ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour" Stephanie Wenger is a TV Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She joined the Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he gave up taking acid in the '70s after a trip left him chatting to a horse. Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he quit taking acid in the '70s after he had an hour-long conversation with a horse. As ya do. The Prince of Darkness spoke in an interview recently about the making of Black Sabbath's fourth album, 'Vol. 4,' which was recorded while the band were deep in their drug-days. Speaking about those times to Classic Rock, Ozzy said: "We lived together in a house in Los Welcome home 😎♠️🎶 Now you're back in the UK Ozzy, you should visit the Museum of Witchcraft and Magic in Boscastle, Cornwall. Below is a collection of the man himself, Mr Crowley. Mr. Crowley, won't you ride my white horse? Crowley and Ozzy two heroin addicts and white horse is slang for heroin addicts too. Ozzy Osbourne explained how a horse made him give up LSD before his death aged 76 Ozzy Osbourne had a notorious relationship with drug abuse Ozzy Osbourne once revealed that he stopped taking acid after a trip that left him conversing with a horse for a hour. The story is told in the new issue of Classic Rock, which revisits Black Sabbath’s chaotic heyday and the making of the 1972 classic Vol. 4. Birmingham rocker Ozzy Osbourne swore he’d never take acid again after talking to a horse in a field for an HOUR. The realisation that he had to quit the drug arrived when the horse "turned Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne revealed he once promised himself to never take acid again after finding himself in an hour-long conversation with a horse in the middle of a field. Ozzy Osbourne once revealed that he stopped taking acid after a trip that left him conversing with a horse for a hour. The story is told in the new issue of Classic Rock, which revisits Black Sabbath 's chaotic heyday and the making of the 1972 classic Vol. 4. Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Ozbourne has revealed he gave up acid after a horse told him to ‘f**k off’, admitting: “That was it for me.” Osbourne, 73, has previously spoken out about his past experimentation with drugs while at the forefront of the 70s heavy metal scene – a habit that eventually proved so problematic that it got him kicked out of the band. Speaking to Classic Rock Ozzy Osbourne has revealed he vowed to never take LSD again after a horse spoke to him during a particularly vivid trip. The 73-year-old rocker has opened up about swearing off acid after a horse Ozzy Osbourne's wildest moments! From 'snorting' ants to biting the head off a bat and talking to a horse while on acid, the Black Sabbath star's most famous hedonistic antics Ozzy Osbourne has lived the colorful life of a rock star, often dabbling in a variety of substances throughout 70-plus years. In a recent interview, Osbourne revealed to the Daily Star that he had Ozzy recalled standing and talking to a horse, after which the horse apparently told him to ‘f- off’. “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. Ozzy recalled standing and talking to a horse, after which the horse apparently told him to ‘f- off’. “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. The music legend, Ozzy Osbourne, posted a picture of him riding a white horse on Twitter and revealed a back story in an interview. Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he stopped taking acid thanks to the wise words of a horse. In an interview with Classic Rock, the now-73-year-old Black Sabbath legend looked back on his wild youth in the 1970s and recalled the reason he stopped taking certain psychedelic drugs. Ozzy Osbourne Reveals Bizarre Reason Why He Stopped Using Acid in the '70s It was time to get off the horse.
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