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. 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. Here's everything you need to know about the infmaous night that Ozzy Osbourne bit a bat's head off with his teeth mid-concert. 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. In a 2022 PEOPLE interview, Ozzy Osbourne reflected on biting a head off a bat during his 1982 concert and how the moment would live on after his death. Osbourne's family announced his death at In January 1982, Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneer of heavy metal music, shocked, disgusted and terrified the world when he bit a bat’s head off during a concert. Now, as the world mourns his demise, we take a look back at this bizarre incident and how it unfolded In January 1982, Ozzy Osbourne, the pioneer of heavy metal music, shocked, disgusted and terrified the world when he bit a bat’s head off during a concert. Now, as the world mourns his demise, we take a look back at this bizarre incident and how it unfolded Here's everything you need to know about the infmaous night that Ozzy Osbourne bit a bat's head off with his teeth mid-concert. The legendary late rocker Ozzy Osbourne was known for bizarre antics and wild acts, but his most infamous was biting off a dead bat's head in 1982. Ozzy Osbourne: Inside the true story of the infamous bat biting incident One of the Black Sabbath singer's most notable moments was when he seemingly bit the head off of a live bat Matthew Moore Ozzy Osbourne revealed he mistook a real bat for a toy before biting its head off in 1982, a moment he later regretted as it overshadowed his music legacy. In a 2022 PEOPLE interview, Ozzy Osbourne reflected on biting a head off a bat during his 1982 concert and how the moment would live on after his death. Osbourne's family announced his death at The legendary late rocker Ozzy Osbourne was known for bizarre antics and wild acts, but his most infamous was biting off a dead bat's head in 1982. Did rock frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, really bite the head off a live bat? Ozzy Osbourne will forever be remembered as the Prince of Darkness — but even in death, his infamous 1982 bat-biting incident will be cemented in rock history. The Black Sabbath frontman died on Did rock frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, really bite the head off a live bat? Ozzy Osbourne revealed he mistook a real bat for a toy before biting its head off in 1982, a moment he later regretted as it overshadowed his music legacy. Ozzy Osbourne will forever be remembered as the Prince of Darkness — but even in death, his infamous 1982 bat-biting incident will be cemented in rock history. The Black Sabbath frontman died on Ozzy Osbourne: Inside the true story of the infamous bat biting incident One of the Black Sabbath singer's most notable moments was when he seemingly bit the head off of a live bat Matthew Moore 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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