Did Ozzy Osbourne really eat a bat onstage? Rock's most outrageous rumor, explained The answer, like so many things in life, is complicated. A bizarre and hilarious 1982 interview with Ozzy Osbourne on the show Night Flight reveals some interesting things about bats, his love for Sharon and keeping up an exhausting persona. Ozzy Osbourne chats a little bit about the infamous biting off the head of a bat story to an interviewer during an tv interview episode with a Night Flight i Ozzy Osbourne's Bat-Biting Incident 🤢 Original Sound (Contains music from: Hide and Sneak · The Fly Guy Five) Original Sound (Contains music from: Hide and Sneak · The Fly Guy Five) 1.7M Dislike Ozzy Osbourne Interview 1982 - Bat Incident! 🦇41K Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments From Ozzy Osbourne’s Life Alcohol and drugs were often involved in funny, bizarre and terrible incidents in the heavy metal legend’s long career. So now is as good a time as any to ask: did Ozzy Osbourne really eat a bat onstage? The answer is: yes, kinda, a little bit, but there's some contours to the tale. The clear division between Ozzy and John Osbourne and what Ozzy calls a “split personality” is a theme throughout the interview and offers some of the most candid moments of Ozzy at this age. After speaking about the addictions which threatened to corrupt his “God-given talent” Ozzy is then asked about his inspirations, musical or What Happened During Ozzy Osbourne's Bat-Biting Incident? In 1982, Osbourne opened up about the incident during his interview with David Letterman. One of the most infamous moments in a career full of infamous moments, we're taking a look back at Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a live bat 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 sadly passed away on Tuesday, and one of the singer's most infamous moments was when he bit the head off a live bat. But what really happened? The story of Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat is legendary and infamous and often distorted. We got some of your favorite rock and metal musicians, as well as some fans, to do their best 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's career, often marked by controversy, included a 1982 Boston concert at the old Garden nearly canceled due to animal abuse rumors. Ozzy also talks about the accident that killed guitarist Randy Rhoads. (From "Late Night," air date: 3/25/82) #ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #letterman Subscribe to Letterman: Ozzy Osbourne, the Prince of Darkness, is not new to controversy, but one story that has remained the most sensationalised in rock history is the bat story. Did Ozzy Osbourne eat a bat? Ozzy has fallen under fire for numerous things, such as biting the head off a live bat on stage in 1982, snorting a line of live ants when on tour with Motley Crue, and taking every illegal drug that has ever existed. 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 Ozzy Osbourne 1982 Night Flight interview. Freaks the hell out of the interviewer with his introduction and lust for salty bats.
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