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. News of Osbourne’s death comes more than five years after he announced his Parkinson’s disease diagnosis in January 2020. Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne died July 22 at 76. The rock legend left Des Moines "with bat taste in mouth" after a show in 1982. Ozzy Osbourne Bites a Bat During a visit to Des Moines, Iowa, in 1982, Osbourne somehow found himself biting off a bat’s head. 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. On this day in 1982, more than 40 years after one of the most shocking moments in metal history, people still wonder, “Why did Ozzy Osbourne bite the head off a bat?” There’s a side to this story that many haven’t heard, shedding light on why a bat was thrown onstage during that infamous Ozzy [] PETA is mourning Ozzy Osbourne's death, more than four decades after his infamous bat-biting incident. 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? How did the Ozzy Osbourne bat-biting debacle become one of the greatest, most legendary tales in rock and metal? That's what we're here to explore! Mark Neal had good reason to ask that question 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 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. Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the Prince of Darkness, has long cultivated a reputation for doing insane, disgusting, attention-grabbing things. One of the oldest stories about Ozzy Osbourne's borderline behavior involves him biting the head off a bat. Here's the truth about Ozzy's bat-biting. It’s the most rock and roll story you could ever imagine. 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 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 Did rock frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, really bite the head off a live bat? Ozzy Osbourne Has A Reputation For Killing Animals Perhaps the most famous one was when a fan threw an actual bat to the stage, and Ozzy Osbourne thought it was a rubber one which gave him the idea of biting its head off. To the rocker’s surprise, his mouth started to fill with the bat’s blood, which was dead when it was thrown to the stage. 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 How 'Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne's drug-fuelled antics saw him bite the head off a bat and snort a line of ants - but Black Sabbath frontman was a Heavy Metal legend who became a national In their defense, the bat wasn’t the only animal Osbourne killed by biting its head off since he once killed a dove by biting its head off out of boredom during a meeting. Somehow nearly every crazy story of the Black Sabbath singer involves animals, as there was one time when Osbourne shot and killed 17 of their cats under the influence. 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.
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