Ozzy Osbourne and Motley Crue launched one of the most debauched tours of all time in January 1984. The time Ozzy Osbourne snorted ants Ozzy Osbourne is known to have infamously snorted ants while touring with Motley Crue in 1984. Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has revealed what happened after his band’s notorious gross-out battle with Ozzy Osbourne. It's a well-worn story that bears repeating: In 1984 the rockers were out Nikki Sixx revealed why Mötley Crüe didn't perform at Ozzy Osbourne's Black Sabbath farewell show after Sharon Osbourne said a band was disinvited. Osbourne toured with Motley Crue in the 1980s, and it was during this time that he is rumoured to have shocked his fellow rockers after “spotting” a line of ants. The Bark at the Moon Tour was a tour by Ozzy Osbourne from 1983 to 1985, supporting his album Bark at the Moon. The time Ozzy Osbourne snorted ants Ozzy Osbourne is known to have infamously snorted ants while touring with Motley Crue in 1984. MÖTLEY CRÜE drummer Tommy Lee is one of five hard-rock luminaries who spoke to The New York Times about Ozzy Osbourne's career and impact ahead of the BLACK SABBATH's final show, which is Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has revealed what happened after his band’s notorious gross-out battle with Ozzy Osbourne. It's a well-worn story that bears repeating: In 1984 the rockers were out Though fans doubted whether the incident actually occurred, Motley Crue's drummer Tommy Lee insisted it happened and Ozzy himself has also set the record straight. The Dirt: Did Ozzy Osbourne Really Snort Ants and Drink His Own Urine? The Mötley Crüe biopic, now on Netflix, features the Prince of Darkness doing both things—but is that insane story true? Ozzy gave Motley Crue a leg-up in their early days – but they weren’t at the Back To The Beginning show The anecdote is prefaced by Sixx writing about how large Osbourne loomed in the band’s origin story, serving as an example for all the batshit-crazy (and hyper-misogynist) antics the band Partying on tour in the early Eighties, Ozzy proved no one could match him in terms of debauchery when he snorted a line of ants while hanging out around a pool with Motley Crue. After Sharon Osbourne revealed she had disinvited a band from Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath farewell concert, fans took to social media to speculate which one it was. “My guess is Motley Crue Ants Osbourne toured with Motley Crue in the 1980s, and it was during this time that he is rumoured to have shocked his fellow rockers after “spotting” a line of ants. Though fans doubted whether the incident actually occurred, Motley Crue's drummer Tommy Lee insisted it happened and Ozzy himself has also set the record straight. Sharon Osbourne called Nikki Sixx an 'a------' and decried the way Ozzy Osbourne's antics were used to promoted Motley Crue's 'The Dirt' in October 2023. Performer Ozzy Osbourne's final words sung on a stage were: "I tell you to enjoy life, I wish I could, but it's too late" — a fitting epitaph for a career filled with wild antics, often spurred MÖTLEY CRÜE bassist Nikki Sixx has paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the BLACK SABBATH singer died earlier today at the age of 76. Sixx took to his social media to write: "So many amazing
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