Back on June 14, 1996, Ozzy Osbourne made a guest appearance on Late Show With David Letterman. Letterman has shared the throwback video below, featuring Ozzy’s performance of “I Just Want You”, from his 1995 album, Ozzmosis. Ozzy Osbourne, lead singer of the legendary rock group Black Sabbath who did more than maybe any other musician to help shape the dark, hard-partying image of the heavy metal genre — even once biting the head off a bat on stage — died Tuesday at the age of 76, his family announced. “It is with Ozzy Osbourne spills the beans on biting off a bat's head and more outrageous antics in a memorable chat with David Letterman. Ozzy Osbourne, ‘Prince of Darkness’ Turned Reality TV Star, Dies at 76 As the lead singer of Black Sabbath, he helped invent heavy metal. Ozzy later explained that he believed that a fan had thrown a rubber bat onto the stage – which is somewhat understandable considering that the fan later admitted that the bat was dead before it was smuggled into the concert. “It was a sheer accident,” Osbourne told David Letterman a month after the concert. The 7-minute interview displays Osbourne sharing his thoughts on several topics: his infamous bat moment, his first job, and some others. But the real turning point of this chitchat was when Letterman shifted the conversation to the death of Randy Rhoads. There was a short seven minute appearance on the talk show Late Night With David Letterman on March 25th, six days after the plane crash but other than that Ozzy Osbourne never truly revealed in too much depth how he dealt with the tragic death of legendary guitarist Randy Rhoads. Ozzy Osbourne, heavy metal pioneer, dies at age 76 Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal legend who rose to fame in the pioneering group Black Sabbath, has died, his family said in a statement to CBS News. Ozzy Osbourne, the gloomy, demon-invoking lead singer of the pioneering band Black Sabbath who became the throaty, growling voice — and drug-and-alcohol ravaged id — of heavy metal, died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. Remembering the life of Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman who died at 76 Ozzy Osbourne had a legendary career as the founder and lead singer of Black Sabbath, solo artist, and reality TV star. Hear OZZY OSBOURNE's new album 'Patient Number 9' out now! Plus the latest Ozzy news, videos, and more. Fans and members of GWAR, Armored Saint, I Prevail, Corrosion of Conformity and more do their best to tell the infamous story of Ozzy biting the head off a bat. Ozzy also talks about the accident that killed guitarist Randy Rhoads. (From "Late Night," air date: 3/25/82)#ozzyosbourne #blacksabbath #letterman Subscribe Ozzy Osbourne appeared on 'Late Night With David Letterman' on March 25, 1982, despite the recent death of Randy Rhoads. Ozzy Osbourne, the wailing Black Sabbath singer-turned-solo act who took the “Crazy Train” from a bleak childhood in working-class Birmingham, England, to heavy metal stardom, has died. He was 76. Less than a week later, on the day after Rhoads' funeral in Burbank, CA – where Ozzy had been a pallbearer – he returns to work, appearing on the NBC show Late Night with David Letterman, filmed on the other side of the country at the RCA Building in Rockefeller Plaza, New York. Ozzy Osbourne has been remembered as a “pioneer,” a “fearless talent” and a “dear friend,” in an outpouring of tributes from fellow musicians and his former Black Sabbath bandmates Ozzy Osbourne’s Wild, Normal Life The Black Sabbath front man was an agent of darkness and a beloved family man alike. By Spencer Kornhaber July 23, 2025, 11:30 AM ET The bat-biting debacle launched Osbourne into mainstream fame, even landing him on “The David Letterman Show.” However, Osbourne soon grew tired of the gag. What do you think? John Michael " Ozzy " Osbourne (3 December 1948 – 22 July 2025) was an English singer, songwriter and media personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adopted the nickname " Prince of Darkness ".
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