Ozzy shared in his 2020 documentary, The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, that he thought the bat was made of rubber. After biting the head, he realised that the bird was real. He had to get rabies shots after the incident. "I thought it was a rubber bat. I picked it up, put it in my mouth, crunched down, bit into it, being the clown that I am. In an interview with David Letterman in 1982, Ozzy revealed that he had to get rabies shots after biting the bat. “I can assure you the rabies shots I went through afterwards aren’t fun,” he said (via Loudwire). The Prince Of Darkness later claimed that he had to receive rabies shots for three weeks after the incident, as well. After the concert, Osbourne was rushed to Broadlawns Medical Center for rabies shots. Pam Culver was the nurse supervisor on duty that night when Osbourne's tour bus rolled in. Did Ozzy Osbourne, who died today at the age of XX, really bite the head off a live bat? Ozzy Osbourne’s life was filled with shocking moments, and there’s several that were worse than the infamous bat-biting incident. The legendary frontman of heavy metal group Black Sabbath died 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 biting off a bat’s head – ‘It was a mistake!’ claims star after rabies shots OZZY OSBOURNE bit the head off a bat and has since shared how the bizarre incident came to be 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. While there are many historical moments in rock history, none are quite as notorious as Ozzy Osbourne biting the head off a bat. Over time, Osbourne leaned into the story, clowning around with fake bats onstage, and eventually releasing a plush bat toy. Many a fan has worn an Ozzy-with-a-bat T-shirt or patch on the back of On January 20, 1982, Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off of a bat and has to go to the hospital. He has to get 24 rabies shots in a month. 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. CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne, undergoing rabies treatment because he bit off the head of a bat, apparently suffered a reaction to the rabies serum and collapsed during a Dead or alive, the bat eventually ended up in Ozzy Osbourne’s dental guillotine. Osbourne persevered with the set and ended with rapturous applause but, as one might imagine, that wasn’t the end of the story. Osbourne was later rushed to the hospital and given a host of rabies injections. Forty years ago tonight, Ozzy Osbourne inadvertently bit the head off a live bat, leading to rabies shots and countless headlines. Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a live bat in 1982. He explained why the infamous incident was really an accident. Did Ozzy Osbourne get rabies shots after 1982 Des Moines concert? Bat biting incident explored as English rock icon passes away at 76 One of the most infamous tales in rock history took place when Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat in concert on Jan. 20, 1982. 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’s infamous bat-biting incident still makes people ask, “Why on earth did he do that?” You might imagine some wild, planned stunt, but the real story involves a teenage fan, an unlucky bat and a very surprised rock star.
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