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Ozzy Osbourne will forever be remembered at the Prince of Darkness of this generation — but even in death, his infamous 1982 bat-biting incident will go down in history. 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 Osbourne concert. 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. 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 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. Ozzy Osbourne, the 'Prince Of Darkness', was a renowned hell-raiser and prankster, one that comes with the territory of helping to invent heavy metal music with Black Sabbath. On one particular night in 1982, Ozzy was performing on stage in a concert that would come back to haunt him for the remainder of his career. 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. Did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a live bat? The short answer is NO but it is somewhat true. What happened was Ozzy was touring his second solo ‘Diary of a Madman’. 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 Did rock frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has died at the age of 76, really bite the head off a live bat? Did Ozzy Osbourne really eat a bat onstage? Rock's most outrageous rumor, explained The answer, like so many things in life, is complicated. That time Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat© Ueslei Marcelino/Reuters Ozzy Osbourne poses for photographs with Kermit the Frog after the Golden Jubilee Pop Concert at Buckingham Palace in 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. Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a live bat in 1982. He explained why the infamous incident was really an accident. 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? As the music world mourns the loss of a musical icon, it's time to revisit one of rock's biggest stories: did Ozzy Osbourne really bite the head off a bat? Ozzy Osbourne's wildest moments! From 'snorting' ants to biting the head off a bat and talking to a horse while on acid, the Black Sabbath star's most famous hedonistic antics The world was sad to learn that Ozzy Osbourne passed away in July 2025. Did the famous Black Sabbath vocalist bite the head off a dove? 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. Forty years ago tonight, Ozzy Osbourne inadvertently bit the head off a live bat, leading to rabies shots and countless headlines.
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