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Wall says that Osbourne had originally planned his appearance at the executive meeting by charmingly releasing three doves into the air like some kind of metal magician. Not so charmingly, after Osbourne got drunk and subsequently upset with a PR exec, he decapitated the birds in front of everybody. The plan was for Ozzy to release two white doves after giving a speech to those in attendance, but things went a little sideways. According to Ozzy biographer Mick Wall, Osbourne got drunk on brandy. Ozzy later told a slightly different story, claiming the doves had died before his planned release, so he 'bit its head off' rather than 'waste it'. 'You should have seen their faces. There's an urban legend that Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off of a bat in concert. But did you know he really did decapitate two doves in a CBS board meeting? Ozzy had also mastered the art of dentally decapitating winged animals, which he demonstrated in 1981 by chomping the head off a live dove in front of "horrified" music executives, according to the Des Moines Register. Ozzy's shenanigans reached a batty crescendo on January 20, 1982, when a concertgoer hurled a bat at Ozzy. 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 Doves of peace Ozzy had been drinking brandy all morning, and he later told rock biographer Mick Wall that a PR woman at the meeting had been seriously annoying him. 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 Ozzy Osbourne bites the head off a dove. Ozzy Osbourne Dove Incident 1981: Shocking Story Revealed The Infamous Moment: Ozzy Osbourne and the Doves The name Ozzy Osbourne is synonymous with electrifying performances, groundbreaking heavy metal, and a career punctuated by unforgettable, and frequently enough controversial, moments. Among these,one incident that continues to capture public interest and media attention is the infamous An event intended to promote goodwill between Ozzy Osbourne and his label went horribly wrong on March 27, 1981. Author Daniel Bukszpan ["Ozzy @about 75"] recounts the infamous incident involving Ozzy Osbourne biting a dove's head off in front of CBS executives. Purchas The plan had been for Ozzy to give a speech of thanks to his audience and then release three symbolic doves of peace. However, according to biographer Mick Wall, Ozzy had been hitting the brandy hard. “I just remember this PR woman going on and on at me,” he recalled to Wall. “I pulled out one of these doves and bit its fucking head off. Ozzy Osbourne bit off the heads of a bat and a dove In January 1982, while the band was performing onstage, a fan threw a bat at the singer. For the unversed, the singer liked the thought of "custard pie fights" so his fans often threw live frogs, snakes, dead rats, sheep intestines on stage. Ozzy shared in his 2020 documentary, The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, that he thought the bat was made One of the most infamous days of Ozzy Osbourne 's career came on March 27, 1981, when he bit the heads off of two white doves during a business meeting with his record label. Ozzy and his then-manager and future wife Sharon Arden dropped by Epic Records' annual sales meeting to "make nice" after some rocky months with the label. Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne's wildest moments - drugs, affairs and truth behind sick bat stunt Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76 just weeks after his historic farewell gig at Villa Park 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 bat wasn't the only animal that Ozzy was said to have chowed down on, as the singer is said to have bitten the heads off of two live doves during a meeting with music executives for CBS Records. Ozzy Osbourne Decapitated Two Doves Back in 1981, Ozzy Osbourne attended a meeting of CBS Record executives, and his plan was to end the session by releasing three white doves into the air as a symbol of peace. The plan went horribly wrong when the musician, who was under the influence e again, started getting bored. And while his encounters with bat and dove may not have seemed cricket to many, they - with helpful dollops of exaggeration - added significantly to Ozzy's outrageous image.
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