Ozzy Osbourne was a rock star for all seasons. The former Black Sabbath frontman, who has died aged 76, helped catalyse the new genre of heavy metal in the 1970s. But if the band raised a mighty After Ozzy Osbourne's death at 76, the music world looks back on a life full of heavy metal and sometimes absurd scandals - from bitten-off bat heads to bizarre backstage escapades with ants. Ozzy Osbourne jet lagged and drugged out of his brain in Helsinki,Finland during the No Rest for the Wicked world tour of 1989! Also featured in this interview are guitarist Zakk Wylde,bassist Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of Black Sabbath, died Tuesday. He was 76. "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning," the family said in a statement to BBC. "He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time." Osbourne recently performed his final In a 2020 interview with Apple Music, Osbourne said the album was the first project he's completed sober. "I thought it was the drugs and the alcohol that made it all work," he said. Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but went on to have a successful solo career, releasing 12 studio albums, the first seven of which received multi Osbourne was dad to five biological children with two women, while also the adoptive father of his first wife's son. He had 10 grandchildren at the time of his death. Ozzy Osbourne: “I’m clean and sober but I’m far from f***ing sane!” In remembrance of Ozzy Osbourne, who has died aged 76, MOJO revisits a classic interview with Black Sabbath’s Prince Of Darkness. Ozzy Osbourne was slowing down and getting sober just before the premiere of MTV's 'The Osbournes' in 2000 Ozzy Osbourne hasn't touched alcohol in more than a decade, but during his drinking years the Prince of Darkness used to consume a shocking amount just to get through the holidays. “I f***ing hate Christmas. It gets right up my a**hole,” he told The Sun in a new interview. “When I used to do booze and get f***ed up, I bought a barrel with 28 gallons of booze for me. I drunk it before it Reflecting on his life in a new interview, Ozzy Osbourne says he is shocked to outlive his drinking partners. He also says he'd like to play at least one more show. Ozzy Osbourne, dead at 76: ‘I haven’t sung only about Satan or suicide,’ he told us The heavy-metal godfather, who passed away Tuesday, was a one-of-a-kind rock star who defied death more Ozzy Osbourne Drugged up interview Ozzy Osbourne 1.13K subscribers Subscribed Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne, who has been open about his struggles with addiction and sobriety, recalled one year where he drank 28 gallons of alcohol “before it was Christmas f--king Rocker Ozzy Osbourne revealed that he once drank "28 gallons of booze" over the holidays and said that Christmas "gets right up my f---ing arshole." Ozzy Osbourne's Memphis concerts were reviewed only occasionally, but his extracurricular activities on one occasion received extensive coverage. Ozzy Osbourne talked by phone from London with an Erie Times-News reporter ahead of his 1986 concert in Erie, Pa. "I've cleaned up a bit," he said. Ozzy Osbourne recently spoke to Goldmine about being a recovering alcoholic and his continuing battle against temptation and relapse. He said: "I am coming up on three [and a half] years sober How Guitar Solos Dominated the '80sA blackout drunk Ozzy Osbourne discovers a rare talent. NME is reporting that in a new interview, Ozzy Osbourne recalled how he used alcohol in the past as a coping mechanism, including a time that he used it as a way to get through Christmas. As quoted by The Sun, Osbourne is far from a fan of the festive season and once drank the equivalent of 224 pints in order to get himself through it.
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