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Ozzy Osbourne

Biography

Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, in 1948. He was one of rock music’s most enduring figures as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, and he achieved even greater heights as a solo artist. He passed away on July 22, 2025 at the age of 76 after suffering a heart attack.

Ozzy Osbourne

Books by Ozzy Osbourne

by Ozzy Osbourne - Memoir, Nonfiction

At the age of 69, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour, playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world. Then: disaster. In a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalized with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour --- and all public life --- as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down. LAST RITES is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Ozzy's descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career, including his marriage to wife Sharon, as well as his reflections on what it took for him to get back onstage for the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time.