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OZZY is 60!!
It's hard to believe, but rock and roll's prince of darkness Ozzy Osbourne turned 60 on Wednesday (December 3rd). The father of heavy metal and former Black Sabbath frontman never anticipated such longevity, figuring he'd succumb to his rock and roll excesses long before he was eligible for social security: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "Let me tell you, when I was 20 I was going, I'd go, 'I'm gonna die by 40.' And that was all right until I was 39 and a half."
Although he's threatened to retire before and is now entering his seventh decade, Osbourne told us not long ago that he has no intention of calling it quits these days: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I don't wanna stop, you know. It's been the biggest love affair of my life. When you reach a certain age in rock 'n' roll, people think, 'Well, this has got to be his last tour,' or 'This has got to be his last tour,' or 'You've got to come next Tuesday 'cause he ain't gonna do it after that.' You'll know when I've come off the road permanently. I mean, you'll know!"
John Michael Osbourne was born in the Aston district of the gritty industrial town of Birmingham, England, one of Jack and Lillian Osbourne's six kids.
John dropped out of school at the age of 15, working as a laborer, plumber, toolmaker and slaughterhouse worker. He also spent a few weeks in prison after being arrested for burglary.
He later formed a band with classmate and guitarist Tony Iommi. The pair decided to play a darker, blues-influenced style of music instead of the psychedelic rock that was all the rage at the time. That group, originally called Earth, became Black Sabbath. Completed by drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler, Sabbath became hugely successful with albums like Paranoid, Master of Reality and Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath.
The group arguably created the template for heavy metal and inspired generations of bands over the past 38 years. Sabbath was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Ozzy left Sabbath in 1979 and embarked on an even more succcessful solo career with albums like Blizzard of Ozz, Diary of a Madman and last year's Black Rain. He reunited with Sabbath in 1997 and the band has toured sporadically since then.
Known for his drug and alcohol abuse for many years, Ozzy was also notorious for such shocking acts as biting the head off a dove, biting the head off a bat, attempting to strangle his wife and manager Sharon and urinating on the Alamo.
He, Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly starred for several seasons in the MTV show The Osbournes, a landmark in the "reality series" genre. Fans, however, did not care for the show's portrayal of Ozzy as a bumbling, out-of-it buffoon.
Although he's threatened to retire before and is now entering his seventh decade, Osbourne told us not long ago that he has no intention of calling it quits these days: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "I don't wanna stop, you know. It's been the biggest love affair of my life. When you reach a certain age in rock 'n' roll, people think, 'Well, this has got to be his last tour,' or 'This has got to be his last tour,' or 'You've got to come next Tuesday 'cause he ain't gonna do it after that.' You'll know when I've come off the road permanently. I mean, you'll know!"
John Michael Osbourne was born in the Aston district of the gritty industrial town of Birmingham, England, one of Jack and Lillian Osbourne's six kids.
John dropped out of school at the age of 15, working as a laborer, plumber, toolmaker and slaughterhouse worker. He also spent a few weeks in prison after being arrested for burglary.
He later formed a band with classmate and guitarist Tony Iommi. The pair decided to play a darker, blues-influenced style of music instead of the psychedelic rock that was all the rage at the time. That group, originally called Earth, became Black Sabbath. Completed by drummer Bill Ward and bassist Geezer Butler, Sabbath became hugely successful with albums like Paranoid, Master of Reality and Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath.
The group arguably created the template for heavy metal and inspired generations of bands over the past 38 years. Sabbath was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006.
Ozzy left Sabbath in 1979 and embarked on an even more succcessful solo career with albums like Blizzard of Ozz, Diary of a Madman and last year's Black Rain. He reunited with Sabbath in 1997 and the band has toured sporadically since then.
Known for his drug and alcohol abuse for many years, Ozzy was also notorious for such shocking acts as biting the head off a dove, biting the head off a bat, attempting to strangle his wife and manager Sharon and urinating on the Alamo.
He, Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly starred for several seasons in the MTV show The Osbournes, a landmark in the "reality series" genre. Fans, however, did not care for the show's portrayal of Ozzy as a bumbling, out-of-it buffoon.
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Permalink Reply by JamiesCryin~The Callisto on -
Happy Birthday Ozzy !!!!! 60 SMOOTCHES for U !!!! LOVE U FOREVER
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Permalink Reply by Jason - MFA Dickhead on -
happza birdas awzish
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Permalink Reply by metal tango® on -
Yeah! whatever he said. :)
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Permalink Reply by Dave Reck(Roxx Inmyhead) on -
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU , HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU
HAPPY BIRTHDAY...CRAZEEE FFFUUUCCKKKEERRRR
HAPPY BIRTHDAYYYYYY TOOOOO YOOOOUIUUUUUUUUUU
HIP HIP HOORAY
60 fuck ...man shouldnt made it to f'n 40
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Permalink Reply by metal tango® on
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yeah,, anyone who has done what he has. and snort a line of ants, fucking insane.
Ozzy is the best reason I have not to do drugs...
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Permalink Reply by CAPTAIN CRASH - The *Other* Starchild - on -
HAPPY BIRFDAY OZZY =]
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Permalink Reply by Röck¥ L@RöcK on -
Ozzy too is my best reason to live drug-free. And I'd also add that Ozzy's determination to overcome his problems is what I most admire in him, which has also been my one reason to stay in the Metal: I sadly know a lot of people my age who call themselves "grown ups" and have forgotten how to live (being the saddest part the fact that many of them where in the Metal and now see it as "a face they had to outgrow", poor, wretched bastards!!!)... I am 36, and I aspire to be as cool and energetic as the Ozzman when I come to be his age...
MAY YOU KEEP US BANGING OUR HEADS FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND HAILS TO THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS!!!
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Permalink Reply by Röck¥ L@RöcK on
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Ozzy too is my best reason to live drug-free. And I'd also add that Ozzy's determination to overcome his problems is what I most admire in him, which has also been my one reason to stay in the Metal: I sadly know a lot of people my age who call themselves "grown ups" and have forgotten how to live (being the saddest part the fact that many of them where in the Metal and now see it as "a face they had to outgrow", poor, wretched bastards!!!)... I am 36, and I aspire to be as cool and energetic as the Ozzman when I come to be his age...
MAY YOU KEEP US BANGING OUR HEADS FOR ALL ETERNITY!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, AND HAILS TO THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS!!!
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Permalink Reply by $$$$$ Girl Money $$$$ on -
Yeah Can you believe that????
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Permalink Reply by AnythinGoes on -
Yeah Happy Birthday Ozzy. Hope you live twice this age!
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Permalink Reply by Leyser on -
LOL...
happy birthday Ozz..
I have an Ozzy bubblehead doll...its still scary and dark. My GF hates it. LOL
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Permalink Reply by Fred Hoffman on -
All hail the prince of the nursing home...
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