"Here's the thing, man, wonders the late Ozzy Osbourne in his new memoir. Why would anyone want life advice from me? Yes, he gave us Iron Man, War Pigs, Planet Caravan and so many other metal classics. But, by his own admission, Osbourne was also a criminal, a cheat and an addict, who routinely risked his and others' lives and bit the head off a bat."
"Yes, he gave us Iron Man, War Pigs, Planet Caravan and so many other metal classics. But, by his own admission, Osbourne was also a criminal, a cheat and an addict, who routinely risked his and others' lives and bit the head off a bat. (In his defence, he says, he thought it was a toy.) For all his mistakes and misdemeanours, however, Osbourne comes off well in Last Rites (written with Chris Ayres): self-aware, level-headed and savagely funny, and not just by rock star standards."
"Osbourne died in July aged 76, less than three weeks after performing with the original Black Sabbath. Like a dispatch from beyond the grave, Last Rites documents his struggles behind the scenes with Parkinson's disease, high-stakes spinal surgery in 2019 and successive complications. But it wasn't all bad, Osbourne adds, typically self-effacing: he also voiced King Thrash in Trolls World Tour, and made a song with Post Malone."
Ozzy Osbourne admitted to criminality, cheating, and addiction, and recounted dangerous antics such as biting the head off a bat. He presented himself as self-aware, level-headed and sharply funny despite a history of excess. He experienced Parkinson's disease and serious spinal surgery with ongoing complications while still performing into his seventies. He achieved late-career highlights including voice work in Trolls World Tour and a collaboration with Post Malone. He credited his father for enabling his musical start by buying a PA system and expressed regret for never thanking him.
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