Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne | |
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| Born | John Michael Osbourne 3 December 1948 |
| Nationality | British |
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| Years active | 1967–present |
| Spouse(s) | Thelma Riley (m. 1971; div. 1982) |
| Children | 6, including Aimee, Kelly and Jack |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Heavy metal[1] |
| Instruments | Vocals, Harmonica |
| Website | ozzy |
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John Michael '"Ozzy"' Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is a British heavy metal singer.
Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, England. He has dyslexia.[2] He was convicted of burglary when he was a teenager,[2] for which he was fined. He was sent to prison for not paying the fine.
Osbourne was the lead singer for Black Sabbath between 1968 and 1978. He joined again in 1997 for occasional tours. He bit the head off of a bat on stage once. Osbourne wrote a song called 'Suicide Solution' that was heavily ridiculed claiming it was about suicide, which coincided with the words shoot shoot whispered in the song. It was really a tribute to his friend Bon Scott, lead singer of AC/DC, who died of alcohol poisoning.
He and his wife Sharon have three children together: Aimee Osbourne, Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne. He also has three children from his first marriage to Thelma Riley:[3] Elliot, Jessica, and Louis.
Osbourne released his first solo album, Blizzard of Ozz in 1980.
He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in February 2019, which he publicly revealed in January 2020.[4]
Other websites[change | change source]
- The Official Ozzy Osbourne Website
- Ozzy Osbourne - Discography
- Metal Storm - Ozzy Osbourne - Discography
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Black Sabbath". AllMusic.com. Archived from the original on 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Beverly Hills' batty Brit
- ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne and Thelma Riley". Retrieved 11-05-2010. Check date values in:
|accessdate=(help)CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link) - ↑ "Ozzy Osbourne reveals Parkinson's diagnosis". BBC News. 2020-01-21. Retrieved 2020-01-21.
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