Did Rudy Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge really play on Diary Of A Madman?
No, they didn't, but they are credited on the album. It was actually Kerslake
& Daisley. Ozzy made the band switch right after the Diary was recorded and
since Aldridge & Sarzo were around to do promotion for the album, they put
their pictures in there. Kerslake and Daisley filed a lawsuit against
Ozzy in 1998 for record royalties and additional credits. The lawsuit
was dismissed by the federal court in Los Angeles on August 16, 2002.
Where does Ozzy get those blue shades, and where can I get a pair?
Those shades are made by Lunor 1. There are retailers through
out California. He wears model 12 in Gold color.
Did Ozzy really try to murder his wife sharon?
Well, he did threaten her life once after alot of heavy drinking and she was very scared
so she pressed the panic button, and the cops took him away.
Ozzy had to spend 3 months in jail.
Was Ozzy ever in a band called the Magic Lanterns?
No! this is not Ozzy! The man in this group does look a little like Ozzy,
but it is not him. Ozzy has said so himself.
...but i have a magic lanterns album that says it is the real Ozzy osbourne!
Then you fell for the false advertising the company promting that album is using!
I heard that Ozzy made an album called the Ten Commandments,
why can't i find it any where?
That's true...the album was made. It was a greatest hits package and there were a
limited amount pressed. It is no longer available.
Did Ozzy really take a leak on the Alamo?
Yes. Ozzy was drunk, dressed up as a woman, in his wife's dress, and used the Alamo as a urinal.
Why did Ozzy shave his head in the early eighties?
Ozzy was using alot of gels and oils in his hair and with those bright
stage lights beating down on that all night long was making his
hair very brittle and damaged. So one night he just went nuts and shaved it all off!
heard that Ozzy used to pass around a cup at his concerts that everyone would spit into,
and he wouldn't sing until he drank it. Is this true?
No.
Has Ozzy hurt any kind of other animals?
To my knowledge, no. Unless you want to count the days when he worked
in a slaughter house!
Did Ozzy ever hurt any cats?
Yes. Ozzy had about 17 cats in his home at one time, and he decided to shoot them all.
Ozzy's wife came home to find him under the piano in a white suit with a bloody
knife in one hand and a shotgun in the other.
Did Ozzy bite the head off a chicken?
No, never bit one, but he did shoot about 20 of them one time in his backyard!
Did Ozzy bite the head off a dog, or
slaughter a dog somehow on stage?
No, the only reason this rumor was ever started
was because of this picture taken at the
Aladin Hotel in Las Vegas 1981. He simply hung
the dog from his teeth by the neck just like
the pups mother did when he was young, it
doesn't hurt them!
Did Ozzy really bite the head off a bat?
Yes,he did. One night at a concert, someone threw a bat up on stage,
it got stunned by the bright lights and laid there lifeless. Ozzy picked it up and
bit the head off thinking it was plastic, but learned the reality the hard way!
Did Ozzy bite the head off a dove too?
Yes, he did that too. CBS was having a little party so Ozzy thought he would
come in and throw 3 white doves into the air, but instead 2 went flying and the last one
got it's head bitten off.
What do those strange letters that are on the Speak of the Devil album stand for?
Those letters are in a crypt, this is what it says: (front cover) Howdy. Dial a demon
productions in conjunction with graveyard graphics, proudly presents the madman of rock
dumping in el satanos toiletto. (Inside cover) A tribute to Randy Rhoads, axeman. That
kid was my lifeline, y'know? He was such a dynamic player and I'd rather not talk about
it anymore because it cuts me up every day of my life. Randy Rhoads rest in
peace and love.
How tall is Ozzy and how much does he weigh?
Ozzy is 5' 10" and weighs 160 lbs.
How many kids does Ozzy have?
Ozzy has 6 kids. 3 from his first marriage: Jessica,Louis, and(1 adopted), and 3 from his present marriage: Amiee, Kelly and Jack.
What did Ozzy do for a living before he became a singer?
Ozzy had a number of odd jobs...working in a morgue, working at a slaughter house,
testing car horns, and robbing small businesses.
Where did Ozzy get his name?
Ozzy's real name is John Michael Osbourne. Kids in school knick-named him Ozzy,
short for Osbourne.
Does Ozzy have any brothers or sisters?
Yes, Ozzy has 2 brothers, Paul and Tony, and 3 sisters Jean, Iris, and Gillian.
Where and when was Ozzy born?
Ozzy was born December 3rd, 1948 in a little suburb called Aston in Birminghamn, England
Is Benny Hill, or Captain Kangaroo Ozzy's father?
No, neither is. John Thomas Osbourne was Ozzys father, he was a professional tool maker.
Does Ozzy have Parkinson's disease?
No. But, he was improperly diagnosed with Parkinson's disease back in 1992 which
caused his retirement for a few years.
Why does Ozzy shake so much?
When Ozzy was around 44 years old, he suffered
a neurologically damaging grand mal seizure. The after effects are what you see
now. To put it simply, he has "the shakes". Doctors have told
him that there are no ill side effects to having "the shakes".
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