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Title	:	I Am Ozzy
Author	:	Ozzy Osbourne
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	First U.S. Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 391 pages
Published	:	January 1st 2010 by Grand Central Publishing (first published 2009)
Categories	:	Music. Biography. Nonfiction. Autobiography

I Am Ozzy

Ozzy Osbourne

Hardcover | Pages: 391 pages

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Opening Line: "My father always said I would do something big one day." I grew up in the 80’s so the Ozzy that I knew wasn’t the comical, stuttering MTV family man of today but the Prince of darkness. Black Sabbath’s scary, out of control singer who bit the head off of bats and doves and worshiped the devil. (Or so the rumours said) My brother used to play his records (yes I’m that old) during his rocker/bad boy phase (he’s now with the RCMP) and I remember being forced to listen to Ozzy Osbourne Crazy Train and Bark At The Moon 24 hours a day. Ozzy’s exploits with drugs, women and Satan were legendary. In those days he was the ultimate in heavy metal music, if you wanted to be cool there just wasn’t anybody badder or scarier. So you can imagine how strange it was for me to see him years later bumbling around with his family on MTV. Who the hell was this guy? Although he did provide an excellent example of the 80’s campaign “this is what happens to your brain on drugs” (anyone remember that ad with the fried egg?) It was hard for me to comprehend that this was the same man, Ozzy was the devil not a man who lived in the English countryside with a wife and kids. I was intrigued enough that I had to read his biography, to figure out which Ozzy was the real Ozzy. The truth is though, they both are. Honestly this is one of the better rock biographies out there and I give credit to co-author Chris Ayers who’s managed to piece together all of Ozzy’s insane stories yet still allowed his true voice to ring through. I did wonder how on earth Ozzy could possibly write a book much less remember anything after 40 years of drug and alcohol abuse but it turns out the godfather of heavy metal remembers quite a lot. We start at the beginning in England with “John” growing up in a poor factory town without enough to eat or an indoor toilet. Crazy from the get-go John always wanted more and his rise to fame is an amazing journey. Ozzy admits early on to struggling with dyslexia and I can only assume that he dictated this, leaving Chris Ayers with his work cut out for him. He’s done a fantastic job though because this flows really well and every page is funny, fascinating, shocking, at times unbelievable and brutally honest. All the dirt is here too so if you’re a fan of the music then theres a plethora of information about album covers, lyrics, band politics and the truth behind the music. We also get to see a lot of other rock royalty joining in the debauchery. In the end I wondered (as Ozzy does) how he’s managed to stay alive through it all. All aboard …. Some of the many highlights for me were; 32 pages of color photographs His jobs in a meat processing factory and testing car horns (pardon?) His rise to fame and first experiences in America, the land of plenty (of cocaine) His sexual exploits with groupies including an aids scare Details of his first marriage and trying to keep it together for the kids while seeing Sharon Almost killing a vicar with hash cake The real story behind the bat The death of his guitarist in an airplane that crashed into his tour bus Waking up in the middle of a freeway Thinking Betty Ford could teach him to drink like a gentleman or James Bond His remorse over the moments he missed in his children’s lives because he was always pissed Buying a horse because he couldn’t pass his drivers test and riding it to the pub The realization that guns and booze don’t mix His numerous arrests including the infamous pissing on the Alamo The chaos that ensued after the success of the Osborne’s Meeting the president and the Queen The horror when he wakes up in jail not knowing why he is there and is told he tried to kill Sharon. How Sharon stuck by him through years of outrageous intoxicated behaviour. Why he stutters and shakes Where he is now

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Original Title:	I Am Ozzy
ISBN:	0446569895 (ISBN13: 9780446569897)
Edition Language:	English

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Opening Line: "My father always said I would do something big one day."I grew up in the 80s so the Ozzy that I knew wasnt the comical, stuttering MTV family man of today but the Prince of darkness. Black Sabbaths scary, out of control singer who bit the head off of bats and doves and worshiped the devil. (Or so the rumours said) My brother used to play his records (yes Im that old) during his rocker/bad boy phase (hes now with the RCMP) and I remember being forced to listen to Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy should be, and is, a musical legend. He was part of a very influential music genre changing group (Black Sabbath) and was a huge part of the hair medal of the 80s yet this book focused very little on his music but most on his numerous addictions. It does seem unfair somehow that his health appears fine with all that hes done to himself. This book leads me to think the music wasnt as big a thing with Ozzy as much as the notoriety was. Ozzy is a blessed individual. He surrounded himself with

Ozzy Osbourne is interesting for some reason.His book was fascinating. The main think you think as you read it is, how did this man SURVIVE all of this?He did just about every drug in existence, drank tons of alcohol and got into so many dangerous situations and here he is alive to tell about it.I must say, I think I'd rather hang with the Osbournes than the Duggars for some reason. They seem like fun and they'd have raucous metal and as mild as I am, despite the fact that I seldom cuss in

Having grown up in the 80's and being a HUGE fan of Duran Duran and the likes, I admit that Ozzy Osbourne scared the bejeezus out of me. His music scared me...his pictures scared me...don't even get me started on his videos!It wasn't until MTV started with "The Osbournes" that I saw a completely different side of him...and I actually loved him (and his nutty family!). I was so excited to read that he had a book coming out that I snatched it up as soon as I found it...I must say, it is written as

Entertaining from front to back, a wild life of a wild man. I flew through this one. The substance abuse gets a little repetitive by the end, but hey, that's his reality. The guy should really have hit the slab a long time ago from all he's done to himself, it's a miracle he's still walking. Good romp through the world of a man who started with nothing, behaved badly most of his life, but stumbled his way to the top through force of will and the help of other talented and dedicated (and

Let's be clear: I've never worshipped Ozzy like the Rock God he probably deserves to be. I get the whole "Black Sabbath invented heavy metal" thing, and am forever in debt for their contribution to the genre. I am also equally impressed that the man went from being the frontman of one of the most important bands of all time, to having such an acclaimed solo career, despite every odd being against him. My problems, however, came after Ozzy fizzled, no longer such a figurehead in the music scene,

The reviews for this book were so great I just had to check it out. And besides, while I was never a serious head-banger I did have my Ozzy 8-track back in the day... and I was darn curious to see what he has to say now that he's old enough to be someone's grandpa.First of all, if you are at all easily-shocked, don't read this. Second of all, if you can't hand the odd (as in mentioned every other sentence) four-letter word, don't read this.But I did. And, honestly, I was completely engrossed all