You’ve got to try and take things to the next level, or you’ll just get stuck in a rut.
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Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and actor. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath. He was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and went on to have a successful solo career, releasing 11 studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the US. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album 13 in 2013. His longevity and success have earned him the informal title of "Godfather of Heavy Metal". Osbourne's total album sales from his years in Black Sabbath, combined with his solo work, is over 100 million. As a member of Black Sabbath, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist and as a member of the band. Possessing a distinctive singing voice and as a native of Birmingham, Osbourne is known for his strong Brummie accent – he has a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars in his hometown as well as the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards, he received the Global Icon Award. In the early 2000s, Osbourne became a reality television star, appearing as himself in the MTV reality show The Osbournes, alongside wife and manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. Osbourne appeared with son Jack in the 2016 worldwide travelogue docuseries Ozzy & Jack's World Detou
Hating people isn’t a productive way of living. So what’s the point in hating anyone? There’s enough hate in the world as it is, without me adding to it.
You can’t say what I do is a job—it’s a fucking gift from God.
Be careful, because with fame and success comes ego.
I wasn’t so much of a dad as I was an extra delinquent child for my wife.
I like old music. I have things that turn me on from the Seventies, a bunch from the Eighties. You know, I can’t remember the fucking Nineties. I remember Waco and the Oklahoma bombing—but I can’t remember the Nineties. I thought the Eighties were pretty cool, and it was a lot more personal in the…
I wasn’t so much of a dad as I was an extra delinquent child for my wife.
You don’t accidentally get to be an asshole. To be a bad person and treat people badly, you have to be that all the time, and it’s hard work.
It took me a very long time to get over his death. I'm on a low dose of antidepressants even now. Randy gave me a purpose, he gave me hope. I was fed up fighting people. I just had the greatest respect for him.
If I’m alone in my head, it’s a bad area.
You couldn’t write my story; you couldn’t invent me.
I guess whoever the man is upstairs, if there even is one, wants me to stick around.
You learn more from your bad things than your good things.
My problem, really, is I don’t remember I’m 70.
It’s crazy that anyone would think I’d be in league with the Devil, because I’m terrified of all kinds of shit.
I was always afraid of my mum or dad dying when I was a child. I used to play this game where if I ran on the road and stepped on a cracked paving slab, it meant that something bad was going to happen to them.
I am so pleased I gave up drinking. At one point, I never ever imagined going a day. I was a raging alcoholic. When I used to drink booze, I’d buy a Ferrari or whatever, and Sharon would always be getting rid of them so I didn’t do anything stupid when I was drunk.
There’s only so many notes on a guitar, there’s only so many chords.
I just thought...I couldn’t stand living, and I was afraid of dying. And that’s, you know, you hear— like Kurt Cobain, who shot himself. That’s just a long-term solution to a short-term problem. I’ve got too much to live for, you know? But when you’re in that hole, when you’re in that hole...it’s a…