[3.3] Did You Know?
[3.4] Tattoos
[3.5] Milestones
[3.6] Questions/Answers

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3.3 Did You Know?

Ozzy's LA house has a urinal in the bathroom. The reason for this is because Ozzy kept urinating on the toilet seat. Ozzy's calls his son from his first marriage Bombins (his real name is Louis). Ozzy's sister Gillian has been comitted twice. Once after she went and cut the heads off all the familys photos. Ozzy once beat up one of his teachers with an iron bar. The teacher would later be fired. Ozzy stabbed his aunt's cat at the age of 11. Ozzy would break in to his 63 year old neighbour's home when she went to work. The woman's children had been killed in an air-raid and her husband killed in the war. The more you read this biography the more you realize how much of a turd Ozzy was as a youth. At the age of 14, Ozzy tried to hang himself using clothesline. His father caught him and beat him for it. Ozzy tried to strangle one of his brothers and tried to light his sister on fire by pouring gas on her dress. The FBI once visited Ozzy because they heard he was planning to urinate on the steps of the White House (untrue). Ozzy and Sharon drive a Range Rover. Ozzy once shot 17 of his cats. Ozzy once took a crap in the elevator of a plush hotel. The elevator doors opened, and there he was with his pants down. Ozzy's first royalty check was spent on 50 pounds to his mother, a pair of shoes and some cologne (because he hated the way he smelled). Ozzy donated $10,000 to the caretakers of the Alamo in 1992. Tommy Aldridge was Ozzy's best man during his marriage to Sharon. The Cal Jam 1974 show earned the band $250,000 but they only received $1000 each. Their manager pocketed the rest. Ozzfest expenses are about one million dollars per week! Ozzfest currently takes 9 transports to move all the set. Ozzy travels by bus instead of plane now, because too much time alone in his hotel room left him time to smoke. Ozzy had three older sisters and two younger brothers. He is only close to his sister Jean. Ozzy used to set fire to barns in the cornfields when he was younger. A fan made an Ozzy Osbourne Cabbage Patch Doll for Ozzy, complete with tattoos. Ozzy's least favorite video is "The Ultimate Sin". The daughter from Ozzy's previous marriage is a surveyor, while the son is a chef, now turned DJ. When Ozzy began singing for the first time, at age 15, only 3 people turned up (at the Birmingham firehouse) When Ozzy is online, being interviewed, someone else actually types the responses (I kind of figured that one out already). Ozzy's 'Party with the Animals' was featured in Buffy the Vampire Slayer? The title 'Diary of a Madman' comes from Aleister Crowley's biography? The dwarf on the Diary of a Madman tour was the same actor who played R2D2 in Star Wars? Ozzy's contract stipulated that 25 pounds of raw meat would be thrown at the audience for the Diary of a Madman tour? Gary Moore was originally considered for the Ozzy's guitarist on Blizzard of Ozz. In 1971, a nurse committed suicide while listening to the Paranoid album. A fan of Ozzys in Texas built a tomb for Ozzy and himself to rest in when they both died. The fan expected to lay beside Ozzy in death, forever. When Ozzy left Sabbath, he had to steal music equipment from a warehouse to start up a new band. Ozzy has a sketch of his on display at the Hard Rock Cafe in Tokyo? In 1982, Ozzy donated 25,000 dollars to the SPCA to help neutralize some of the bad publicity involving animals. Some of Ozzy Osbourne's Favorites records are: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, The Beatles Revolver, The Beatles Rubber Soul, The Beatles The White Album, The Beatles Led Zeppelin I, LZ Led Zeppelin II, LZ Band on the Run, Paul McCartney and Wings Arc of a Diver, Steve Winwood Hello, I Must Be Going, Phil Collins Kissing to Be Clever, Culture Club Essence to Essence, Donovan Ozzy was not born in a hospital but delivered by a midwife at home. When Ozzy lived with his first wife Thelma, they took turns feeding the chickens. One day it was Ozzy's turn but he was busy drinking with his friends. Thelma kept asking Oz to go feed them, finally Ozzy went outside with a shotgun and killed them. Ozzy and Bill once urinated on Hitler's shrine in Berlin. Ozzy is superstitious and will not wear the color green. Being a big star, Ozzy does not attend social engagements. He prefers to sit at home and listen to music while he draws sketches. When Oz was only 14 years old he was in a band called the Black Panthers. The very first pub Sabbath played in as Black Sabbath was the Mermaid, in a region of Birmingham called Sparkbrook. It closed down years ago, as it is in an area now almost completely inhabited by ethnic groups who have no care for it. [by Mike H] Ozzy plays all of the characters in his 'So Tired' video. Don Airey also makes an appearance. Ozzy is the godfather of Zakk's child and the child is named John Michael, after Ozzy. Ozzy sends flowers to Randy's grave each year. Ozzy was drinking Tequila for the very first time. He ended up getting so drunk that he fell asleep under a table in a hotel restaurant. The cleaner woke him up by hitting him over the head with a broom, thinking he was a homeless person. While in the Betty Ford clinic for alcoholism, Ozzy stayed in a room with a mortician who cried all the time and was constantly depressed. Ozzy wanted to have a FOURTH child? Ozzy once unknowingly urinated out a window onto a waiting audience below him. Towards the end of Ozzy's days with Sabbath, Ozzy had planned to call his first solo alum, "Am I Going Insane?". Instead he wrote a song of the same title for the Sabotage album. The sound of crying at the end of "Am I Going Insane?" is actually Ozzy's baby? On Christmas Eve one year, Ozzy opened his bay window to look at the snow covered countryside. As he sniffed at the icy air, there in front of him was a stoat sitting up on its hind legs looking back at him. If you've read the book by Steve Rosen you know that the author was with Ozzy and the band when they trashed a hotel room. The events which lead up to it were as follows: A girl who called herself Stormy Monday was in their hotel room undulating to imaginary music. As she moved around the floor, caressing herself, she would watch the band for their reactions. Realizing she couldn't go through with it, she stopped just short of removing her top. Angry, Ozzy ripped a thermostat off the wall. Then he tore the pictures off the wall. He then tore the TV from the mounting and it was given rides up and down the elevator. Then he broke the glass containing the fire extinguisher and sprayed everyone. (This is about where the author takes over the story). Ozzy once planned to have a T-shirt made which read, "If your day is totally screwed up, blame Ozzy Osbourne" because of all the blame being put on him for supposed effects on people from his music. Ozzy's favorite beer is Starbucks. He has a dog named Baldrick and owns 6 dogs in all. Ozzy owns an 18th century home in Buckinghamshire and one in Beverly Hills. Ozzy was drinking in a bar with a girl named Regan, who was insulting Ozzy and who then threw an icecube at his head. Ozzy dumped a bowl of popcorn over head. After this she proceeded to try and slash him with a lit cigarette. Her arms were held down while various drinks were then poured down her dress. Ozzy routinely uses a fire hose to douse his audience with water. His security staff has taken to wearing raincoats now. Ozzy's grandfather had a tattoo of a snake which went from his head all the way down to his toes. Once at the Niagra Falls Hilton, out of boredom Ozzy lit some matches under a fire sprinkler. Sirens and bells began to sound and people began running around in sheer panic and soon firemen and policemen arrived and started running around as well. When Oz was younger he said that for his tombstone he wanted a statue of him in the Volume 4 cover position (outstretched arms, peace sign). In a testament to his supposed animal cruelty... Ozzy was staying in a Swiss hotel once when he found a stray dog outside. The dog was starving so Ozzy put a string around his neck and walked him into the hotel's restaurant. Immediately staff told him he couldn't bring a dog into the place. Ozzy said that since he was staying in one of their most high priced rooms, he thought the dog should be fed. So they reluctantly fed him. The waiter asked Ozzy what he'd like to have, then asked, "What will the dog have?" "How would the dog like his steak done?" Anyway, the dog ended up with a meal in his stomach. A Christian, determined to save Ozzy from damnation, once followed the tour bus from a concert for over 300 miles. Ozzy's song 'I Don't Want to Change the World' won him a Grammy award. The Osbourne family was travelling on a plane. A woman complained about his rowdy kids and said, "My dogs behave better than your kids". Sharon replied, "That's because you're probably having sex with them". The kids also filled her jacket pocket with peas and other vegetables. Ozzy is so used to being called "Ozzy" that he no longer knows someone is talking to him if they call him "John". When Ozzy had his dragon tattoo made, he had no idea what he wanted. He simply asked the tattooist to make something, which he did, right out of his own imagination. "All Moving Part's Stand Still" is about a cross dressing president who turns out to be a woman in real life? Fox Television has offered Ozzy his very own television show. The show would be about a singer who is on the road and has to adapt to life at home after being away from home for so long. Oz says he won't do it though because he doesn't like the way his voice sounds. Sharon Osbourne used to be manager of many other groups as well such as Gary Moore, but dropped them so she could spend more time with Ozzy. Tony Iommi also used to manage bands such as Judas Priest. Ozzy's personal assistant's name is Tony Dennis. Ozzy once visited a dying fan in the hospital. The fan was unable to talk and wrote out what song Ozzy would dedicate to him (Crazy Train). After he and Sharon have a fight, Ozzy will sometimes go to Tiffany's and buy Sharon an expensive piece of jewelry to make up for it. Ozzy had a grand mal seizure which has left him with physical side effects. He also takes prozac because of a chemical imbalance. Ozzy was officially banned from Salt Lake City, permanently by a group of Mormons. Ozzy once owned an XJ12 sportscar which was used only for special occasions. Ozzy ended up sinking it after driving through a fence in his yard. Ozzy has worked with many different artists such as Dweezil Zappa, Kim Basinger, Miss Piggy, Lita Ford, Sam Kinnison, Theraphy?, Bill Ward, Alice Cooper, Gary Moore, Motorhead, Holly Knight, and Slash.

3.4 Tattoos

Ozzy has over fifteen tattoos over his body. Some of them are: - Red hooded ghoul on left chest - Blue dragon with red flames on right chest - "Mom and Pop" tattoo on right arm - Stick man figure on left wrist just below thumb - Unknown tattoo (letters) on his left palm, starts with "A" [***] - Letters O,Z,Z,Y on his knuckles of left hand [***] - The word 'THANKS' is marked on his right palm - Happy faces on both knees [***] - Rose on right shoulder, he would later have the word 'Sharon' tattooed under it - Skull with knife through it on left arm - Long pointed dagger with Ozzy banner on left arm - Bat and woman's face on upper left shoulder - Symbols and a number "3" on his arm. [***] - Needle on his right thigh - Ozzy has a new tattoo under the rose on his right arm which looks like a demon's face. [***] These tattoos were done while Ozzy was in jail. He used two different methods during at least two different incarceration periods. The first method (his knees and knuckles) was done using a piece of graphite (as in pencil lead) and a needle. The other method was done using a tin of grey polish, melting it and sticking it into the skin with a needle.

3.5 Milestones

Dec. 3, 1948 - Ozzy Osbourne is born in Aston, Birmingham, England Dec. 6 ,1956 - Randy Rhoads is born. 1962 - Ozzy joins one of his first bands at age 14, Black Panthers. 1967 - Ozzy, Geezer, Tony and Bill form Earth. 1969 - Earth calls themselves Black Sabbath. 1969 - Black Sabbath returns to England from Germany. So far they have not found someone to carry their record. Jan. 1970 - Vertigo decides to sign Sabbath to their label. Feb. 1970 - Sabbath breaks the audience record at Henry's. Feb.13 ,1970 - Black Sabbath releases its debut self titled album. This would set the stage for the term 'heavy metal'. Oct.23 ,1970 - A near riot results when a drunken crowd awaits the band. Sept.4 ,1970 - Simpson and Sabbath part ways. April 6,1974 - Sabbath plays the huge California Jam. Soon after, they fired their manager. 1975 - Free from their manager's greedy hands, the band releases the Sabotage album. 1976 - We Sold Our Souls is released. Reached #48 in the US, #35 in UK. 1977 - Ozzy's father passes away. Oz quits Black Sabbath but comes back in time for the Never Say Die album and tour. 1978 - Ozzy is fired from Sabbath, Ronnie James Dio replaces him. 1980 - Ozzy signs with Jet Records. He releases his first solo album, Blizzard of Ozz which goes platinum plus in the U.S. Sept.12,1980 - Ozzy plays his first concert in Glasgow, Scotland. 1981 - Ozzy divorces his first wife. He goes on to release his second album, Diary of a Madman. This album also goes platinum. Jan. 20,1982 - Ozzy bites the head off the bat. Feb. 19,1982 - Ozzy urinates on the Alamo and goes to jail. Mar. 19,1982 - Randy Rhoads dies in a plane accident in Leesburg, Florida. 1982 - Bernie Torme replaces Randy but backs out and so did the Speak of the Devil album. 1982 - Black Sabbath releases 'Live Evil', Ozzy releases 'Speak of the Devil'. July 4, 1982 - Ozzy marries his long time companion, Sharon Arden. Sept 2, 1983 - Aimee Rachel is born. 1983 - Ozzy signs to Epic Records. Bill Ward quits Black Sabbath. Feb. 1984 - Glass from a broken mirror gets lodged in Ozzy's throat. Oct. 27,1984 - Kelly Lee Osbourne is born. Nov. 1984 - Ozzy enters the Betty Ford clinic for drinking problems. He also begins his Bark at the Moon project. 1985 - Ozzy plays the first Rock in Rio festival to over 200,000 people. July 13,1985 - He also reunites with his ex-Sabbath members for the Live Aid reunion in PA. 1986 - Ozzy wins a lawsuit that claimed "Suicide Solution" was responsible for a teenage suicide in California. May 2, 1986 - Ozzy co-hosts Friday Night Videos with Dr. Ruth 1987 - Due to popular demand by his fans, Ozzy puts out the Randy Rhoads tribute album. He only plays one concert that year at the Wormwood Scrubs prison. 1987 - Contrary to the above, Ozzy is reported to have played a 6 six week tour of UK prisons. He also played "Jailhouse Rock" 1988 - Zakk Wylde joins Ozzy's lineup of guitar players. 1989 - Ozzy donates $15,000 to AIDS charities in Philadelphia. Aug.12-13/89 - Ozzy plays the Moscow Music Festival which benefits drug and alcohol programs. Sept. 2,1989 - Ozzy is jailed after threatening Sharon. Oct. 1990 - The parents of two Georgia teens file lawsuits against Ozzy for the deaths of their children. Dec. 16, 1990 - Ozzy appears on the TV show Parker Lewis Can't Lose May 6, 1991 - Lawsuit filed in Georgia is dismissed on First Amendment grounds. 1991 - No More Tears is released setting new grounds in Ozzy's career. No more macabre album covers and titles. Oct. 1, 1992 - Ozzy plays San Antonio, TX after being banned for 10 years. He donates $10,000 to the caretakers of the Alamo. 1992 - Ozzy announces this will be his last tour. 1992 - Ozzy wins a grammy award for "I Don't Want to Change the World". Ozzy announces he is going to retire and embarks on the "No More Tours" tour. Mar. 28, 1992 - Fans cause $100,000 damage when Ozzy invites audience members on stage. Nov. 15,1992 - Ozzy plays his last show at Costa Mesa, CA 1993 - Live and Loud is released to accompany his last tour. 1993 -> 1995 - Ozzy takes three years off to relax and be a family man. Finally he heads back into the studio and comes up with Ozzmosis. A spectacle in his history of albums. He says he is never going to retire again: The next time that he retires will be when they lower him into the ground. Oct.25, 1995 - Ozzmosis album is sold in stores. Dec. 31, 1995 - Ozzy's Retirement Sucks tour begins. Sept.14,1996 - Ozz-Fest begins October 1996 - Ozzy announces he is starting his own record label, "Ozz-Records" to promote smaller bands. March 1997 - The Ozzfest Live album is released with bands from the 1996 tour. May 1997 - Ozzfest 1997 begins June 15, 1997 - Ozzfest plays in East Rutherford, NJ despite threats to pull the show if Marilyn Manson took part. The show went on. Nov. 11, 1997- Ozzman Cometh double CD is released featuring some old Sabbath songs with alternative lyrics and a new song called "Back on Earth". Dec. 4/5,1997- Black Sabbath reunites in Birmingham, UK to do two live shows. Ozzy is very happy about the second show. July 3, 1998 - Ozzfest kicks off in New Jersey. Oct.31, 1998 - Black Sabbath and Ozzy to release a live album from the Dec. 5/97 UK show, along with two new studio tracks. Jan. 1, 1999 - Black Sabbath's original four members launch a North American tour.
3.6 Questions/Answers
Q: Where can I find a Black Sabbath FAQ?A: www.black-sabbath.com, the file is by Alexander Rack
Q: What religion is Ozzy? Is he satanic, athiest, Catholic? A: While I do not know for certain, I do know Ozzy's children attemd Catholic schools. Ozzy himself wears crosses, but whether this is a religious or fashion symbol is unknown.
Q: What are the Ozzfest dates? Is Ozzy coming to my town? A: Hey, I find my information the same way you do. Try the links mentioned for Ozzfest. Don't ask me.
Q: I saw that a John Osbourne was in a late 60's band named "Magic Lanterns". Some dealers sell this LP at high prices. Was Ozzy really in the band? A: NO, Ozzy has never been in Magic Lanterns, it was another John.
Q: Did Ozzy ever eat his own feces? (This is a question I received via ICQ) A: Not so far as I know, although he once stuck his finger in his rear end :)
Q: Where do I find Ozzfest dates and info? A: AARRGGHH! Try www.ozzynet.com as they will have the info before anyone.
Q: Why do some albums have bonus tracks. I notice a lot of Japanese albums have these. A: Albums cost more to buy in Japan, and come out after the American versions. Bonus tracks encourage the Japanese to buy their own country's version instead.
Q: Did Ozzy really get punched in the nose for ripping bibles? A: Ozzy was angry at the protestors that gathered Sabbath wherever they went. Religious groups would follow the band and carry bibles and crosses. In the hotel rooms where the band stayed, were, of course bibles. Ozzy began ripping up bibles in a form of protesting back. Tony Iommi punched Ozzy in the nose for doing this.
Q: Whatever happened to Ozz Records? A: Red Ant Records (www.red-ant.com) went out of business.
Q: What is the name of the extra track on 'No Rest for the Wicked'? A: Hero.
Q: Are there any old/rare (pre-Sabbath, pre-solo) Ozzy songs out there? A: Yes, but good luck trying to find them. The following songs are rare material: * "THE REBEL" - Black Sabbath demo (Regent Sound demo) which can be sampled on the "Black Sabbath Story - Volume 1" VHS. What some people do not know is that both this song and "Song for Jim" were actually released back in 1969 as 7" singles. They ARE out there, but I imagine most of them have since been disbanded to garbage dumps or destroyed. * "SONG FOR JIM" - Instrumental, song made for their first manager Jim Simpson. * "SLOW BURN" - Ballad recorded with Holly Knight but not released because the final version was not good enough. Ozzy was asked about his first two impossible to find singles. He simply does not remember ever recording them. Geezer was asked about 'The Rebel' (while drinking in a local pub), but he was in such a bad mood that an answer was not possible.
Q: What do the letters NIB, SATO, and SIN on his albums mean? A: NIB - This is *not* Nativity In Black. Ronnie Dio has said this himself. Geezer Butler has said it was named after Bill Ward's beard which resembled a pen nib (tip). SATO - Sailing Across the Ocean. Note that I just found out the original record jacket says "Saturdays and Thursdays only", which are visiting days for asylums. Another reader said this: "Don't quote me on this, but it has always been my belief (and my friends) that S.A.T.O. is Ozzy's wife's initials (Sharon Ann Theresa Osbourne??? I may be wrong on the middle names... the song is supposedly about his finally finding "the one" - "Tried the rest, found the best..." [I quoted him... :)] SIN - Shadows In the Night
Q: What is said at the end of Crazy Train? A: Ozzy was putting his voice through an oscillator and asked someone in the studio what he had had for breakfast. The person replied, "an egg". Ozzy asked, "What?", and the person replied, "an eggggggg".
Q: Was Captain Kangaroo Ozzy's father? A: No.
Q: Did Ozzy really sing the Bee-Gee's "Stayin' Alive"? A: Yes he did. He did this for Dweezil Zappa's "Confessions" album, the record company did not want to authorize the release however and so Donny Osmond's version made it to the album. Oz can be heard on bootleg versions though.
Q: Where can I find these rare and live Ozz/Sab boot tapes? A: I am not going to get into this except to say almost every home page (including mine) will help you in those matters.
Q: What is the name of the classical music played before each Ozzy concert? A: The piece is "O Fortuna" from the Carmina Burana opera by Carl Orff.
Q: What is said in the beginning of "Bloodbath in Paradise"? A: "Your mother sells whelks in hull."
Q: Why do some Black Sabbath albums have Ozzy singing "Wicked World" and yet others have "Evil Woman" instead? A: The Evil Woman single appears on UK versions of their first album only because of copyright problems. The song was initially sung by a band named Crow from Minnesota. The American version has Wicked World in its place.
Q: Is Joan Osborne (the beauty) related to Ozzy? A: No, besides they spell their last names differently.
Q: The opening movie on Ozzy's tour is hilarious. Is it available? A: You are looking for a short videotape called "Ozzy Goes to Hollywood". [The next four questions are answered by a friend of the Osbourne's]
Q: What are Ozzy's siblings doing, ie. professional, white collar work, factory, etc. Are they in England? A: All I am allowed to say is that they still live in the home district of WALSALL. It is a poor district in some senses, though poor these days is nothing like what poor meant when Ozzy was a kid. It is a very working-class, though very community spirited town.
Q: What are some of the names of the pubs you and Geezer and the other Sabs frequent, do you play darts?, drink?, drink and puke?, drink and puke and play darts?, play cards?, etc etc. A: These days they stay in their home district of REDDITCH and only Geezer and Geoff Nicholls can be seen in town at the likes of the Rock Cafe and Costermongers.
Q: Is Birmingham still a factory oriented town where people work the factories and go to the bars afterwards or has it improved financially? What are it's main industries? A: The whole of the midlands region is still the industrial heart of England, though affluence is much more apparent these days. Triumph motorcycles has had an enormous increase in fortunes these days and there are many new world-beating industries here, so the poverty thing has all but gone, though we still have poor districts.
Q: Is Sabbath still thought of as evil devil music or has the church and Christians relented somewhat? A: You have to remember, the way you chaps view things tends to always be taken a step further than here. We have never seriously had a problem with the devil thing Vs Sabbath. England is full to the brim with legends, ghosts and mysteries as well as cults. It is seen more as the theatrical thing that makes up our characters and culture. The first we really knew about the problems it caused was when we heard about someone blowing his face off, because he claims Ozzy told him to do it in a song. I am not being rude at all ( I love America ) but that simply wouldn't happen here and if it did, the person would be treated with the contempt he/she deserved. Listen to any interview with Lemmy and he will tell you the same thing.
Q: I saw Ozzy on his recent tour. Why doesn't he play a lot of his new material? A: His voice can't make the high notes as often. In the studio you can do it over and over until you get it right. On stage you have just one shot. Watch Ozzy on David Letterman performing, "I Just Want You" and see what I mean.
Q: What is this about Ozzy suing Tony Iommi? A: Ozzy filed a suit against Tony because some years ago Tony borrowed money ($50-75,000) from Ozzy to get out of jail. Tony was put in jail for non-payment of child support. When he refused to pay the money back to Ozzy, a suit was then filed.
Q: What is "plastic water", I've heard Ozzy say he drinks this and he sings it on "I Just Want You" ? A: Ozzy is referring to Diet Coke, which like most diet pop and beer, tastes like water.

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