[3.7] Quotations
[3.8] Fan Club Info
[3.9] Where to find lyrics, tabs, links, and other info
[3.10] Ozzy's Movie Career
[3.11] Where are they now?
[4.0] Closing Remarks
[4.1] Credits

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3.7 Quotations

"Happiness to me is getting stoned" [Ozzy]
"I used to hate the sight of him, I couldn't stand him, and I used to beat him up whenever I saw him." [Tony on childhood with Ozzy]
"I know I ain't going to fucking live to be an old man. I know that." [Ozzy]
"I've come to the conclusion that people don't want to know the truth-that I'm a happily married man with three kids that I absolutely adore, and that what I do is entertain people. I am not f--king Dracula" 1989]  [Ozzy]
"I'm an absolute perfectionist. I'm never happy with a finished album. There's always something I don't like." [1990]  [Ozzy]
"If I had to start it all over again, the only thing I would change is I'd learn to read a contract better." [1992] [Ozzy]
"To be honest, I am a little bit crazy. I accept that. I've always been outrageous. I've never been the every day you. I've always gone over the top with everything" [Ozzy 1985]
"Had he lived, I truly believe he'd have been one of the greatest guitar players that ever walked the earth. He was when he was here." [Ozzy on Randy]
"You get one and you can't stop. It becomes an addiction." [Ozzy on tattoos]
"I'm not the greatest singer in the world, but I do give people entertainment" [1986]  [Ozzy]
"My mother said to me, 'Get a proper job. Quit this f--king around.' She still thinks it's a crazy f--king thing I'm doing" [1985]  [Ozzy]
"Every year I hear, metal is dying. It's been dying since f--king 1978!" [Ozzy on the success of Ozzfest]
"Musically they are completely uncompromising, and would rather starve than sell out to more commercial forms of music." [Vertigo Sab Promo]  [Ozzy]
"My mother was an amateur singer, my father was an amateur drunk" [1985]  [Ozzy]
"It's good fun and it's had great rewards. It's been such an eye opener for me. Everything that I have ever wanted to have has come from rock and roll. I've had happiness, I've had sadness. I've had everything. I've experienced life, death, birth, marriage, divorce, and it's been a whole bunch of fun. I wouldn't have it any different. I'd do it all again tomorrow." [1986]  [Ozzy]
"I would hate my children to be the typical rock and roll brats. My father always taught me that if you haven't got anything else, the cheapest thing in the world is good manners." [1986]  [Ozzy]
"A lot of other bands just have guys in the crowd. Ozzy has a mixed audience. But groups like Quiet Riot or Def Leppard attract just the girls, and I find the girls are very fickle. Next year, a prettier band will come up, and your dead. The men are more faithful" [Sharon]  [Ozzy]
"Ozzy had no technical qualifications really. At least Tony or Geezer could play their scales or a B flat chord. Ozzy wouldn't know what a chord was if it fell out of the sky and hit him in on the head. He knew nothing about music whatsoever. All he had was feel. But he had far more going for him than the rest of the band. The band, in my opinion, was purely Ozzy." [Jim Simpson commenting on Ozzy when he was with Sabbath]  [Ozzy]
"I'm the guy kids love and parents hate. The guy mothers love to hate. When you've achieved that, you've achieved a goal." [Ozzy]  [Ozzy]
"We've obviously got what the people want. It's aggressive music and I think America likes aggression." [Ozzy in Sabbath]  [Ozzy]
"Well listen, how does a sparrow make an emergency landing? With a sparrowchute." [Ozzy talking to reception desk in his hotel room]  [Ozzy]
"You hear your mother crying because she has no dough to feed you. Or my father and her always fighting over something. And I used to sit on the front steps all the time and think 'one of these days I'm going to buy a Rolls Royce and drive them out of this shithole'. And I did it." [Ozzy on life before fame]  [Ozzy]
"I never go on stage drunk or stoned or anything." [early days Ozzy]

3.8 Fan Club Info

You may e-mail Ozzy's fan club at: WorldOfOzz@AOL.COM  His previous fan club mailing address is no longer valid. The intention is to transfer the fan club to the website. For the latest Ozzy merchandise information, send a SASE legal sized envelope (foreign letters include IRC coupon) to: Ozzy Osbourne c/o Rock Express P.O. Box 59 San Francisco, CA 94101 ** Postal Address' ** (Unverified) Ozzy Osbourne 1801 Century Park West Los Angeles, CA 90067 1 Red Place London, W1Y 3RE, England John Osbourne Headquarters,The Gate House P.O. Box 1929 Gerrads Cross, Bucks SL9 8XL England Box 15397 Los Angeles, CA 90209

3.9 Where to find lyrics, tabs, links, and other info

CLICK HERE FOR LINKS (Includes official websites for Black Sabbath band members)
Books Ozzy has an autobiography called "Ozzy Osbourne - Diary of a Madman" (1990) by Mick Wall. The ISBN number is 0946391467, Zomba is the publisher. Ozzy was unhappy with this book however as he wanted a more in depth look at things, not just the groupies and stories that took place. There is also a biography out on Ozzy from Ballentine Biographies. The ISBN is 0-345-33240-7 and the Library of Congress catalog number is 86-91095. The first edition was from May 1986. Ozzy Osbourne by Garry Johnson (1985 paperback) Monsters of Metal:Ozzy Osbourne by Ethlie Vare (1986 paperback)

3.10 Ozzy's Movie Career

"The f***ing Monkeyz?" ...Ozzy in Jerky Boys movie "These evil people have just got to be stopped" ...Ozzy in Trick or Treat 1986 ---- Like some musicians, Ozzy has been in a few movies and in keeping with Oz-tradition they are humorous roles. In the 1986 horror movie "Trick or Treat", Ozzy plays Reverend Aaron Gilstrom, a priest who wants the evil being spread through music stopped :) The movie starred Marc Price who played Skippy in the Family Ties television show. Also stars Gene Simmons as a DJ. [Note: Watch the movie all the way to the end, past the credits and you'll see Ozzy once again] There is also mention of Ozzy being in the movie 'Riders of the Storm' as an "urban animal". The movie starred Dennis Hopper. 19xx ---- Though not a movie, Ozzy appeared in The Decline of Western Civilization - Part 2 which was a documentary about heavy metal directed by Penelope Spheeris, a well known producer. 1994 ---- In the 1994 Jerky Boys movie, Ozzy played a band manager who runs into the Jerky Boys in a bar. The band he manages plays 'Symptom of the Universe'. 1996 ---- Ozzy plays a short part in Howard Stern's "Private Parts" movie, released in 1997. 2000 ---- Director Penelope Spheeris, producer of Decline of Western Civilization Parts 1, 2, and 3, and Wayne's World) took out a full crew on last year's tour to capture the Ozzfest. The people, the music, the excitement, the chaos. The feature length documentary is enhanced by the use of cutting-edge High Definition technology and a full Dolby Digital Surround Sound audio treatment. A special film tour is being planned for this year to take the film across the country, and, in addition to the feature presentation.

3.11 Where are they now?

BILL WARD left black Sabbath in August of 1980, a day before they were to play in Hawaii. He gave personal reasons for his reason, however his constant alcohol and drug abuse also played a part in his decision. Bill has gone on to release two solo albums, "Ward One" in 1990 and, "When the Bow Breaks", released April 29, 1997. The band consists of Bill, Keith Lynch, Paul Ill, Ronny Ciago and Spencer Sercombe. Shortly before the 1998 Ozzfest was to begin, Bill Ward suffered a heart attack while rehearsing. His third solo album planned for release in early 2000, under the title of 'Remembering'. Bill has his own web site at www.BILLWARD.com. GEEZER BUTLER continued to shuffle between Ozzy Osbourne's band and Black Sabbath. His last words on Black Sabbath were, "I am never playing with Black Sabbath again". He teamed up with Fear Factory's Burton C. Bell and now has a band of his own called "G/Z/R" (pronounced Gee Zee R). His band's first album was the 1995 "Plastic Planet". Most of the songs for the album were written during a two week period at a Massachusetts farm. "Giving Up the Ghost", is a song from the album which describes his feelings about Black Sabbath, and how he feels the band should be put to rest. TONY IOMMI is still with Black Sabbath. From the beginning, Tony would always want to be part of the band, and according to Ozzy, to be in control of the band. Black Sabbath went on to release many albums after Ozzy's departure. People still argue whether Sabbath died when Ozzy left. Ozzy's concerts sell out, Sabbath's are half full or cancelled due to poor sales. Tony has a new web site at WWW.IOMMI.COM All four band members reunited on Dec. 4/5, 1997 in Birmingham, England to do a reunion concert. They played all the old Sabbath songs, recording it for a live album. The album was released on October 31, 1998 and included two brand new Sabbath songs (with Ozzy). Two new songs were be "Psycho Man" and "Selling my Soul". All four members launched a reunion tour in 1999. Past tour dates can be found on www.black-sabbath.com BLACK SABBATH was awarded a Grammy Award for their song "Iron Man" from the Reunion album. The ceremonies were held Feb. 23, 2000 in Los Angeles. Black Sabbath won the award for "Best Metal Performance", with Bill Ward picking up thr award on behalf of the band. He had this to say, "I think it's totally cool," he said. "I didn't think that 31 years ago, I'd be standing up in a suit. I feel more like an accountant than the guy who plays drums in Black Sabbath." JIM SIMPSON won the lawsuit against Sabbath and their managers. He was awarded 35,000 pounds. He now manages the Birmingham Jazz Festival. He was asked to provide information for this FAQ, but has not responded. RONNIE JAMES DIO has just come out with a new album titled "Angry Machines". There is no love lost between him and Ozzy. Dio calls Ozzy 'a fat slob who looks like Benny Hill' and Ozzy used to use a dwarf in his shows whom he would call "Ronnie" :). PHIL SOUSSAN says he didn't like waiting around during the retirement of Ozzy (No More Tours) and quit the band. JAKE E LEE went on to join Ray Gillen in Badlands for two albums (Badlands, 1989 and Voodoo Highway, 1991), until Ray's unfortunate death. Jake now has a new solo album titled,"Fine Pink Mist". BRAD GILLIS rejoined Night Ranger after a solo album attempt. TOMMY ALDRIDGE, after Ozzy and after Whitesnake has retired with the exception of studio work. BOB DAISLEY still lives in London and is close friends with Ozzy and has been doing session work for studios around London. However in early 2000, he and drummer Lee Kerslake filed a $20 million suit against the Osbourne's. They claim they haven't been properly credited for their songwriting contributions and haven't been paid for the use of those songs on subsequent compilation albums. RUDY SARZO (Quiet Riot/ Whitesnake/Sun King) is back in Quiet Riot and toured the US this summer with the "Rock Never Stops" Tour. SHARON OSBOURNE has found herself in trouble in the year 2000. Coal Chamber fired her in early 2000 for unspecified reasons. The Smashing Pumpkins also filed a suit against Sharon on Feb. 22 of 2000, claiming she still owes them a $150,000 advance. This, after she dumped the Smashing Pumpkins from her management. ZAKK WYLDE is getting ready to release his second Black Label Society album in April called 'Stronger Than Death'. He is busy with a movie and upcoming album and not planning any tours
with Ozzy right now.

4.0 Closing Remarks

Black Sabbath are undoubtedly one of, if not, THE band, which created the genre of heavy metal. There are already a handful of tribute albums dedicated to Sabbath and countless bands who were inspired by Sabbath. Ozzy has repeatedly said he hates being classified as a heavy metal artist however since it has become so diverse. Alice In Chains and Bon Jovi are considered heavy metal. See his point? If you look at his albums lately, they really aren't heavy metal. His albums contain a diverse mix of gentle ballads to hard rocking songs with ear splitting guitar licks. There are fans of metal who listen to Metallica or Slayer but hate Ozzy. Then there are those who would give their next born child just to be able to meet the man. These are our own personal tastes, but I think there is probably a song on every one of his albums that everybody could enjoy. Classify his music as you will, the man deserves some credit for his part in music history. True, he has led a life of ups and downs, much of it under the influence of various drugs (though he is now sober). He has made McDonald Happy Meals out of various flying animals. He has been accused by just about every religious organization to be a devil worshipper, a promoter of Satan's music. Yes, Ozzy's life has been surrounded by highs and lows, and it is quite likely that when he dies he will be remembered only as a lunatic madman. Who is the real John Osbourne? Nobody but him really knows. The John Osbourne that I know and like is just an ordinary man who plays a role. He enjoys making kids happy and going crazy on stage. Sure he has made some mistakes in the past, and the media propagates these because he is a world famous celebrity. John Osbourne eats and sleeps the same way you and I do, and he has feelings just as we do. His wife is conservative, dresses in stylish attire and conducts herself as a professional manager. She is not a groupie, nor does she conduct herself in any appropriate ways. Sometimes, because she is the wife of Ozzy she is not taken seriously, but this woman is every bit competent as the next manager out there. The two of them have made some excellent business investments which have enabled them to lead a very wealthy life. They have also helped small bands get off on a good start. Take for example, Motley Crue. While the Crue was still a club band, Ozzy allowed them to tour with him and thus helping them become more popular. It is painfully obvious that he is getting old though. He no longer jumps up and down like a wild man, no longer runs back and forth from one end of the stage to the other. His later concerts show him either standing at the mic, hopping up and down or walking from one end of the stage to the other. His voice can no longer make all the high notes it once did, and he will sometimes mouth curses at his frustration with this. Nobody knows what lies ahead down the road for Ozzy Osbourne. The one thing I do know however is that his shows continue to sell out, his albums continue to sell millions and millions. I wonder what will he be doing when he is eighty years old, if he is alive. I think even if it was Ozzy doing karaoke in a wheelchair at a small bar, the crowds would still come out to see him. His fans and I can only hope he will be around to entertain us for some time to come. We love you Ozzy!

4.1 Credits

The information from this file was gathered from various sources. If you are a hard-core Ozzy fan, you may recognize a lot of the information from a book or interview you have read. Information for this file was obtained from: => The Black Sabbath Story I VHS (Castle 38316-3) => Chris Tetley Interview => Guitar World Magazine (Aug. 1988) => Rock-It's Black Sabbath and Ozzy comics => Ozzy Osbourne Biography by Ethlie Vare => Article by Steve Rosen => Guitar World, Dec. 1995 => Alexander Rack's Black Sabbath FAQ => Mark Plummer article (Newcastle show, 1970) => Black Sabbath Mailing List => Ozzy on various talk shows => Scott Cohen's "Ozzy Osbourne" article => AOL/Ticketmaster Interviews => My own personal knowledge => The Story of Black Sabbath by Steve Rosen (ISBN 1-86074-149-5) => Articles by Brian Harrigan, Mick Houghton, Royston Eldridge => Metal Edge magazine => Ozzy interviews (audio and video)

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