First published 2010
Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne opens up about his extraordinary life in this candid autobiography. The Black Sabbath frontman addresses the wild stories that have followed him for decades, confirming some notorious incidents while debunking others. He bit the heads off a bat and a dove, but he draws the line at claims about killing puppies. Osbourne chronicles three decades of dangerous drug and alcohol abuse, surviving plane crashes, overdoses, and accusations of attempted murder. The working class kid from Aston reflects on his unlikely survival and success, from quitting his factory job to owning homes in Buckinghamshire and Beverly Hills. He examines his attraction to darkness while insisting he's not the devil, just John Osbourne who went looking for a good time. The memoir promises unflinching honesty about his mistakes and bad behavior, told without apology or pretense.
Genres: autobiography, biography-memoir, music
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: rags-to-riches, redemption
Setting: Aston, Buckinghamshire, Beverly Hills
Period: 20th-century, 21st-century
391 pages · Hardcover · Grand Central Publishing
Content warnings: addiction, drug-use, substance-abuse