The incredible, frank and moving autobiography by the Prince of Fucking Darkness! Has there ever been a more extraordinary rock-star story than Ozzy Osbournes? Born into a life so poor that the whole family slept in one room, Ozzy endured a tough upbringing. Music was his salvation and his band Black Sabbath went on to change the music scene forever. But along with the rock and roll came the inevitable sex and drugs and Ozzy fell into a long relationship with addictive substances.
The stories of Ozzys days on the road are legendary biting the head off a live bat, losing his best friend and writing partner Randy Rhoades in a tragic plane crash but few know of the real heartbreak he suffered during those days of excess. In the end it was love that saved him: the love of his wife Sharon and kids Kelly, Jack and Aimee. In his highly anticipated autobiography, Ozzy comes clean: in all senses.
People ask me how come Im still alive, and I dont know what to say. When I was growing up, if youd have put me up against a wall with the other kids from my street and asked me which one of us was gonna make it to the age of sixty, with five kids and four grandkids and houses in Buckinghamshire and California, I wouldnt have put money on me, no fucking way. But here I am: ready to tell my story, in my own words, for the first time.
A lot of it aint gonna be pretty. Ive done some bad things in my time. But I aint the devil. Im just John Osbourne: a working class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time.