Biting a Bat and 5 Other Wild Moments from Ozzy Osbourne's Life
He earned fame as the lead singer of Black Sabbath, a solo artist, and later through 'The Osbournes,' the reality show about his family.
But the rocker known as the 'Prince of Darkness' was also infamous for excess — much of it fueled by alcohol and drugs.
Here are some of the more outlandish moments:
Jan. 20, 1982: Bat Decapitation
It's the first thing many people who aren't metal fans think of when they hear the name Ozzy Osbourne, and maybe the only thing.
Yes, Osbourne actually bit the head off a bat onstage in Des Moines.
During a solo tour that year, the singer and his fans had taken to throwing animal parts at each other. (Ah, rock 'n' roll.) One night in January, a fan hurled a bat onto the stage. In a moment captured on video, Osbourne, who later said he thought it was a toy, picked it up and bit in.
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