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Economic Times
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
Wildest moments and myths of Ozzy Osbourne, the man who made madness mainstream
Ozzy Osbourne's life blurred fact and folklore from bat bites to bizarre benders the Prince of Darkness redefined what it meant to be a rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, the legendary frontman of Black Sabbath and the self-styled 'Prince of Darkness,' has died at the age of 76. Known as much for his music as for his jaw-dropping antics, Osbourne leaves behind a legacy few in the music world could match, or tributes pour in from across the globe, fans are also remembering the outrageous and often unbelievable episodes that defined Ozzy's larger-than-life persona. From biting the heads off animals to urinating on national monuments, Osbourne pushed the boundaries of fame and rebellion, and rock 'n' roll a look at some of the wildest moments and reported myths from the man who lived every day as if it were his last:During a concert in Des Moines in January 1982, Iowa, Osbourne infamously bit the head off what he thought was a rubber bat thrown on stage. It turned out to be real and dead. He was rushed to the hospital for rabies shots, but the moment became immortalized in rock folklore. Months before the bat, Osbourne shocked record executives by biting the head off a live dove during a meeting with CBS Records. The act was meant to get attention, and it did, along with immediate ejection from the building. Ozzy was drunk and wearing Sharon Osbourne's dress when he urinated on a cenotaph near the Alamo in San Antonio in 1982. He was arrested and banned from performing in the city for 10 years. Amid a drug-fueled mental breakdown in 1989, Ozzy tried to strangle his wife Sharon. She survived and later dropped the charges, but the incident sent him to rehab. Sharon later said, 'It wasn't Ozzy. It was the drugs. I still believe that.'While visiting the Dachau camp in Germany, a drunk Ozzy reportedly caused such a disturbance that security threw him out, possibly the only person in history to be ejected from a Holocaust memorial the height of MTV's The Osbournes fame in the early 2000s, Ozzy was reportedly taking as many as 42 prescription pills daily, including 25 Vicodin. Yet he somehow remained standing, physically, if not always on drugs, Ozzy climbed on top of an aerial tramway car stalled 1,000 feet in the air and spread his arms wide, pretending to surf. It's a miracle he didn't fall to his a drunken rampage, Ozzy once shot the family's chickens with a shotgun, then burned the coop, while throwing live ammo into the fire for good worried about smuggling cocaine through customs, Ozzy simply handed his supply to flight attendants, who snorted it with him during the up to an intruder in his home, Ozzy, who sleeps nude, chased the man out of the house in full buff. It worked. The robber ran. Despite, or perhaps because of his excesses, Ozzy Osbourne became a symbol of unapologetic, unrelenting rock and roll. He was chaos wrapped in leather, a walking headline, and a survivor of a lifestyle that claimed countless others. Through it all, he remained fiercely loved. He leaves behind Sharon, their children, and grandchildren, along with millions of fans and decades of music.
South Wales Guardian
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Guardian
Ozzy Osbourne's most shocking moments
The Black Sabbath singer and successful solo artist was known for his controversial live shows. Drug and alcohol use often fuelled manic behaviour in front of his adoring audiences, and also his most crazed moments in between shows. These are some of the most memorable and infamous moments from the hell-raising life of the late heavy metal pioneer. The Alamo In 1982, Osbourne was wearing one of his wife's dresses for a photoshoot close to The Alamo in Texas, the site of a heroic sacrifice by the Texan troops against the invading Mexicans. The rock star drunkenly relieved himself on a cenotaph commemorating the dead, later donating thousands to the group which maintains The Alamo. A post shared by Ozzy Osbourne (@ozzyosbourne) In the midst of an alcohol and drug haze, Osbourne said that he set about slaughtering 17 cats with a shotgun. The rocker said he was found by his wife under a piano, armed with a knife in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Ants Osbourne toured with Motley Crue in the 1980s, and it was during this time that he is rumoured to have shocked his fellow rockers after 'spotting' a line of ants. Bassist Nikki Sixx claimed that Osbourne took a straw and, as if snorting cocaine, hoovered the line of ants up his nose. Bats In 1982, Osbourne was on stage at a gig in Des Moines, Iowa, during a US tour. A fan threw a bat on stage, and in the frenzy of performance Osbourne – believing it to be rubber – bit its head off. There remains debate as to whether the bat was alive or dead when it was thrown on stage. Happy National Bat Day 🦇 — Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) April 17, 2025 Doves Osbourne had history with the decapitation of winged creatures, beginning with an incident which stunned CBS Records executives. Celebrating a new album in 1981, the Black Country-born rock star was intending to release two doves in a symbolic act at the record label. Instead, he grabbed a dove and bit its head off, before being thrown out of the building.
Rhyl Journal
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Rhyl Journal
Ozzy Osbourne's most shocking moments
The Black Sabbath singer and successful solo artist was known for his controversial live shows. Drug and alcohol use often fuelled manic behaviour in front of his adoring audiences, and also his most crazed moments in between shows. These are some of the most memorable and infamous moments from the hell-raising life of the late heavy metal pioneer. The Alamo In 1982, Osbourne was wearing one of his wife's dresses for a photoshoot close to The Alamo in Texas, the site of a heroic sacrifice by the Texan troops against the invading Mexicans. The rock star drunkenly relieved himself on a cenotaph commemorating the dead, later donating thousands to the group which maintains The Alamo. A post shared by Ozzy Osbourne (@ozzyosbourne) In the midst of an alcohol and drug haze, Osbourne said that he set about slaughtering 17 cats with a shotgun. The rocker said he was found by his wife under a piano, armed with a knife in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Ants Osbourne toured with Motley Crue in the 1980s, and it was during this time that he is rumoured to have shocked his fellow rockers after 'spotting' a line of ants. Bassist Nikki Sixx claimed that Osbourne took a straw and, as if snorting cocaine, hoovered the line of ants up his nose. Bats In 1982, Osbourne was on stage at a gig in Des Moines, Iowa, during a US tour. A fan threw a bat on stage, and in the frenzy of performance Osbourne – believing it to be rubber – bit its head off. There remains debate as to whether the bat was alive or dead when it was thrown on stage. Happy National Bat Day 🦇 — Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) April 17, 2025 Doves Osbourne had history with the decapitation of winged creatures, beginning with an incident which stunned CBS Records executives. Celebrating a new album in 1981, the Black Country-born rock star was intending to release two doves in a symbolic act at the record label. Instead, he grabbed a dove and bit its head off, before being thrown out of the building.
RTÉ News
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Ozzy Osbourne's most shocking moments
Ozzy Osbourne was famed as a provocative and powerful performer on stage and a wild hedonist off it. The Black Sabbath singer and successful solo artist was known for his controversial live shows. Drug and alcohol use often fuelled manic behaviour in front of his adoring audiences, and also his most crazed moments in between shows. These are some of the most memorable and infamous moments from the hell-raising life of the late heavy metal pioneer. The Alamo In 1982, Osbourne was wearing one of his wife's dresses for a photoshoot close to The Alamo in Texas, the site of a heroic sacrifice by the Texan troops against the invading Mexicans. The rock star drunkenly relieved himself on a cenotaph commemorating the dead, later donating thousands to the group which maintains The Alamo. Cats In the midst of an alcohol and drug haze, Osbourne said that he set about slaughtering 17 cats with a shotgun. The rocker said he was found by his wife under a piano, armed with a knife in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Ants Osbourne toured with Motley Crue in the 1980s, and it was during this time that he is rumoured to have shocked his fellow rockers after "spotting" a line of ants. Bassist Nikki Sixx claimed that Osbourne took a straw and, as if snorting cocaine, hoovered the line of ants up his nose. Bats In 1982, Osbourne was on stage at a gig in Des Moines, Iowa, during a US tour. A fan threw a bat on stage, and in the frenzy of performance Osbourne – believing it to be rubber – bit its head off. There remains debate as to whether the bat was alive or dead when it was thrown on stage. Doves Osbourne had history with the decapitation of winged creatures, beginning with an incident which stunned CBS Records executives. Celebrating a new album in 1981, the Black Country-born rock star was intending to release two doves in a symbolic act at the record label. Instead, he grabbed a dove and bit its head off, before being thrown out of the building.
South Wales Argus
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- South Wales Argus
Ozzy Osbourne's most shocking moments
The Black Sabbath singer and successful solo artist was known for his controversial live shows. Drug and alcohol use often fuelled manic behaviour in front of his adoring audiences, and also his most crazed moments in between shows. These are some of the most memorable and infamous moments from the hell-raising life of the late heavy metal pioneer. The Alamo In 1982, Osbourne was wearing one of his wife's dresses for a photoshoot close to The Alamo in Texas, the site of a heroic sacrifice by the Texan troops against the invading Mexicans. The rock star drunkenly relieved himself on a cenotaph commemorating the dead, later donating thousands to the group which maintains The Alamo. In the midst of an alcohol and drug haze, Osbourne said that he set about slaughtering 17 cats with a shotgun. The rocker said he was found by his wife under a piano, armed with a knife in one hand and a shotgun in the other. Ants Osbourne toured with Motley Crue in the 1980s, and it was during this time that he is rumoured to have shocked his fellow rockers after 'spotting' a line of ants. Bassist Nikki Sixx claimed that Osbourne took a straw and, as if snorting cocaine, hoovered the line of ants up his nose. Bats In 1982, Osbourne was on stage at a gig in Des Moines, Iowa, during a US tour. A fan threw a bat on stage, and in the frenzy of performance Osbourne – believing it to be rubber – bit its head off. There remains debate as to whether the bat was alive or dead when it was thrown on stage. Doves Osbourne had history with the decapitation of winged creatures, beginning with an incident which stunned CBS Records executives. Celebrating a new album in 1981, the Black Country-born rock star was intending to release two doves in a symbolic act at the record label. Instead, he grabbed a dove and bit its head off, before being thrown out of the building.
