Ozzy Osbourne

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Ozzy Osbourne

• By Chris Hopes

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Professional Career 1960s

• Guitarist Tony Lommi
• Bassist Geezer Butler
• Drummer Bill Ward
• To become Become Black Sabbath

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1970s Releases

• Paranoid
• Master of Reality

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1978

• After the album Never Say Die, Osbourne was
  fired from Black Sabbath
• Ozzy moved on to solo projects

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New Band

• Guitarist Randy Rhoads
• Bassist Bob Daisley
• Drummer Lee Kerslake
• And new manager and wife Sharon

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First Album

• Blizzard of Ozz
• On September 1980
• In 1981 in the U.S. Blizzard of Ozz had some of
  the same ingredients used by Black Sabbath
• But the band was more technically proficient

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Single Hits

• Crazy Train
• Mr. Crowley

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Blizzard of Ozz

• Reached number 7 on the U.K. charts
• And number 21 in the U.S.

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Replaced

• Kerslake and Daisley were replaced with Tommy
  Aldridge and Rudy Sarzo
• Before the November release of Diary of a
  Madman
• This album which included the drug ode Flying
  High Again

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Animal Cruelty

• During one performance a bat was thrown on stage
  by a fan
• Ozzy bit its head off while supposedly thinking
  it was fake
• The show was canceled
• And Ozzy was rushed to the hospital for rabies
  vaccination

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Randy Rhoads

• Was killed in a bizarre plane accident
• Bringing the bands success to a screeching halt
• Ozzy fell into a massive depression shortly after
  that

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Change of Plans

• In 1982, Ozzy didnt use material that was done
  with Rhoads
• Instead, the 1982s Speak of the Devil featured
  live recordings with guitarist Brad Gillis

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Jet Records

• Ozzy was freed from his contract

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Epic Records

• Ozzy showed up drunk to the meeting
• He had 2 doves
• One was freed
• And the other was killed in the same manner as
  the bat

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1984

• Jake E. Lee became Osbournes new guitarist for
  the effort of Bark at the Moon
• While it didnt match the consistency of
  Blizzard of ozz or Diary of a Madman the
  record was equally successful

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1986

• Bark at the Moon open up to rave reviews
• The hit single Shot in the Dark was regarded to
  Osbournes worst studio effort

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Also in the 1986

• Osbourne was accused of encouraging listeners
  with the use of subliminal messages in his
  Blizzard of Ozz song Suicide Solution
• A song that he claimed was written in relation to
  effects of alcohol abuse
• The case was dismissed

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1987

• A live album that was recorded in 1981 that was
  dedicated to the memory of Randy Rhoads
• Lee soon left the band and was replaced with Zakk
  Wylde for No Rest for the Wicked which would be
  released in 1988

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Quotes

• I was sick and tired of being sick and tired
• Ozzy
• My wife had to drag me down so many hallways
  Ive got carpet burns on my a--
• Ozzy

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Bibliography

• http//www.myplay.com/artists/ozzy-osbourne/bio
• http//www.veinotte.com/ozzy/bio2.htm
• www.solarnavigator.net
• www.guitarsite.com
• www.metal-rules.com