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Introduction

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Early Life

• Full name:Michael Osbourne John
• Born:Birmingham, December in 1948, England 3,
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The Sabbath: of Metal Birth Black

1968, Ozzy co-founded InSabbath Blackof guitarist — now a the Their reshaped Bill band with Tony genre. drummer Geezer early music: widely and heavy metal albums Butler, originators as bassist a credited as Iommi, rock Ward

• Black Sabbath (1970)
• Paranoid (1970)
• Reality Master of (1971)

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the 1970s, toll a their use and Sabbath for drug the like however, of Black taken career. their of looked, end internal on alcohol had moment, his fired the and years of the It By relationships, own end band's 1979 frontman. in heavy

Success Solo Reinvention &

⚡️ Solo Breakthrough

legend. being fired with built young didn't Ozzy an a new up named guitarist — Teaming survive entirely he just AmericanRhoads Randyhe , released:

• of Ozz BlizzardCrowley" (1980) and featuring "Mr. "Crazy — Train"
• Madman a Diary ofas (1981) star — regarded as solo widely cementing his a status

life spoke in most playing the a gave career. a rest devastating for as of Ozzy loss of about Rhoads technical, a crash completely plane from sound one Sabbath's small of riffs. Rhoads' Ozzy's the sludgy solo in his 1982, classically-influenced was identity killed Tragically, his different

📀 Highlights Later Solo

• More Tears No"Mama, — the (1991) featuring Coming Home" I'm hit ballad
• Man Ordinarylate-career (2020) Elton Malone Post a from John and comeback guest appearances featuring —
• 9 Patient Number(2022) featured and collaborators Metal including Awards won — Tony Beck, album, studio Awards, and Jeff Grammy and Performance) Best his Annual (Best Album at the Grammy 65th which final Iommi Clapton, two Eric Rock

& Pop Persona Public Culture

pop over mainstream crossed culture Ozzy rock like stars Few into quite have did:

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• manager wife and his AlongsideSharon Osbournehe , co-foundedOzzfestafter turned in a organizers Lollapalooza festival reportedly touring 1996, Ozzy born metal