Osbourne's recalls a band lament, "in those days, the band wasn't very popular with the women." Built around Tony Iommi 's guitar riffs, Geezer Butler 's lyrics, Bill Ward 's dark tempo drumbeats, and topped by Osbourne's eerie vocals, early records such as their debut album Black Sabbath and Paranoid sold huge numbers, as well as getting considerable airplay. Records, Black Sabbath met with swift and enduring success. Butler told Osbourne about the dream and together they wrote the lyrics to Black Sabbath, one of their first songs in a darker vein.ĭespite only a modest investment from their US record label Warner Bros. While recording their first album in a castle, Geezer read an occult book and had a dream of a dark figure at the end of his bed. The band had noticed how people enjoyed being frightened, and, inspired, Iommi and his partners decided to play a heavy blues style of music laced with gloomy sounds and lyrics. They finally chose the name Black Sabbath in early 1969 based on a film directed by Mario Bava, starring Boris Karloff. They renamed themselves Earth, but after being booked in error instead of a small-time English circuit band with the same name, they decided to change their name again. Separated for a time, Osbourne and Butler reunited in Polka Tulk Blues along with guitarist Tony Iommi and drummer Bill Ward. In late 1967, Geezer Butler formed his first band Rare Breed with Osbourne. He spent six weeks in Winson Green Prison when he was unable to pay a fine after being found guilty of burglary of a clothes shop. He left school at 15 and was then employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner and slaughterhouse worker. Starting at age 14 he became a great fan of The Beatles upon hearing their first hit single. Drawn to the stage, Osbourne took part in school plays such as The Pirates of Penzance. General abuse from teachers at Prince Albert Road Junior School, and Birchfield Road Secondary Modern School in Perry Barr made his childhood difficult for him. Osbourne grew up dealing with dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Although called "John" by his first wife Thelma, Osbourne states that it has been a long time since he's recognized himself when called by his formal name. The nickname "Ozzy" was first used when he was in primary school.
John was the fourth of six children (2 brothers, Paul and Tony) and 3 sisters (Jean, Iris and Gillian) living in a small two bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston, England. His mother Lillian worked for the car components firm Lucas. His father Jack worked shifts as a toolmaker at GEC. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne was born in Aston, Birmingham, England, on 3 December 1948. Osbourne is currently on a worldwide tour to promote his new album Scream, released on 22 June 2010.īlack Sabbath, Kelly Osbourne, Black Label Society, Firewind This was his first tattoo, created by himself with a sewing needle and pencil lead.
It was during his Sabbath days (because of their dark style of music, not because he was a satanist) that Osbourne became known as the "Prince of Darkness."Osbourne has over 15 tattoos, the most famous of which are the letters O-Z-Z-Y across the knuckles of his left hand. Reatest Heavy Metal Vocalists of all time. Osbourne is ranked 8th on Hit Parader's list of the 100 G These things are what led Osbourne to become known as the " Godfather of Heavy Metal". In his subsequent solo career Osbourne achieved a multi- platinum status in addition to the one he had earned with Black Sabbath. Osbourne initially rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath, a band whose radically different, intentionally dark, doom sound spearheaded the heavy metal genre. John Michael " Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer-songwriter whose career has spanned five decades.
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