History Literature / IAmOzzy

** When their self-titled debut album was first released, Anton [=LaVey=] of the Church of Satan reportedly celebrated in honour of the band, but Osbourne dismissed the cult as "bollocks", theorising they were more after the debauchery than any sort of reverence to the dark arts.

* {{Blackface}}: When Ozzy and his family celebrated UsefulNotes/ElizabethII's coronation at their neighbourhood, his father went all out with his Creator/AlJolson impersonation, with boot polish smeared all over his face to complete the minstrel show look. Young Ozzy was understandably terrified by his dad's transformation, and in hindsight he had a point as it was, in his own words, "the kind of [[ValuesDissonance politically incorrect stuff]] they’d flog you for today."

* TheAllegedCar: Tony Iommi's father used to flip used cars hence why Iommi had access to a lot of them, some of which came in a rather derelict state. One of those vehicles was a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commer_FC Commer van]] whose suspension was so shot that it handled much like the boat-like cars in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoIV''.

Due to his dyslexia, the book was co-written by screenwriter Chris Ayres. The book garnered acclaim for its humour and Osbourne's detailed account of life in a working-class neighbourhood.

* TheAllegedCar: Tony Iommi's father used to flip used cars hence why Iommi had access to a lot of them, some of which came in a rather derelict state. One of those vehicles was a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commer_FC Commer van]] whose suspension was so shot that it handled much like the boat-like cars in ''[[Grand Theft Auto IV]]''.

** During his first trip to America, Ozzy jokingly wrote "Satanist" as his religion in the immigration questionnaire, prompting a bemused look from the immigration official. Before he was able to explain that he wrote it purely as a stupid, drunk joke and not as his ''actual'' faith[[note]]Ozzy is a practising Anglican according to the ''New York Times'', though a recent interview with his son Jack implies that Ozzy is now agnostic or at least displays shades of it.[[/note]], the official stamped Ozzy's papers and Osbourne passed by the airport without incident.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Subverted. He is able to read and write at least to an extent, but his dyslexis got in the way of him academically, eventually quitting school at age 15.

* BookDumb: Ozzy did poorly academically, recalling how he dreaded school during his formative years, but he grew up as an acclaimed vocalist in his own right and a history buff on the side. The only time he got praise from the teachers was when he managed to save a goldfish from being killed, only to turn out that it was ''him all along'' who nearly murdered the poor fish.

* NeverLearnedToRead: Subverted. He is able to read and write at least to an extent, but his reading disability got in the way of him academically, eventually quitting school at age 15.

* BlatantBurglar: Not contented with his meagre income in his teens, he tried to be "cool" by engaging in petty crime. Unfortunately for him, he donned fingerless gloves and was easily identified when the police arrested him at his house for attempted burglary.