History Music / OzzyOsbourne

* 1970 - ''[[Music/{{Black Sabbath|Album}}''

* 1970 - ''[[Music/BlackSabbathAlbum Black Sabbath]]''
* 1970 - ''Music/{{Paranoid}}''

I don't know where I'm going; all I know is I don't wanna stop''

* PowerBallad: "Mama I'm Coming Home", "Close My Eyes Forever", "Goodbye To Romance", "So Tired".

--> ''"I can't fucking hear you!"''
--> ''"Go fucking crazy for me!"''

--> "Let me see your ''fucking'' [[MundaneMadeAwesome cigarette lighters!]]"

-->'''Ozzy''': Is that the inside of my arsehole?\\
'''Doctor''': Why the hell aren’t you asleep?\\
'''Ozzy''': Dunno.\\
'''Doctor''': Don’t you feel groggy?\\
'''Ozzy''': Not really.\\
'''Doctor''': Not even a little bit?\\
'''Ozzy''': Nope.

--> '''Doctor''': How are you feeling?\\
'''Ozzy''': Fine, thanks.\\
'''Doctor''': Jesus Christ, you’re still awake? I’m going to give you some more.\\
'''Ozzy''': Go on then.

--> '''Doctor''': How about now, Mr. Osbourne? Blink if you can hear me.\\
'''Ozzy''': Blink? Why can’t I just tell you?\\
'''Doctor''': That’s impossible! You’re not human!\\
'''Ozzy''': How can I fall asleep during this? [[TreasureChestCavity Any minute now you’re going to find some long-lost cufflinks up there, or maybe an old watch, or a pair of Sharon’s tights.]]

-->''Too many religions for only one god''
-->''I don't need another savior''
-->''Don't try to change my mind''
-->''You know I'm one of a kind''
-->''Ain't gonna change my bad behavior''

--> ''Years spent in torment''
--> ''Buried in a nameless grave''
--> ''Now he has risen''
--> ''Miracles would have to save''
--> ''Those that the beast is looking for''
--> ''Listen in awe and you'll hear him...''
--> ''[[TitleDrop Bark at the moon]]''

-->''They say I worship the devil''
-->''They must be stupid or blind''

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[[DescribeTopicHere ALL ABOAAAARD! DESCRIBE THE PRINCE OF DARKNESS HERE!]]

* MohsScaleOfRockAndMetalHardness: Despite his reputation as the King Of Heavy Metal, Ozzy's music is usually only a 6 or a 7, with some songs in the 2 or 3 range and a couple (such as Dee) even dropping to a 1.
** MohsScaleOfLyricalHardness: On the other hand, the lyrics (aside from ballads such as "Dreamer" and "Mama I'm Coming Home", which are at most a 3) can climb up to 8, by dealing with bleak stuff such as monsters, murderers, suicide and depression.

* BadassBeard: Zakk Wylde, former guitar player for Ozzy.

Born John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham. Also known as [[StageNames Ozzy]]. Or the "[[FanNickname Prince of Darkness]]", if you want. As one of, or possibly ''the'', first Heavy Metal singer, he has been called the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" while he prefers to call himself "The Prince of Darkness." Famous for [[ExtremeOmnivore snacking on winged creatures]] in the middle of sets.

* BerserkButton: He used to have some chickens, back when he was with his first wife. Said chickens never laid any eggs because, she told him, he never felt like feeding them. One night, after having not slept for 24 hours, doped up on cocaine and booze, the button was finally pressed, leading to one of the most [[SugarWiki/FunnyMoments hilariously twisted]] moments in his book.

* 1970 - ''[[SelfTitledAlbum Black Sabbath]]''
* 1970 - ''Paranoid''
* 1971 - ''Master of Reality''

* 1980 - ''Blizzard of Ozz''

* MoralGuardians: Not so much a target of them anymore since he's [[SeinfeldIsUnfunny not quite as shocking as he once was]], but he was a frequent target of them in TheEighties, due to his lyrical content, behavior, and songs that were taken out of context back then, but it seems to have dissipated when The Osbournes got on the airwaves.

** He also provided the voice and likeness for the Guardian of Metal (basically an [[{{Expy}} expy]] of himself) in ''VideoGame/BrutalLegend''.

* {{ImAHumanitarian}}: “Eat Me”, from Ordinary Man. It was based off the horrifying true story of a German man named Armin Meiwes, who met Bernd Brandes on an online forum. Armin decided to snack on Brandes, and Armin was sent to jail after this disgusting act, but years later, Ozzy thought of the story as humorous because of Los Angeles being a petri dish for vegans and decided to write the song in a similar tone to the story.

* HomesicknessHymn: * "Mama, I'm Coming Home" is a darker, more ambivalent take on the "coming home to a loved one" formula; the narrator talks about how the relationship is far from perfect (in fact, at times it seems downright toxic), but he's ready to come home to her anyway. While the popular lore says that Ozzy wrote it for his then-wife Sharon Osbourne ("Mama" was his pet name for her), the lyrics were in fact written for Ozzy by Lemmy Kilmister of Music/{{Motorhead}}.

* CatchPhrase: Frequently shouts "Rock and roll!", "Go fucking crazy!" and/or "Lemme see your (fucking) hands!" while performing.

* RagsToRiches: He, along with his Sabbath bandmates grew up in the bombed-out remains of Birmingham, Ozzy specifically has admitted to living without indoor plumbing at one point.

* EveryoneHasStandards: He was kicked out of Music/BlackSabbath for his drug and alcohol use -- he had been doped up on cocaine and alcohol for the past thirty hours; when the drugs wore off, he slept through an entire gig. Really, when a heavy metal band in the 1970s (especially them) thinks you're overdoing those, you know you have a problem.

* FiveManBand:
** TheBigBad: Ozzy Osbourne
** TheDragon: Blasko
** TheEvilGenius: Adam Wakeman
** TheBrute: Tommy Clufetos
** TheDarkChick: Gus G. Ironically, most if not all of the previous guitarists were TheDragon.

* {{ImAHumanitarian}}: “Eat Me”, from Ordinary Man.

* TenMinuteRetirement: In 1993 Ozzy announced that he'd retire from touring and called his would-be final tour "No More Tours". He was back on the road in 1995 with "The Retirement Sucks Tour" and has been on the road more or less ever since.

* I’maHumanitarian: “Eat Me”, from Ordinary Man.

-->Give me your pain, give me your anger\\

I can take the weight