Oh, man. Not for me. The only thing I do regret is not doing the last farewell show in Birmingham with [drummer] Bill Ward. I felt really bad about that. It would have been so nice. This year marks half a century since the first two Black Sabbath albums, Black Sabbath and Paranoid , came out. What does that anniversary mean to you? Those guys my brothers, you know? They go back to my childhood. Once the pandemic is done, are you eager to get back on the road with your solo band?
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You are no longer onsite at your organization. His mother, Lillian, was a non-observant Catholic who worked days at a factory. Osbourne has three older sisters named Jean, Iris, and Gillian, and two younger brothers named Paul and Tony. The family lived in a small two-bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston.
Osbourne dealt with dyslexia at school. As a Birmingham native, he has a strong Brummie accent. Upon hearing their first hit single at age 14, he became a great fan of The Beatles. Osbourne left school at 15 and was employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner, and abattoir worker.
He attempted to commit burglary, stealing a television which fell on him during his getaway and had to be abandoned , a handful of baby clothes originally thought to be adult clothes as it was too dark to see when he committed the burglary, and which were stolen to sell to people at a pub , and some T-shirts. Not everyone found his persona and dark music so appealing, and he was frequently singled out by religious conservatives who hoped to demonstrate the negative impacts of rock music on society.
Despite these and other challenges — including a stint in rehab — Osbourne continued to achieve commercial success, with the albums Bark at the Moon , The Ultimate Sin and No Rest for the Wicked all going multi-platinum in the U. He ushered in the s with his sixth solo offering, No More Tears , which reached the Top 10 in the U. By the end of the decade, Osbourne's star was on the wane, and he continued to struggle with the substance abuse problems that had plagued him throughout his career.
However, he found his way back into the spotlight in with the release of his eighth studio album, Down to Earth , which reached No. Osbourne soon boosted his celebrity status even further with his own brand of reality television. Debuting in early , The Osbournes centered on the domestic life of Osbourne and his clan and became an instant hit. The comic appeal of the aging headbanger completing such humdrum tasks as taking out the garbage charmed even those conservatives who had once vilified Osbourne.
In , Osbourne reunited with Black Sabbath for a tour, and the following year the heavy metal legends were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Despite the years of abuse to his body, Osbourne displayed impressive staying power by continuing to tour as part of Ozzfest.
He returned to the studio to record Black Rain , which topped out at No. In Osbourne reunited with his Sabbath bandmates to perform a series of concerts and record a new studio album, 13 , which earned its release the following year. In the band announced plans for one final tour, fittingly dubbed The End.
The following year they also released an album of that name, comprised of unreleased tracks from 13 and several live performances. The tour wrapped up in the band members' hometown of Birmingham in February One year later, Osbourne announced the dates for the North American leg of No More Tours 2, the final tour of his career.
Although he noted that he wanted to spend more time with his family, the legendary headbanger insisted that he wasn't retiring as a musician, and would continue playing smaller gigs and remaining involved with Ozzfest. Osbourne married his manager, Sharon, in They had three children together, Jack, Kelly and Aimee.
Jack and Kelly appeared with their parents on The Osbournes , but Aimee demurred. Osbourne also has had three children from a previous marriage to Thelma Riley and now has several grandchildren as well.
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