John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne Pledges Portion of Merch Sales to Michael J Fox Parkinson's Research Foundation
billboard.comOzzy Osbourne can't tour right now, but the rock icon is putting his old tour merch to good use while he self-quarantines at home during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ozzy, who was forced to cancel his rescheduled 2019 dates in order to receive treatment for PRKN 2 -- a type of Parkinson's disease -- announced that he will donate 10% of the sales from his remaining stock of tour merch to The Michael J.
Fox Foundation, which funds research into Parkinson's disease."Past tours exclusive merch last bits of remaining stock available until sold out!" Ozzy tweeted on Wednesday morning (April 15). "April is #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth so 10% of ALL sales going directly to the @MichaelJFoxOrg for #Parkinsons Research.
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