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 is 73 years old today, with the singer poignantly reflecting on his life in his 2020 collaboration with Elton John called Ordinary Man.During the video for Ordinary Man, which sees Ozzy watching footage of his career on a cinema screen, the singer became emotional when footage of guitarist Randy Rhoads played.Randy was a close collaborator of Ozzy's before he tragically died aged 25 in a plane crash in 1982, with Ozzy telling Guitar World: "We loved each other very dearly. "I swear to God, the tragedy of my life is the day he died."Randy was a guitar prodigy, having co-founded heavy metal band Quiet Riot at the age of 16, and worked with Ozzy on some of his first solo albums since leaving Black Sabbath, including 1980's.
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