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.
Sharon Osbourne on why she “felt terrible” over daughter Aimee not being part of ‘The Osbournes’ series
nme.comOzzy Osbourne‘s daughter Aimee not being a bit of their hit ’00s reality series The Osbournes. The MTV series, which starred Ozzy, his wife Sharon, and children Jack and Kelly, aired from 2002-2005 and paved the way for personality-driven reality TV shows.
Although the show helped Jack and Kelly to launch their own careers, the eldest sibling made the decision to opt out of participating.In an appearance on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, Osbourne was asked how she handled Aimee’s decision to stay out of the limelight.“Yes it was [a discussion] in the beginning,” she said. “It was very, very hard on me because we were traveling all over the world, we were doing a million things and Aimee wasn’t a part of it.
It made me feel terrible because I didn’t have my whole family.“She just didn’t want the attention. She was 18, that’s a tough age for a girl, and she just didn’t want it.”Aimee went on to launch a music career under the stage name ARO but Osbourne maintained that she still has no interest in fame.“She doesn’t like it, no.
She loves writing, she loves singing, but she doesn’t want to be a pop star,” she said. “She wants to be a professional singer and writer.
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