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 recalls Ozzy trying to 'peacefully' choke her to death while high
dailystar.co.ukSharon Osbourne has recalled the shocking moment that her husband Ozzy tried to kill her.The couple appear in a new US documentary The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, which examines the Black Sabbath rocker's life.In the show they recall the time Ozzy, 71, tried to “calmly” kill Sharon at their Buckinghamshire mansion in 1989 while he was high on drugs.Sharon, 67, said: “I put the kids to bed, bathed them — we had a nanny living at the house then — and I was sat down reading. “He came into the room.
I had no idea who was sat across from me on the sofa but it wasn’t my husband. He goes to a stage where he gets that look in his eyes, the shutters were down and I just couldn’t get through to him.
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