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Ozzy Osbourne was born on 03-12-1948 in Aston, Birmingham, England. Ozzy was brought up in a working class family he left school at the young age of fifteen. After leaving school Ozzy was employed in many low paid positions and he was sent to prison for burglary.
When released from prison Ozzy joined a friend’s band but, he soon outgrew this and joined another band named Earth (the name was later changed to Black Sabbath).

On Friday 13th February, 1970 Black Sabbath released their self titled debut album and soon had a cult following in Britain and America. Their rise to fame was almost instant, but along with fame came the black side of fame. The group quickly became dependent on alcohol and cocaine gaining a reputation for trashing cars and hotel rooms.

In 1977, Ozzy’s father died, making him leave the group for a period of time before the release of their next album ‘Never Say Die’. Ozzy Osbourne was quickly getting disinterested in Black Sabbath and, at the end of the ‘Never Say Die’ tour, the band replaced him.

After months of depression and drug abuse, Ozzy met his soul mate Sharon Arden, who changed his life for the better. It wasn’t love at first sight by any means. Sharon helped Ozzy turn his life around and persuaded Ozzy to launch a solo career. In 1980 Ozzy joined forces with guitarist, Randy Rhoads, to start work on his solo debut, ‘Blizzard of Ozz’. The album was a massive success and reached platinum status.

Ozzy’s career has been interesting and varied. There has never been a dull moment and Sharon Osbourne has been the driving force in Ozzy’s huge success. Ozzy is a legend and his award winning albums are testiment to his success.

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