Ozzy Osbourne exclaims 'clone me' as his DNA is bizarrely sold to fans
Ozzy Osbourne is flogging his DNA to a handful of dedicated fans in a bizarre move. The legendary rocker, who is no stranger to controversy, having bitten off the head of a live bat while on stage, is now giving fans the chance to "clone" him, should they wish to.
The Prince of Darkness, who next month will perform a farewell show at Birmingham's Villa Park, is hoping that fans will purchase his DNA to ensure that he lives forever. In an unexpected move, the 76-year-old has teamed up with a drinks company in order to recycle him "forever".
Ozzy struck a deal with Liquid Death, and his DNA will be available on ten limited edition iced tea cans, quite fittingly named Infinite Ozzy. The company, known for selling canned water, said: "Ozzy Osbourne is 1 of 1. But we're selling his actual DNA so you can recycle him forever."
In a promotional trailer shared on their website, the Black Sabbath rocker was seen drinking from the cans before crushing them and placing them in a sealed container. Over the video, a voiceover said: "There will never be another Ozzy Osbourne, unless you have his actual DNA.
"Introducing Infinitely Recyclable Ozzy by Liquid Death. These cans of low-calorie iced tea with B vitamins have each been drunk by Ozzy himself. And each can contains trace DNA from Ozzy's saliva, as well as his handwritten signature. Now, once technology and federal law permits, you can replicate Ozzy and enjoy him for hundreds of years into the future.
"Just imagine if you could bring back early Eighties Ozzy. He can mow your lawn, perform at kids' birthday parties or anything you want. So get your can of Infinitely Recyclable Ozzy. No, this is not a joke, yes, these contain Ozzy's actual DNA, there are only ten available, act now."
Each can was sealed in an airtight container to "preserve the DNA." Speaking about the project, Ozzy exclaimed: "Clone me, you b******ds!" Ahead of Black Sabbath's show next month, Ozzy recently confirmed that Back to the Beginning will be available to live stream for fans who struggled to get tickets.
But while the iconic musician may be battling with his health, he has no plans to slow down ahead of the historic occasion. He recently said on his Ozzy Speaks SiriusXM show that he will be there "by hook or by crook." He said: "My head's crazy. I will have done the show and died a death before I even started my exercises. So I try and put it on the back burner.
"I'm not going up there saying 'It's going to be great. I'm really confident.' In my head I will have died on my ass, I remember being in f***ing Vegas one time being in the dressing room going, 'I'm going to play. I'm going to die'.
"And I talked myself into blowing the gig, it was only two f***ing songs. Sharon goes, 'Just don't think about it.'" But will fans see the star on his trademark throne or on a segway? That is still to be decided. "I don't f***ing know. If I'm on a throne, okay! If I'm in a f***ing movable f***ing cart, I don't know," he said.
The show will reunite the original band members – Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward – for the first time in 20 years. The band played its "last" gig in 2017 in Birmingham with Osborne, guitarist Iommi and bassist Butler but without Ward on drums.
But last year, Ozzy was not well enough to perform at the band's Rock'N'Roll Hall of Fame induction in America. In a new interview ahead of the show, Tony admitted he has "excitement mixed with fear" ahead of the show, whilst he also confirmed rehearsals are due to start this month.
He said: "This would be a big, monumental thing if it all comes good. The worrying thing for me is the unknown. We don't know what's going to happen. Normally, when we'd tour, we'd rehearse and run through the thing for a while, and it's just us. But with this event, there are so many other moving parts."
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