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The Irish Sun
3 days ago
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- The Irish Sun
Ozzy Osbourne's most outrageous moments from bat eating to meat throwing and feud with TV legend
SINCE shooting to fame as part of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne carved out a staggering career in the entertainment industry spanning almost 60 years. But this week, he sadly passed away 7 Ozzy Osbourne passed away following his battle with Parkinson's Credit: PA And with the world mourning the loss, it's impossible not to look back at the jaw-dropping moments that defined his one-of-a-kind career. Whether he was biting the head off a bat on stage, hurling raw meat into crowds, or feuding with TV royalty. Here's a look back at the most outrageous and iconic moments in the life of the rock legend. Bat-Biting (1982) 7 This bat-biting incident became a career defining moment for Ozzy Osbourne Credit: Alamy T he singer - dubbed the - has always played up to his satanic image. READ MORE ON OZZY OSBOURNE So when a fan hurled what he thought was a rubber bat toy at him on stage in January 1982, Turned out it was in fact a real bat and he later recalled: 'Immediately, something felt wrong.' There was a foul taste, and he felt the severed head twitch in his mouth. The teenage bat-thrower later insisted it was already dead, but Ozzy always maintained he felt it moving. Most read in TV Ozzy's Death Metal (1995) 7 Ozzy had almost killed a man by tossing a TV out a hotel window Credit: Getty Wild rocker He was boozing with guitarist Zakk Wylde in Prague unaware of a smoker outside when he decided to throw a TV out of his hotel room. Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne performing their version of Changes together He recalled: 'I am in The Four Seasons and I am watching the TV and I go to Zakk, 'I have never thrown a f****** TV out of the window of a hotel room. Let's f****** do it'. 'So I ripped the window open, picked it up and threw it out of the f****** window. It landed on the floor and f****** exploded. It went like a bomb. 'Little did I know that there was a guy smoking a cigarette and I shudder to think if that had hit him on the head. I would have killed him stone f****** dead.' Meat Throwing (1980's) 7 The rock legend hurled raw meat and animal parts into the crowd Credit: Getty In the Eighties, Ozzy took his fan interaction to a whole new level with a ritual as outrageous as it was unforgettable. The rock legend began hurling raw meat and animal parts into the crowd — all whilst encouraging fans to return the favour with whatever strange items they could sneak into the venue. One being the now-infamous bat incident and whilst some chalked it up to his on-stage theatrics, the truth was far more tongue-in-cheek. He revealed in his documentary The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, the inspiration came from old slapstick films featuring custard pie fights. He said: 'It gave me this idea to throw, instead of pie, bits of meat and animal parts into the audience. 'I thought it was hilarious. (They'd throw back) sheep testicles, live snakes, dead rats, all kinds of things. Someone once threw a live frog onto onstage, it was the biggest frog I'd ever seen and it landed on its back.' TV Legend Feud (2002) 7 Not yet disgraced TV host and comedian Bill Cosby slammed the Osbourne's family show Credit: Getty Back in 2002 Ozzy and his family created a reality show big enough to rival The Kardashians. The Osbourne's documented the ups and downs of the family's day to day life but not everyone had a good opinion about he show. Not yet disgraced TV host and comedian Bill Cosby slammed the MTV series as "not entertainment". Ozzy later revealed in his autobiography that Cosby had sent a letter scolding the family's use of foul language and supposed bad influence. Wife Sharon was quick to fire back with a letter of her own, pointing out that Cosby wasn't exactly a saint — especially after news of his extramarital affair surfaced in the late nineties. She also called out the hypocrisy of him clutching at straws over swearing whilst TV was drowning in violence. The Alamo (1982) 7 The Birmingham-born rocker was arrested at the site when he decided to publically urinate Back in 1982 a very drunk Ozzy was seen dressed in one of wife Sharon's gowns during a photo shoot near the Alamo — the iconic Texas landmark where outnumbered rebels made their famed last stand against the Mexican army. The Birmingham-born rocker was arrested at the site when he decided to publically urinate. He later returned to the landmark with son Jack with Ozzy admitting he wasn't sure if he actually peed on the memorial as he was "very inebriated". But Ozzy's fears were calmed once they were met by local councilman Robert Trevino who found Ozzy's old police report. He then revealed the star was only charged with public intoxication that day - and never with public urination or public indecency. Dove De-Capitation (1981) 7 Ozzy pulled one of the most bizarre stunts in music history Credit: The Mega Agency A bat isn't the only thing The Black Sabbath Frontman bit into. Back in 1981, during a meeting with CBS Records to celebrate his new solo deal, Ozzy pulled one of the most bizarre stunts in music history. Hoping to make an impression, he arrived at the boardroom carrying two white doves. What was supposed to be a quirky gesture quickly turned into a PR nightmare when he suddenly grabbed one of the doves and bit it's head off. Spitting it onto the conference table in front of label executives and later reportedly did the same to the second dove, he admitted: 'They were all throwing up all over the place. People were freaked.' He was immediately thrown out from the building and whilst the label was appalled, the stunt only added to Ozzy's reputation as rock's most unpredictable wild man.
Daily Mirror
7 days ago
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- Daily Mirror
Ozzy Osbourne only wanted one star to play him as he addressed biopic before tragic death
Ozzy Osbourne has long been a screen star as well as a hard rock icon, and fans are now clamouring for a biopic about the Black Sabbath frontman following the sad news of his death Music icon Ozzy Osbourne possessed a distinctive brand of humour that captivated his fans - which is just one of the reasons behind the outpouring of love for him upon his death. The Prince of Darkness, who passed away aged 76 yesterday (Tuesday, July 22) was beloved as Black Sabbath's lead singer, and through his individual musical endeavours. But he was equally known for his irreverent humour and unique personality. Never more was that on display than during an interview back in 2010. By then, the legendary frontman was equal parts musician and reality TV star. Ozzy starred in the groundbreaking MTV reality series 'The Osbournes' throughout the early 2000s, when his particular style of comedy became evident to broader viewers for the first time. He appeared with his offspring, Jack and Kelly, in other projects later in his life, including Ozzy and Jack's World Detour, and alongside wife Sharon and Jack in The Osbournes Want to Believe. His remarkable journey has been documented in several films, including The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, which was broadcast on BBC Four in 2021. And now, supporters are demanding a biographical film to honour his legendary status. They may have their wish granted, as revealed by his son Jack. He disclosed that a biopic is "on the way", with a "phenomenal" filmmaker attached and a screenplay revision in progress. Jack maintains the picture would be "raw" and declared "we are not pulling any punches". But the most pressing question on everybody's mind is simple. Who would take on the starring part and the demanding task of depicting a heavy metal legend of Ozzy's magnitude? Some devoted fans have noticed that Ozzy had already identified his preferred candidate to portray him in a film about his existence. During a chat back in 2010, well before his death, Ozzy was posed the question. During an appearance on The Nerdist podcast, host Chris Hardwick asked him: "Who would you pick to play you in a movie about your life?" True to form, Ozzy delivered a characteristically blunt two-word response. The Black Sabbath frontman simply answered: "Denzel Washington". Now converted into a meme that has gone viral across social media following Ozzy's passing, supporters hail the moment as a perfect example of the rocker's trademark wit. Lovers of Ozzy's work have now called for the American actor to somehow appear in the forthcoming biographical film. Taking to Instagram, one fan commented: "Hopefully Someone who is probably working on the Ozzy biopic just needs to make this happen (or maybe put Denzel in a post credit scene where he's singing Crazy Train or War Pigs in costume)." A second person declared: "Don't go against a dead man's wish, make it happen." Meanwhile, another suggested: " Netflix getting ideas right now".
Metro
7 days ago
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- Metro
What really happened the night Ozzy Osbourne ripped a bat's head off with his te
The Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, died on July 22, just weeks after his last ever performance. As the nation mourns, many have remembered some of his most iconic moments, from his hilarious moments on The Osbournes to his enduring but crazy romance with his wife, Sharon. Among the memories, many have recalled the time that he ripped a live bat's head off with his teeth while performing on stage. The moment was nothing short of legendary, but like most bonkers rock and roll stories, it has become layered with confusion and misremembered facts to an almost myth-like degree. So what really happened? Was it a real bat? Was the bat alive? Did he really need a rabies injection afterwards? Here's what you need to know about one of the most bafflingly badass moments in rock and roll. The infamous onstage incident happened during a live show at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa, on January 20, 1982. The star was two months into a gruelling tour promoting Diary of a Madman, his second solo album. A gross but captivating trend began on the tour – that certainly wouldn't be allowed today – which saw Ozzy use his skills as a former abattoir apprentice, and chuck raw meat and animal parts into the cheering crowd. 'I always liked old movies that used to have these custard-pie fights. It gave me this idea to throw, instead of pie, bits of meat and animal parts into the audience. I thought it was hilarious. '[They'd throw back] sheep testicles, live snakes, dead rats, all kinds of things,' he said in The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne in 2020. Fans had learned about this grisly tradition during the course of this tour, and came prepared to fight dirty. One audience member chucked a dead bat at Ozzy, who thought it was a rubber toy, picked it up from the stage and ripped its head off. But even Ozzy has been vague about the details of whether the bat was alive or not. 'Immediately, though, something felt wrong. Very wrong. For a start, my mouth was instantly full of this warm, gloopy liquid. Then the head in my mouth twitched,' said the singer in his 2010 autobiography, I Am Ozzy. 'Somebody threw a bat. I just thought it was a rubber bat. And I picked it up and put it in my mouth. I bit into it,' he said, revealing his sudden surprise. 'Oh no, it's real. It was a real live bat.' In 2006, he also told the BBC that the bat was dead. 'This bat comes on. I thought it was one of them Hallowe'en joke bats 'cos it had some string around its neck,' he said. 'I bite into it, and I look to my left and Sharon was going [gesturing no]. 'And I'm like, what you talking about? She [says], 'It's a dead real bat'. And I'm… I know now!' After the gig, he did have to have a rabies injection; in fact, he had to have several injections. He told David Letterman they were 'very painful', adding: 'I can assure you the rabies shots I went through afterwards aren't fun.' The concert goer who claims to have brought the bat to the gig claimed it had been dead for days when it was launched onto the stage. 'It really freaked me out,' bat-chucker Mark Neal, who was 17 years old during the concert, told a Des Moines Register reporter in 1982. 'I won't get in any trouble for admitting this, will I?' He told the paper that the bat had been brought home by his little brother, and was alive and well two weeks before the concert. The bat died within those two weeks after becoming a house pet, and Neal and his friends decided to pop the corpse in a baggy and bring it along to the gig, as a fun retaliation to the raw guts expected to be thrown from the stage. Neal added that the bat was closer to rancid by the time it arrived at the gig and was unequivocally dead. Bizarrely, this wasn't the only time that the rock star was thought to have ripped an animal's head off. In March 1980, the star was set to release his album The Blizzard of Ozz, which was going to go up against Black Sabbath's Heaven and Hell album with new frontman Ronnie James Dio, releasing a month after his. While at a CBS sales convention in Los Angeles, a plan was in place for Osbourne to give a speech and then release three doves of peace. Unfortunately, the singer had been drinking brandy all morning, and things went more than a little awry when he found himself irritated. The rocker told rock biographer Mick Wall that a PR person at a meeting had been driving him up the wall, so he decided to freak her out by killing a dove. In Wall's book Black Sabbath: Symptoms of the Universe, Osbourne said he: 'pulled out one of these doves and bit its [expletive] head off just to shut her up.' 'Then I did it again with the next dove,' he added, 'spitting the head out on the table'. 'That's when they threw me out. They said I'd never work for CBS again.' The star also told Sounds' magazine's Garry Bushell that the dove was already dead and it was all a prank. 'I wanted to make a real impression. The scam is the bird was dead. We were planning to release it there, but it died beforehand. So rather than waste it, I bit its head off. You should have seen their faces. 'They all went white. They were speechless. That girl in the pictures was screaming. Eventually, a bloke came up and said, 'You'd better go.' He added that the dead dove tasted like 'tomato sauce.' Following his death, animal rights group Peta actually paid tribute to the star, highlighting his work to protect animals during his life. 'Ozzy Osbourne was a legend and a provocateur, but PETA will remember the 'Prince of Darkness' most fondly for the gentle side he showed to animals – most recently cats, by using his fame to decry painful, crippling declawing mutilations. 'Ozzy may have been the singer, but his wife, Sharon, and his daughter, Kelly, were of one voice when it meant protecting animals. Ozzy will be missed by animal advocates the world over.' The singer predicted his epitaph would be about bats in a comment made in 1996: 'Whatever else I do, my epitaph will be – Ozzy Osbourne born December 3, 1948. Died, whenever. And he bit the head off a bat.' In 2001, he also complained that he'd be plagued by questions about the taste and why he did it until he was in the ground, 'And then they'll dig me up and ask me again!' he joked. More Trending The star reflected on his death several times in his life, confiding in one interview that he wanted his funeral to be a joyous occasion. 'There'll be no harping on the bad times,' he told The Times. 'It's worth remembering that a lot of people see nothing but misery their whole lives, so by any measure, most of us in this country – especially rock stars like me — are very lucky. That's why I don't want my funeral to be sad, I want it to be a time to say 'thanks'.' He also added that he didn't want it to be a 'mope-fest' and wasn't too bothered about what they played to send him off. 'I honestly don't care what they play at my funeral; they can put on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle, and We Are the Diddymen if it makes 'em happy.' Got a story? If you've got a celebrity story, video or pictures get in touch with the entertainment team by emailing us celebtips@ calling 020 3615 2145 or by visiting our Submit Stuff page – we'd love to hear from you. MORE: Bizarre theory around Trisha Paytas' superhero-inspired name of third baby MORE: Inside Ozzy Osbourne's tumultuous family life including his two absent children MORE: British rock band cancels tour dates after 'unexpected and catastrophic event' at member's home
