Ozzy Osbourne & Chris Ayres.epub

Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0751543403
Publisher: Sphere (October 1, 2009)
Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0751543403
ISBN-13: 978-0751543407
ASIN: B002S0KB1S




Publication Date: October 1, 2009
Has there ever been a more extraordinary rock-star story than Ozzy Osbourne’s? Born into a life so poor that the whole family slept in one room, Ozzy endured a tough upbringing. Music was his salvation and his band Black Sabbath went on to change the music scene forever. But along with the rock and roll came the inevitable sex and drugs and Ozzy fell into a long relationship with addictive substances. The stories of Ozzy’s days on the road are legendary - biting the head off a live bat, losing his best friend and writing partner Randy Rhoades in a tragic plane crash - but few know of the real heartbreak he suffered during those days of excess. In the end it was love that saved him: the love of his wife Sharon and kids Kelly, Jack and Aimee. In his highly anticipated autobiography, Ozzy comes clean: in all senses.




From Publishers Weekly
Starred Review. Frank Skinner delivers a perfect performance of Osbourne's memoir of his long and colorful career—from his humble beginnings to his days fronting Black Sabbath and rise as a successful solo artist. Skinner captures Osbourne's slurry drawl in an intimate performance that transports the listener to a quiet pub where Ozzy is holding court and swapping stories about family, factory jobs, stints in prison, drugs, sex, alcohol, guns, chickens, more drugs, band breakups. Equally compelling are Skinner's renditions of Osbourne's friends and bandmates—his Geezer Butler is a knockout. A must for fans of Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, and the rock 'n' roll memoir; highly memorable and recommended. A Grand Central hardcover. (Jan.)
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Review
Packed with outrageous, hilarious, disgusting and wholly improbable incedents Guardian A must-read for fans of vicarious rock'n'roll insanity Scotland on Sunday Every page of this hugely entertaining, sometimes painfully frank autobiography seems to have at least one punch-line to a good joke Uncut Mightily entertaining Heat A frank and honest account that will make you laugh out loud ... A brilliant read Sun Gripping, funny and sad Q