Ozzy OsbourneI Am Ozzy

Great book. Very Ozzy, funny, honest, shocking (but not). My first Rock concert was Black Sabbath I was 13, tickets were like $3.00. We piled into the back of our friend’s pick-up truck and headed to the concert. Loved the show The Osbourne’s. Already missing Ozzy.

I picked this up after he passed away, and boy, was I hooked. Ozzy's humor and wit are saturated in this personal account of his life from his perspective. From early days of crime to days to his being a grandfather and a sober rock legend, I was blessed to read and hear about his amazing life. There will never be another Ozzy Osbourne. When the end of the book finally came, I felt like I knew him personally, and it was like saying goodbye to an old friend or family member. Rest in peace, Ozzy. Thank you for opening up and giving us an account of both the good and bad of being a rock legend. Thank you for your music and for giving us an amazing glimpse into your heart and soul. See you on the other side.

I know this book was written several years ago, but it still holds up today.Ozzy really tells all about his growing, putting together Black Sabbath and his later solo career. Ozzy does not hold back as he describes his brain like a bowl of jelly from all the 24/7 drugs and alcohol.With all the controversy in Ozzy's life he even describes times where he almost died. If it wasn't for Sharon, he probably would never had been the name we know today.I highly encourage anyone, Ozzy fan or not, to read this awesome book. It is comical and serious all at the same time.Rest in Peace, Ozzy. You have made a mark on society and we have nothing but love for you.Rock N Roll!

I Am Ozzy is a quick and fun read. Ozzy goes for a conversational and light tone as he tells his hilarious road stories, but like some recent rock and roll autobiographies that I've recently read (Slash & The Heroin Diaries), Ozzy devotes an over-proportionate amount of time going over and over his alcohol and drug abuse. I was afraid that the book might turn into a dissertation about what happens when you become an addict, then hypocritically preach to the reader about staying off drugs. And sure, Ozzy spent a lot of time recounting his drug and alcohol induced escapades, but he NEVER preached. On the contrary, he couldn't care less what the reader did with his stories of mayhem while being wasted out of his mind.The first two-thirds of the book are the most fun and contain the most amounts of laugh out loud moments. And I mean laugh out loud; I'd be sitting on a plane with my Kindle and suddenly break out laughing like a madman. You'd have thought I was Ozzy based on some of the looks that I got.Ozzy starts by talking us through his life leading up to Black Sabbath; you might think this to move a bit slowly, but it doesn't because of how interesting it was to hear about the development of one of the world's most renowned rock & roll bands. Plus, if you're an Ozzy fan like me, the anticipation of already knowing what it's all leading up to keeps the pages turning at a quick pace. The book is a treat once Ozzy gets into the story of Black Sabbath and the crazy and comical stories that occurred during this period. Ozzy spends a deserved portion of the book on the pre-Black Sabbath and Black Sabbath era.Ozzy finishes off the first two-thirds of the book with the demise of Sabbath and the start of his solo career over the first two records (Blizzard of Ozz & Diary of a Madman). The combination of this being only a 3 year period and Ozzy's limited ability to remember much due to his alcohol and drug abuse make this part of the book relatively and sadly too short. Nevertheless, it is a part of the book that is filled with classic, comical and of course one of the most tragic moments.The last third of the book is primarily devoted to Ozzy's rise to worldwide star-status through MTV's The Osbournes, his continuing accounts of drug abuse and alcoholism, and his eventual road to a cleaner way of life. Unlike the first two-thirds of the book, little time or mention is made of the making of his subsequent records and how he recruited the personnel for his new band(s). I would have liked to have seen more on his road escapades with Zakk Wylde versus the amount of time he took to talk about the day to day filming of The Osbournes.Anyway, I Am Ozzy is a good, funny read and I'd recommend it to Ozzy fans and casual readers alike. Here's a funny story that's not included in Ozzy's book: In early 2010 while Ozzy was appearing on The Howard Stern Show to promote the book, Howard recounted a section early on in the book about how the members of Black Sabbath would send women up to Ozzy's hotel room while the band was out on the road. Howard said, "Man, that must have been cool to have all those women." Ozzy said in his mumbled way, "No, that never happened. No one sent me women." Howard said, "But Ozzy it's right here in your book. Have you read your own book?" Ozzy said quite simply, "No." Laughter erupts in the studio. The guy really is crazy.

I listened to Ozzy back in my high school days back in the early 2002, my friends listened to metal music and got me listening to different bands. Ozzy being one of them. I also loved watching the Osbournes on TV. Over the years though after high school I hadn't listened to much of Ozzy Osbournes songs, I haven't been a loyal fan and recently ( July 2025) i seen videos about his last concert and was saddened to see how his health had taken affect on Ozzy. I felt bad not listening to his music or kept up to date with him in years, he was a part of my earlier days, so I made an album of his songs on Pandora, and also found this book about Ozzy. Unfortunately before this book made it to my house, Ozzy passed away. It took me just a few weeks to read this book, and what I loved about it was this was Ozzys own words not someone talking for him. While I read this book I listened to the Ozzy songs on Pandora that I saved into a album I made. I laughed reading this because Ozzy don't give a crap what he says. He tells things like he sees it and there you go. I read about his drug/alcohol problems and how that man lived as long as he did is amazing,but he pulled through. If not for sharon I do believe Ozzy would have been gone many years ago. This book reflects on Ozzys childhood, his first marriage, music career, and struggles with drugs and alcohol. I couldn't put the book down. This book is a great read for Ozzy fans or anyone wanting to know about him. I wont lie, I felt terrible not listening to his music in years and now he's gone. That's why I got this book so I can know more about him and make up for the years of forgetting him and his music. He was a part of my life at one time. Shame on me for forgetting him.Please, if you have not read this book, get it. Its terrific and in Ozzys words which makes this book so special, just like the special man Ozzy was. 🤟

Great book so far! I received the book on the 21st of July and found out about his passing the next day... so sad, I was looking forward to more of Ozzy after reading his book.