I Am Ozzy

Incredible. Funny in a way only Ozzy can be. Brutally honest. A must read for Ozzy fans!

I’ve been an Ozzy fan since the beginning, and Black Sabbath too. So of course I’m destined to enjoy this book. But Ozzy is a great story teller and this book is very entertaining. It feels honest and real. I’m looking forward to reading the next one.

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Ozzy Osbourne’s I Am Ozzy isn’t just the story of a rock legend—it’s the raw, unfiltered account of a man who stumbled, screamed, snorted, and laughed his way through a life no fiction writer could make up. From his grim childhood in working-class Birmingham to fronting Black Sabbath and eventually becoming the "Prince of Darkness" and reality TV star, Ozzy lays everything bare with brutal candor and unmistakable charm. What makes this memoir shine isn’t just the insane tour stories, the drug-fueled mayhem, or the outrageous antics (though there are plenty of all three). It’s Ozzy’s voice—vulnerable, self-deprecating, and often laugh-out-loud funny. He owns his mistakes and absurdities without glamorizing them. Somehow, amidst all the chaos, there’s a surprising emotional resonance, especially when he discusses family, fame, and mortality. Ghostwritten with Chris Ayres, the writing captures Ozzy’s uniquely rambling style—at times it feels like you’re sitting in a pub with him, listening to stories that are as insane as they are unforgettable. Anecdotes like the infamous bat-biting incident, setting fire to his wife Sharon’s hotel room, or getting banned from Texas for drunkenly cross-dressing at the Alamo, are balanced by surprisingly thoughtful reflections on love, addiction, and survival. If you’re a fan of rock music, Black Sabbath, or just love a good (and completely bonkers) life story, I Am Ozzy is a must-read. It’s not just a chronicle of excess—it’s a portrait of resilience and reinvention. Somehow, against all odds, Ozzy lived to tell the tale—and thank God he did. This book is a riotous, wild-eyed journey through a one-of-a-kind life. Final Verdict: An unforgettable rollercoaster ride through hell and back—with a grin, a growl, and a heart that somehow survived it all.

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.

Livro legal para conhecer sobre a vida do Izzy até o momento em que o livro foi escrito. O jeito em que está escrito parece que ele está contando uma história a você com as gírias do jeito que ele mesmo fala.

Energetic and fun. Takes you for a ride in a crazy train..

As I finish reading, coudn't help myself to remember a phrase from Dee Snider's Twisted Memoir: "...there isn't enough middle finger in rock n' roll these days...". Ozzy's whole life is a unmistakable middle finger. Shown to music business, society, and art itself. Against all the odds, he made it. Thankfully, this book is not an ego trip rolled in political correctness. Through the dramas and excesses honestly portrayed, a sense of (good) humor prevails. I value both, very much. Ozzy is an icon, can't go around that fact. As Heavy Metal was brewed, he was one of the wizzards stirring the cauldron. Loved the book, a very pleasant reading. Uncle Ozzy, with and without Black Sabbath, will forever be in our hearts.

I got the discs to learn abit more about Ozzy, despite never really listening to his music. He has lead a very very interesting life. Despite all of the serious and heavy occurances, he manages to make them a laugh a minute. The guy that read for the recording also did a very good job... makes you feel like Ozzy is really telling you all of this... except maybe just a bit easier to understand ^_^. That said, the brit-isms are kept to a fair minimum, so it was easy to understand even for my american ears. Highly reccomended

Das Buch lässt sich super lesen und ist extrem unterhaltsam! Man hört Ozzy regelrecht vor'm inneren Ohr erzählen! Er war ein Mann mit Herz und Humor!