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The Ozzman. The Dark Lord of Heavy Metal himself, back when he truly was Satan's son and not a sad old reality TV star who made TV adverts; Ozzy, somewhat ironically, sold his soul to Corporate America rather than Satan.

Anyway, in the '80s, Ozzy was dangerous and being a fan made you dangerous. He was the known face of Metal, the man whose albums could get you labelled as a delinquent, the man who bit the heads off all sorts of things (varying from a bat, via a chicken, to a cow in one version of the myth) and the man who caused US teenagers to shoot themselves, according to the popular newspapers.

Wearing a T shirt depicting Ozzy (or any of his contemporaries) meant that people avoided you on busses and gave you nervous sideways glances in the supermarket. And when you're 15, that kind of notoriety is priceless.

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  • Anonymous user
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    He changed to being milder in '85, when a teenage girl listening to his single 'Suicide Solution' actually took her own life afterwards. Ozzy was devastated- by then he was a father himself, and was horrified that anybody could take the song that seriously (he intended it as a very black parody, the point was that suicide ISN'T a solution). The shock of her death brought him up short- he wrote a humble letter of sympathy to the girl's parents, and ever since then was a lot more tuned in to the social effect his music could have on the real world.
  • Anonymous user
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    I met Ozzy in 1980's when he was with the Blizzard of Ozz. I also met Randy Rhodes. Ozzy was quite shy but had a great sense of humour that he still owns today. I like all the Osbourne family because they are just crazy down to earth people who enjoy a good laugh but they are also sensitive and caring. Never say Die!
  • Anonymous user
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    i remember listening to ozzy and smoking cigarettes with my friends after school in the basement.ozzy's music is like the soundtrack to my youth.
  • Anonymous user
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    I'll remember him by how HOT!!!! he was back in the 80s. Believe it or not he was a hot guy I still have a huge crush on him.

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