John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is a living legend for the genre of Heavy Metal music. In fact he was the one to popularize this genre of music around the globe with his band, Black Sabbath. Ozzy became the vocalist of the band for a decade, starting from 1969 until 1979. While it has long left the group who has raised his name mentioned. Ozzy keep working on his musical path until now.
Ozzy is one of the most characteristic Heavy Metal vocalists in the world. His shrill voice brought Black Sabbath became one of the first-class international bands. But temperament is difficult to change. The use of drugs and excessive alcohol that eventually made him fired from the band which he founded. In addition, since the beginning of himself and guitarist Tommy Iommi does have a less harmonious relationship.
Recorded ten solo albums have been issued over a span of 20 years. And throughout the album's total sales worldwide reached more than 70 million copies. The most successful album Blizzard Of Ozz (1980) and No More Tears (1991).
Ozzy Osbourne is an eccentric figure. now he was always dressed in black robes with long hair and a matching eye makeup. Since his career with Black Sabbath, Ozzy is often blamed as Satanists, though this is often rebuffed. In 1992, Ozzy admits he is a Church of England church, a cult that incorporates teachings of the Roman Catholic and the Reformed Church, and he always prays before appearing.
In 1985, a US teenager killed himself after listening to his song entitled 'Suicide Solution'. The court quashed the demands of the child's parents because they feel there is no connection between the lyrics of a song with actions undertaken the youth.
But behind it all, Ozzy is a musician with brilliant ideas. He initiated Ozzfest, a metal music festival which has become one of the largest in the world. It turns out the reason behind this idea trivial, Ozzy heartaches because often rejected when he want a gig at Lollapalooza music festival, then he wanted to make a music festival where he can get the inner satisfaction by always being Headliners / charger main event.
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