About Ozzy Osbourne
He was often called the “Prince of Darkness” and is credited as a pioneer of heavy metal. Ozzy sang on Black Sabbath’s early albums such as Black Sabbath, Paranoid and Master of Reality (1971). He left the band in 1979 after being fired because of his alcohol and drug problems.
![“All these polo-necked wankers from grammar schools were going out and buying songs like ‘San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)’ . Flowers in your hair? Do me a f**king favour. [...] Who gave a dog’s arse about what people were doing in San Francisco, anyway? The only flowers…” quote by Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e42/ozzy-osbourne-685_education_all-these-polo-necked-wankers-from-gramm_2347921.jpg)
![“I have a message for anyone coming to the Ozzfest this summer [Summer, 2000]: If you're planning to jump up onstage during my set, please do not give me any bear hugs, because they fucking hurt. Listen to me, I'm dead serious. On the first night of last year's tour, this enormous guy jumped up…” quote by Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/34c/ozzy-osbourne-685_quote_i-have-a-message-for-anyone-coming-to-th_1482551.jpg)
![“‘And what about a [band] name?’ said Tony [Iommi]. The three of us looked at each other. ‘We should all take a couple of days to think about it,’ I said. ‘I dunno about you two, but I’ve got a special place where I go to get ideas for important stuff like this. It’s never failed me yet.’…” quote by Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/346/ozzy-osbourne-685_getting-along_and-what-about-a-band-name-said-tony-iom_2448243.jpg)
![“We set up our gear for the tune-up and Tony [Iommi] launched into the opening riff of ‘Black Sabbath’ – doh, doh, doooohnnnn – but before I’d got through the first line of lyrics the manager had run on to the stage, red in the face, and was shouting, ‘STOP, STOP, STOP! Are you f**king serious?…” quote by Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/e5f/ozzy-osbourne-685_music_we-set-up-our-gear-for-the-tune-up-and-t_393430.jpg)
![“Day one, the van broke down. It was so cold the accelerator cable froze, so when Tony [Iommi] put his foot down it snapped in half. Which meant we were stranded in the middle of f**king nowhere, halfway to Copenhagen. There was a blizzard outside, but Tony said it was my job – as the band’s…” quote by Ozzy Osbourne](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/954/ozzy-osbourne-685_front-door_day-one-the-van-broke-down-it-was-so-col_1515007.jpg)