Ozzy Osbourne (Singer)

I am a raging alcoholic, but I don't want my kids to do the same.

I keep hearing this [expletive] thing that guns don't kill people, but people kill people. If that's the case, why do we give people guns when they go to war? Why not just send the people?

— Ozzy Osbourne war

All that stuff about heavy metal and hard rock, I don't subscribe to any of that. It's all just music. I mean, the heavy metal from the Seventies sounds nothing like the stuff from the Eighties, and that sounds nothing like the stuff from the Nineties. Who's to say what is and isn't a certain type of music?

— Ozzy Osbourne music

Ozzy Osbourne at the Fargodome on October 29, 2007

— Ozzy Osbourne god

I live in a 9 million dollar turd.

— Ozzy Osbourne live

We're the Osbournes, and I love it.

— Ozzy Osbourne love

Turn that thing off, its driving me mad!

— Ozzy Osbourne

International rock star - gravy maker extraordinaire.

— Ozzy Osbourne

Well, its not that bad. I thought she was going to show me a picture of uhhhh...an eagle on her ass or something.

— Ozzy Osbourne thought

[To , after he's become suspicious] You haven't been playing doctors and nurses have you?

— Ozzy Osbourne you

No we won't -- no we won't break the law Sharon.

— Ozzy Osbourne law

I like warming my butt by the fire.

— Ozzy Osbourne war

I've done a lot worse than jump off piers, son. Like throw a television out the window.

— Ozzy Osbourne vision

Let me explain something to you - you have not been standing in front of thirty thousand decibals for thirty-five years - write me a note!

— Ozzy Osbourne you

This will end in tears.

— Ozzy Osbourne tears

...the other day, I went to a chiropractor. He's just a regular chiropractor. Whenever I meet someone who doesn't know me, they say, 'Oh you're the guy who bites the heads off everything.' I get kind of cheesed off with it, but at least they remember. The thing that pisses me off is that that's not what I'm about. If that's what you think Ozzy Osbourne's about, then you're way off.

— Ozzy Osbourne you

I have no regrets except that I wasn't up to keep Randy (Rhoads) from getting on that plane.

— Ozzy Osbourne regret

I've had every known chemical--cocaine, booze--and tobacco is the hardest one in the world for me to quit. You watch old flicks? It's suggestion by looking at something: You see a cigarette, and it makes you want to smoke!

— Ozzy Osbourne world

I miss the lack of melody [in current music] as well. I mean, a lot of people think I'm crazy for liking Creed and I like them purely because they sing! I mean, the singer of Creed sings like the guy from Pearl Jam, very close kind of voice. But I like the fact that Creed sing. I don't care if they're a Bible band, Satan band…

— Ozzy Osbourne music

Here's the thing. I always hear that whole 'metal is dead' crap. The truth of the matter is that when we started the Ozzfest, media-wise, yes, metal was dead. But as far as the kids went, it was still huge. It was just that radio and MTV decided it wasn't in vogue with what they wanted to do at the time, so the average person didn't hear too much about it. That's why when it comes to picking the new acts each summer, we have people out there on the internet and in the clubs looking for good music and finding bands that people are excited about. I want to know what the kids are into, because I don't trust the industry.

— Ozzy Osbourne truth

I'm about caring, I'm about people, and I'm about entertaining people. I'm a family man. A husband. A father. I've been a lot of other things over the years, which we don't really want to talk about. I'm always working on trying to better myself, you know? I think that that is an ongoing thing with me. I think I'll do that for the rest of my life. I'm always thinking of what I can do today to better my life.

— Ozzy Osbourne life

I kept hearing that metal is dead and Ozzy's dead and people that like Ozzy are dead. I have never had an empty seat. I've always sold out, so who's saying it's all over?

— Ozzy Osbourne people

I don't consider myself a great singer--but I have a connection with the audience. There's the artist, and then a void and the audience; but I like to be part of the audience. I'd like to be them, and I'd like them to be me for an hour and a half. I get criticized for being the antichrist, causing kids to commit suicide, but that's total bullsh-t. My intentions are not that. Every year they have Halloween, and all I do is take Halloween night out on the road every night. It's like a Halloween party every night. If that was the case on Halloween night, the police cells would be full--everyone would have turned Satanic for the night!

— Ozzy Osbourne art

When we did that album (Vol. 4) it was like one big Roman orgy-we'd be in the Jacuzzi all day doing coke, and every now and then we'd get up to do a song.

— Ozzy Osbourne man

Somebody said to me this morning, 'To what do you attribute your longevity?' I don't know. I mean, I couldn't have planned my life out better. By all accounts I should be dead! The abuse I put my body through: the drugs, the alcohol, the lifestyle I've lived the last 30 years! Now, some rare fly will fly over me, crap on my shoulder, and I'll drop dead, you know? My life story is a real-life story.

— Ozzy Osbourne life

I have a saying. 'Never judge a book by its cover'. I say that because I don't even know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day. But if you've got a fantasy of Ozzy, who am I to say? I mean, if you think I sleep upside-down in the rafters and fly around at night and bite people's throats out, then that's your thing. But I can tell you now, all I ever wanted was for people to come to my concerts and have a good time. I don't want anyone to harm themselves in any way, shape or form-and my intentions are good whether people want to believe it or not. I'm not going to suddenly become a Jesus freak or anything. But I do have my beliefs and my beliefs are certainly not satanic.

— Ozzy Osbourne time

When you're young, you're stupid. You do silly things. I did it (the O-Z-Z-Y tattoo across his knuckles) when I was 14. I was in jail for something. I could have had it removed, but why? It's my trademark. People stop me and say, 'Let me have a look at your hand.'

— Ozzy Osbourne you

The biggest thing has been realizing how much people really do love the early Sabbath music. People have said it in the past but I've never really believed them before. I remember years ago when Metallica opened up for me, I went backstage and they were playing old Black Sabbath albums and I thought they were taking the piss! They said, 'No, we really love Sabbath.' I couldn't see that at the time--because towards the end of my time with Sabbath 20 years ago I thought what we were doing was boring and stupid, because we were boring and stupid, totally sick of what we were doing and totally out of our brains with drink or drugs when we were playing it.

— Ozzy Osbourne love

I've been dictating to my son, who's helping me on his computer. I'm spending a lot of time doing research--I've just got up to 1971, when I went crazy and dived through the window. My life is so full of interesting stories...

— Ozzy Osbourne life

I like the smell of armpits in the morning. It's like victory.

— Ozzy Osbourne victory

I'm not picking up dog shit. I'm a rock star.

— Ozzy Osbourne

When I was a practicing alcoholic, I was unbelievable. One side effect was immense suspicion: I'd come off tour like Inspector Clouseau on acid. 'Where's this cornflake come from? It wasn't here before.'

— Ozzy Osbourne men

Dimebag was a dear friend of mine, I'm absolutely beside myself with grief. I can't for the life of me understand why someone would do this. Pantera toured with me many, many times. I'll always remember the signed guitar that he gave me at my 50th birthday party. My heart goes out to Dime's family, his fans and the other innocent victims who were killed in this senseless tragedy. It's just terribly, terribly sad.

— Ozzy Osbourne life

Where do I live?

— Ozzy Osbourne live

Sometimes I'm scared of being Ozzy Osbourne. But it could have been worse. I could have been Sting.

— Ozzy Osbourne time

People say it's hard at the top, but it's even harder at the bottom.

— Ozzy Osbourne people

God, beam me up!

— Ozzy Osbourne god

I wonder where that bat is now? Maybe he's sitting in Bat Heaven somewhere, with his own bat roadies...

— Ozzy Osbourne wonder

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