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16 unusual facts about Ozzy Osbourne


Avi Korein

His company provides protection for some of the biggest names in Hollywood, including Will Smith, Ozzy Osbourne, Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt, Cameron Diaz and Tom Cruise.

Colin Osborne

He is also known in the circuit, most notably by commentator Sid Waddell as Ozzy, in reference to The Wizard of Oz and to rock singer Ozzy Osbourne.

Eldebrock

It was produced by Ryan Anderson, whose credits include Nickelback's The Long Road and All the Right Reasons, and mixed by Michael Wagener (Ozzy Osbourne, Metallica, Skid Row) in Nashville.

Jan Kuehnemund

The band toured with the Scorpions, Ozzy Osbourne, and Bon Jovi, and appeared in Penelope Spheeris' 1988 film, The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years.

Jeff Godwin

When Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a dove, Godwin viewed it as Osbourne's desire to destroy the Holy Spirit, which is often represented by a dove.

Mark Goffeney

In 1999, seven years after he and a friend established the 'Big Toe' band, PSB Records signed the band to a CD deal on the condition that Goffeney work with Steve Dudas, former producer for Aerosmith, Ozzy Osbourne and Ringo Starr, to refine the songs for the band's self-titled album.

Mary Rose Young

In 2007 she attracted new media attention after Ozzy Osbourne's Mary Rose Young teacup and saucer fetched $1,650.00 in a charity auction of his possessions.

Max Norman

While Norman was resident engineer at Ridge Farm Studios in London, England, Ozzy Osbourne was recording his debut solo album Blizzard of Ozz with producer/engineer Chris Tsangarides, but after a week Osbourne was unhappy with the mix, and hired Norman to pick up where Tsangarides left off.

Messecenter Herning

The venue is also used a concert arena, having hosted Ozzy Osbourne, Bob Dylan and Beyoncé Knowles.

Ozzy's Boneyard

In 2012 Sirius/XM decided to relaunched The Boneyard in the hands of The Prince Of Darkness himself, Mr. Ozzy Osbourne & renamed it Ozzy's Boneyard.

Rick Raymer

Raymer went onto work for iROCK Entertainment where he designed at least one game based on the rock icon Ozzy Osbourne.

Savage Skies

At an earlier stage in its development, Savage Skies had been set for release as Ozzy’s Black Skies, complete with an endorsement from Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne.

Screamer magazine

By early 1988 Screamer conducted interviews with such notable acts as Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Ozzy Osbourne and others.

The Library Policeman

He converses with her over the bad selections she has put in the children's library, such as scary posters of flinching and screaming children, music such as Ozzy Osbourne and Guns 'n' Roses, and books like Flowers In The Attic and Peyton Place. He checks out two books with the warning that they must be returned or he should beware of the Library Policeman.

Who the F**k Is Justin Bieber

It is an instrumental track, but contains the catch phrase "Who the fuck is Justin Bieber?" from Ozzy Osbourne, thus the title of the single.

WRRV

The station gave listeners conflicting signals, featuring Ozzy Osbourne in produced imaging pieces while playing Green Day and Blues Traveler in heavy rotation.


Behind the Player: Blasko

Released on November 1, 2008 by IMV, the DVD features Blasko giving in-depth bass lessons for how to play "Dragula" by Rob Zombie and "I Don't Wanna Stop" by Ozzy Osbourne and an intimate behind-the scenes look at his life as a professional musician, including rare photos and video.

Blackstar Amplification

Blackstar has several artists using their products, including Opeth, Razorlight, The Donots, Rose Tattoo, Pat Travers and Silenoz of Dimmu Borgir, as well as recently including Gus G of Firewind and Ozzy to their lineup .

Darkness and Hope

One version contained "Os Senhores Da Guerra", originally by Madredeus, the second featured "Mr. Crowley", originally by Ozzy Osbourne.

Forum Theatre

Today, it is used for concerts by many artists, having hosted performances by Oasis, Ozzy Osbourne, Katy Perry, Cat Power, The Grates, Dirty Three, Sufjan Stevens, Blind Guardian & The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, among others.

Hemmerleinhalle

Many top acts during its existence performed there such as Kiss, Bon Jovi, Black Sabbath, Slayer, Metallica, Rush, AC/DC, Whitesnake, Ozzy Osbourne and Thin Lizzy.

Jack Blades

Jack has released two solo CD's and has written or co-written songs for Aerosmith, Cher, Ozzy Osbourne, Alice Cooper, Roger Daltrey, and many more artists.

KDJE

However, in 2009, the station began incorporating classic heavy metal music by bands such as: Ozzy Osbourne, Mötley Crüe, and also Led Zeppelin and AC/DC into their typical active rock format.

Kevin Churko

Kevin Gregory Churko (born 19 January 1968 in Regina, Saskatchewan), is a Canadian musician, sound engineer, songwriter and record producer best known for his work with artists such as Ozzy Osbourne, Modern Science, Five Finger Death Punch, Hinder, In This Moment and Shania Twain.

KEZE

From the late 1970s through the 1980s, the station enjoyed large audience appeal on the strength of playing the "classics" (e.g. Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin) as well as championing newer hard rock bands such as Night Ranger, Krokus, Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne, and Def Leppard.

Live at the US Festival

Triumph appeared on May 29, which was billed as "Heavy Metal Sunday" and included Ozzy Osbourne, Judas Priest, Scorpions, Mötley Crüe, Quiet Riot, and Van Halen.

Lord Nelson Hotel

Famous guests who have stayed at the Lord Nelson Hotel include the Rolling Stones, Anne Murray, Keith Urban, the White Stripes, Jerry Seinfeld, Ozzy Osbourne, and Paul McCartney.

Original Fire

It featured the band playing with images of figures that are inspirational to the band, such as Johnny Cash, Martin Luther King Jr., Che Guevara, Chuck D, The Clash, Bob Dylan, Wendy O. Williams, Peter Tosh, Jello Biafra, Bill Hicks, Lenny Bruce, Jim Morrison, the Million Man March, Andy Warhol, Ozzy Osbourne, Janis Joplin, Joey Ramone, Randy Rhoads, Malcolm X, Glenn Danzig, Iggy Pop and Nelson Mandela.

Peppermint Creeps

The Peppermint Creeps then recorded a studio E.P. with guitarist Macy Malone on vocals, that was produced by Phil Soussan (Ozzy Osbourne, Vince Neil & Billy Idol) and Randy Castillo (Mötley Crüe, Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford & The Motels), called "Cre.E.P.show".

Peter Scheithauer

Endorsed by ESP guitars (AX 400), Scheithauer played and/or recorded with members of Kiss, Black Sabbath, Megadeth, Ozzy Osbourne, Testament, Slayer, W.A.S.P., Anthrax, Loudness, Yngwie Malmsteen and Accept among others.

Piggy D.

He first took over bass duties with Rob Zombie from current Ozzy Osbourne bassist Blasko, playing American Witch live on the Late Show with David Letterman right before picking up the second leg of the Educated Horses tour in late 2006.

Rob Dukes

He also plays guitar, claiming that he was "mediocre" but "having fun" at first, with Randy Rhoads as a huge influence, although it took him a month to learn Rhoads' acoustic piece "Dee" from Ozzy Osbourne's Blizzard of Ozz album.

Ron Nevison

He eventually became a producer, working with artists like Meat Loaf, The Babys, Led Zeppelin, Ozzy Osbourne, UFO, Survivor, Jefferson Starship, Kiss, Europe, Grand Funk Railroad and Heart, among many others.

Ross Halfin

He has toured extensively with many bands, including Metallica, Iron Maiden, Def Leppard, Mötley Crüe, Van Halen, Aerosmith, The Black Crowes, Ozzy Osbourne, Kiss, Soundgarden, Queens of the Stone Age, and The Mars Volta, just to name a few.

Rough Diamonds

Rough Diamonds, like its predecessor, Desolation Angels, was recorded at Ridge Farm Studio in Surrey, England in March and April 1981 and engineered by Max Norman (famed for his work with Ozzy Osbourne).

Sharon Osbourne Management

Though mostly music acts, it has guided the careers of husband Ozzy Osbourne, children Kelly Osbourne and Jack Osbourne, as well as The Smashing Pumpkins, Coal Chamber, Queen, Gary Moore, Motörhead, Lita Ford, and ELO.

Shred guitar

Guitar World ranked Al Di Meola - Elegant Gypsy, Van Halen - Van Halen, and Ozzy Osbourne - Blizzard of Ozz, as the top three shred albums of all time, respectively.

The Hell Song

They were joined with other action figures such as those of Snoop Dogg, Ozzy Osbourne with his family, Marilyn Manson, Korn, Metallica, Eddie the Head, Gene Simmons, Spice Girls, Angus Young, Jesus, Tuck Turner Willison, Alice Cooper and Ludacris .

WABX

107.5 WABX plays classic rock from the late 60s, the 70s, the 80s selected rock of the 90s and today, featuring artists like: Led Zeppelin, Def Leppard, Aerosmith, Rush, Van Halen, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, Boston, ZZ Top, Bad Company, Ozzy Osbourne, Styx, Pink Floyd, and more.