How much is Ozzy Osbourne worth?
| Net Worth: | $200 Million |
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| Profession: | Professional Rock Star |
| Date of Birth: | December 3, 1948 (age 74) |
| Country: | England |
| Height: | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
About Ozzy Osbourne
John Michael Osbourne, aslo know by his nickname Ozzy is a native of Great Britain. He was born in 1948 and is one of the most important figures in the history of heavy metal music. Later in life, he also starred in a few reality shows centered around the life of him and his family. He has received numerous lifetime achievement awards and was inducted into the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame.
Ozzy rose from a hard-working, humble background. Both of his parents were factory workers. It was this sort of upbringing, class continuous way of thinking that would inspire many of the lyrics of his first few albums. He was abused as a child by school bullies. In his teen years, he was diagnosed with dyslexia. Even with such a disability, he was drawn to the stage at an early age. Even in his school days, he performed in various plays. He cites the first time he heard the Beatles on the radio as a Eureka moment in his life. From that moment on he knew music is what he wanted to do in his life.
Ozzy worked odd jobs while trying to work on his musical career. Geezer, Butler wanted his as a vocalist for his new band, Rare Breed. Ozzy accepted, but that band only lasted for two shows and broke up. But after a while, they got back together and formed the band that would eventually make them famous, Black Sabbath. This band would define their lives and careers, as well as the history of rock music. It went from a heavy blues band to the first, and some claim archetypal heavy metal bands of the 70s and 80s. They drew their inspiration from anything occultist, or the dark aspects of the human psyche.
Nobody, apparently not even their record label thought that they would be much of a success. But they were all wrong. From their first album onward, Black Sabbath, with Ozzy Osbourne at their helm, was a force that would change the music world forever.
Black Sabbath rock band was a major success, to the amazement and surprise of everyone involved. They got fame, recognition by both fans and critics as early as their first album. But as Ozzy stated, their only problem was that the band wasn’t very popular with women. But, during those days, Ozzy would meet his future wife Sharon.
She is the rock upon which a large part of his success, especially later in life is built upon. Without her support, he may well have burned out and succumb to the demons of drugs and alcohol… as many of that era did.
Their next two albums would be divisive. The critics would hate them, and the public would adore them. Both the second and third albums peaked at the Top Ten in the UK and US. And both albums reach Gold status in just a couple of weeks. As they stayed longer together and created more music, Black Sabbath even got the critics on their side.
Their 3rd, 4th and 5th albums were a success both critically and commercially. But there were problems brewing all around. Ozzy and fellow band member Tony Iommi were always fighting. Ozzy’s behavior was apparently seen as too eccentric, even for them. His use of alcohol and drugs was peaking and he was becoming less and less reliable.
After a fight where Iommi knocked out Ozzy, he split with the band. As he stated many times, after the split with the bend it is said that he spent time doing coke and drinking as much alcohol as he could. Eventually, he recovered and got this life sort of in order and formed his own band. One of the highlights of his solo career is without a doubt the song Crazy Train. Apart from Ozzy’s singing, the song is characterized by one of the greatest guitar solo’s ever performed. All in all, when you combine the sales of both his solo albums and the sales of Black Sabbath, he has sold over 100 million copies.
Later in life, and especially during the 2000s, he became more famous as a reality star. The first reality TV show that he was on was, The Osbournes, which followed the eccentric lives of him, his wife Sharon, and their two kids Kelly and Jack. The show aired on MTV for a couple of seasons. In the 2010s he and his son created a reality TV show called Ozzy and Jack World DeTour.
The success of a potentially self-destructive person as Ozzy Osbourne can be described in three ways, a talent for music, being an interesting personality on which a few reality TV shows can be built, and marrying the right woman. Sharon has definitely been in his corner!
From his earliest days, everyone knew that Ozzy had plentiful musical talent. He honed and worked on those aspects of his life. He had a unique and powerful voice and found a band that could capitalize on his gifts. Not that his musical career was without hiccups. There were plenty of disagreements and creative differences with plenty of his band mates but he still managed to forge a highly successful career.
Due to his life being so eventful, and him being very eccentric, he was able to capitalize on that as well and be a star of numerous reality TV shows. One could even argue that his first reality show, based on the life of his family, created a template for future family-based shows. But all of that would be for nothing if he didn’t have Sharon, his voice of reason, his rock, his sanctuary.
Summing-Up
For someone born in a small factory town in England, Ozzy Osbourne had lived a remarkable life. He was part of a band that changed the history of music forever. In addition to that, he helped perfect a reality tv genre that was still in its infancy. One of the greatest rock vocalists will truly be remembered for ages, both for his contribution to the music community, as well as his unique persona.
