'People say to me if you could do it all again knowing what you know now would you change
anything? I'm like f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done
normal sensible things I wouldn't be Ozzy.' Husband. Father. Grandfather. Icon. 1948 -
2025 In 2019 at the age of sixty-nine Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour
playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world. Then: disaster. In a
matter of just a few weeks he went from being hospitalised with a finger infection to having
to abandon his tour - and all public life - as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck
down. Last Rites is the shocking bitterly hilarious never-before-told story of Ozzy's
descent into hell. Along the way are reflections on an extraordinary life and career including
his marriage to wife Sharon and what it took for him to return to the stage for the triumphant
Back to the Beginning concert streamed around the world where Ozzy reunited with his Black
Sabbath bandmates for the final time. Unflinching brutally honest but surprisingly
life-affirming Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy transcended his status as 'The
Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national
treasure.
