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. Look if it ends tomorrow I can't complain.
I've been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I've done good... and I've done bad. But
right now I'm not ready to go anywhere. 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 Osbourne's descent into hell. Along the way he reflects on his
extraordinary life and career - including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon his regrets
over Black Sabbath's reunion his friendships with Slash and Zakk Wylde and the harrowing
final moments he spent with Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister. Unflinching but surprisingly
life-affirming Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as 'The
Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national
treasure.
