Last Rites: Never-before-told stories of a legendary life from the much-missed icon

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Ozzy Osbourne

Last Rites

Never-before-told stories of a legendary life from the much-missed icon

Ozzy Osbourne

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Sphere
07 October 2025

Heavy Metal music; Individual composers & musicians, bands & groups; Autobiography: arts & entertainment; Memoirs

'People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f
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* 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

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.

By: Ozzy Osbourne
Imprint: Sphere
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 238mm, Width: 162mm, Spine: 36mm
Weight: 580g
ISBN: 9781408724057
ISBN 10: 1408724057
Pages: 368
Publication Date: 07 October 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

OZZY OSBOURNE was born in Aston, Birmingham, in 1948 and was one of rock music's most enduring figures as the lead singer of Black Sabbath. He achieved even greater heights as a solo artist. Ozzy is survived by his wife, Sharon, and his five children.