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Ozzy Osbourne (Author)
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Publication Date: 13 May 2010

People ask me how come I'm still alive, and I don't know what to say. When I was growing up, if you'd have put me up against a wall with the other kids from my street and asked me which one of us was gonna make it to the age of sixty, with five kids and four grandkids and houses in Buckinghamshire and California, I wouldn't have put money on me, no f**king way. But here I am: ready to tell my story, in my own words, for the first time.

A lot of it ain't gonna be pretty. I've done some bad things in my time. But I ain't the devil. I'm just John Osbourne: a working class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time.

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  • Paperback: 416 pages
  • Publisher: Sphere; 1st Paper Back - 2nd Impression edition (13 May 2010)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0751543403
  • ISBN-13: 978-0751543407
  • Product Dimensions: 12.7 x 3.3 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (100 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 15,883 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Packed with outrageous, hilarious, disgusting and wholly improbable incedents (Guardian )

A must-read for fans of vicarious rock'n'roll insanity (Scotland on Sunday )

Every page of this hugely entertaining, sometimes painfully frank autobiography seems to have at least one punch-line to a good joke (Uncut )

Mightily entertaining (Heat )

A frank and honest account that will make you laugh out loud . . . A brilliant read (Sun )

Gripping, funny and sad (Q )

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The bestselling autobiography of the Prince of F***ing Darkness!
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50 of 51 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A long time coming but its worth the wait 2 Oct 2009
By Brian V. Burford
Format:Hardcover
When BBC Radio Five Live first began Sybil Roscoe had Ozzy Osbourne on her programme as a guest. God knows how many years ago that was, but Ozzy said then that he was going to bring out an autobiography and call it John. Well it's here now, at last, and it's worth the wait.

I first encountered Ozzy during my early days of rock education through the pages of Kerrang! I'd heard of Ozzy and Black Sabbath, but wasn't too familiar with Ozzy the solo star. He had the cover and was dressed as a werewolf. Inside all the pictures was of him as a werewolf and I began to wonder if this man actually looked like a werewolf! Of course, I soon realised it was a video for Bark At the Moon. Subsequently I bought that album and saw him on tour and have been a fan ever since.

What I always liked about Ozzy is that he has never forgotten his roots. He's not arrogant and never comes across as big-headed. This comes over in his book which is written just the way you know and love Ozzy to be. It has his colourful delivery, wonderful descriptions of his adventures; all the famous ones and some you never heard of - the only gripe is the cover, which is a bit bland.

I Am Ozzy will have you laughing at his outrageous adventures, but also have you cringing too. There is sadness at the death of Randy Rhoads and how the Nazis nearly killed him - you'll have to read it to work that one out - and the controversial mishaps that he's had will also have you smiling.

There isn't much more to say except that if you're an Ozzy Osbourne/Black Sabbath fan this book is a must buy. But even if you're not, you're still going to enjoy it because it's the story of a guy from Aston, Birmingham, who made it big and as he has said many times before, is the luckiest guy in the world. The difference is that he knows it and had made the best of his talents and abilities.
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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars What a life 2 Oct 2009
By S. Chipchase
Format:Hardcover
I literally could not put this book down from the moment I picked it up at 6pm until I finished reading it at 1am.

From the opening page right up until the acknowledgments I was engrossed, entertained and enlightened.

I've laughed out loud, i've smiled to myself, i've looked at the page in open mouthed shock and have gone through such a rollercoaster of emotions during the seven hours of reading its amazing.

Very rarely in my experience does a book take you on such a journey as this one does. High, lows, ups, downs it's all here told in brutal unflinching honesty.

What more could anyone want from a book?

I for one could ask for nothing more
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars An absolutely hilarious read 12 Nov 2011
By Rachel S
Format:Hardcover
I Am Ozzy is a hilarious autobiography by Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath. It's filled with humourous anecdotes from his life before and after the band and is a more than enjoyable read.

I've read a few musician's autobiographies, and I can honestly say that none of them have ever made me laugh like this one did. I was laughing aloud at something on almost every page and I loved Ozzy's British humour. There were some great stories about his time in the band and although the book was filled with humour, Ozzy also showed a sensitivity when it came to writing about the hard things, like death and drug addiction.

Although I loved the book and the stories in it, I couldn't help get the feeling that maybe there was some extra spice being added to some of the anecdotes. I mean, yeah, he was a crazy rocker, but after all these years and all these drugs, can he really remember as much as he claims to? Maybe so, but for me it didn't quite feel right, so I was unable to fully `click' with the book. It's a real shame, because I really did enjoy Ozzy's easy writing style.

I Am Ozzy was a fun read, but overall something just didn't come together for me. If you're looking for a musician's autobiography that has plenty of hilarity go for this one, but just don't expect too much depth.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Janda
Really enjoyed it brought back a lot of memories from my era how oozy is still alive is beyond me a good read
Published 20 days ago by Janda174
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic
I must admit this is the funniest book I've ever read, I've been working night shift when I down loaded it onto my kindle, been reading after my shift, bloody hell could not put it... Read more
Published 20 days ago by Anthony Greenan
5.0 out of 5 stars Bonkers
Read a lot of stories about ozzy and black sabbath and the book confirms how bonkers they were.
Once I started reading it was very hard to put down. Read more
Published 27 days ago by Diane Darby
5.0 out of 5 stars Review
Excellent autobiography
Ozzyzy is a true legend

Hilarious
Would recommend to friends

Would read more of your work
Worth paying for
Published 1 month ago by ashleigh smith-hill
5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it!
Excellent read. Hilarious in parts, with some great stories. Honestly written and some if the stories are . Mad! Highly recommended.
Published 1 month ago by Gina
5.0 out of 5 stars iam ozzy
great read well recomended it was a gift for my step mother and she passed it round the whole family
Published 1 month ago by kikkle
4.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining
Written in a style so you can alomst hear Ozzy saying the words, this is a very entertaining read. There's not much on the making of Ozzy's music but lots of funny/interesting... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Clinical Precision
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic! I was laughing every few minutes at the 'very descriptive'...
I have always been interested in Ozzy Osbourne as he is a brummie from Aston and he made his fortune from sheer hard work. His foul mouth is what makes him who he is. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy Man
This is one great book, learn about what it was like before he was a superstar. It will have you laughing your socks off the antics he got up to really funny. Highly recommended. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Mr. B. Travis
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Great read and another book that is hard to put down once you get in to it... Very interesting book
Published 3 months ago by gail banyard
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