Ozzy Osbourne

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia John Michael Ozzy Osbourne born 3 December 1948 is an English singersongwriter and occasional actor whose career has spanned over 40 years As of December 2010 Osbourne has sold over 100 million albums worldwide Osbourne rose to prominence as lead vocalist of the pioneering English heavy metal band Black Sabbath a band whose radically different intentionally dark doom sound spawned the heavy metal genre In his subsequent solo career Osbourne achieved a multiplatinum status in addition to the one he had earned with Black Sabbath These things are what led Osbourne to become known as the Godfather of Heavy Metal It was during his Sabbath days that due to their dark style of music Osbourne became known as the Prince of Darkness Osbourne has over 15 tattoos the most famous of which are the letters OZZY across the knuckles of his left hand This was his first tattoo created by himself as a teenager with a sewing needle and pencil lead In the early 2000s Osbournes career expanded to a new medium when he became a star in his own reality show The Osbournes alongside wifemanager Sharon and two of their three children Kelly and Jack Description above from the Wikipedia article Ozzy Osbourne licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia