Ozzy Osbourne: Working class wild-man who changed the sound of rock
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The Times
4 • 1.5K Ratings
🗓️ 25 July 2025
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Ozzie Osborne, who died this week, was the Black Sabbath front-man who became an unlikely TV personality. The 'Prince of Darkness' leaves behind a legacy that's shaped heavy metal rock music and inspired a generation of fans and musicians. We look at the legend, the music, the stories and the extraordinary resurrection of a career when all seemed lost.
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| 1:20.2 | Today, Ozzy Osbourne, musician and reality TV star, the hell-raising Black Sabbath frontman |
| 1:27.2 | who became an unlikely |
| 1:28.6 | LA-based television personality. We look at the legend, the music, the stories, and the |
| 1:35.8 | extraordinary resurrection of a career when all seemed lost. As the Times headline put it, |
| 1:42.0 | Ozzy Osbourne, working-class Wildman who changed the sound of rock. |
| 1:47.2 | However notorious he became for his behaviour on and offstage, |
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