{"id":41769,"date":"2025-07-23T18:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/ozzy-osbourne-best-pop-culture-moments\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T18:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T18:41:22","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-best-pop-culture-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/23\/ozzy-osbourne-best-pop-culture-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne: Best Pop Culture Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>Ant snorting, dove biting, and bat chomping, too \u2014 here&#8217;s how the Prince of Darkness left an indelible mark on the world<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIf <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-dead-obituary-1227265\/\">Ozzy Osbourne <\/a>had vanished from public life forever after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-news\/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-tony-iommi-geezer-butler-bill-ward-1235391714\/\">Black Sabbath<\/a> kicked him out in 1979, he still would have gone down in history as a monumental figure, thanks to his pivotal role in the creation of heavy metal. And had he truly retired in 1992 following his first farewell tour, he\u2019d still be a two-time <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/ozzy-osbourne-rock-and-roll-hall-of-fame-1235009281\/\">Rock and Roll Hall of Fame<\/a> inductee due to his groundbreaking solo career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tBut as Jack Black explained when he inducted Osbourne into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame last year, this was merely the beginning for Ozzy. \u201cHe teamed up with his family to create another genre, reality TV, maybe the most evil thing he ever did,\u201d Black said. \u201cThen what? Oh, maybe just a little thing called Ozzfest, only the most successful heavy metal music festival of all time. Ozzy, stop creating incredibly successful, genre-defining, world-changing hits. It\u2019s too much success for one lifetime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOzzy\u2019s cultural impact goes even deeper than Sabbath, his solo career, the Osbournes, and Ozzfest. Here\u2019s a look at other pop culture moments from Osbourne\u2019s epic life that people will be talking about for decades to come.<\/p>\n<div id=\"pmc-gallery-vertical\">\n<div class=\"c-gallery-vertical-loader u-gallery-app-shell-loader\">\n<ul class=\"pmc-fallback-list-items lrv-a-unstyle-list lrv-u-margin-t-2\">\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Ozzy\u2019s Influence on Trick Daddy and Lil Jon<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tick-daddy-lil-jon.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Rappers Lil Jon (Jonathan Smith) and Trick Daddy (Maurice Young) backstage during the Koochie Krunk Festival at the Bayfront Park Amphitheater on October 9, 2004 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Julia Beverly\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tick-daddy-lil-jon.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/tick-daddy-lil-jon.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Julia Beverly\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe iconic intro of 1980s \u201cCrazy Train,\u201d Osbourne\u2019s first solo hit, feels like a call to action with each echoing \u201caye, aye, aye.\u201d It found new life in 2002 as the foundation for Trick Daddy\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Go\u201d featuring Lil Jon and Twista, the same year MTV\u2019s <em>The Osbournes<\/em> took off for millennial viewers. The song became Trick Daddy\u2019s most successful, peaking at No. 7 on the Billboard Hot 100. Unfortunately, \u201cLet\u2019s Go\u201d never landed in Osbourne\u2019s ears until 2021, when it was played for him on a tour bus<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@liljon\/video\/6928586744145267973?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">. In the clip, reposted by Lil Jon<\/a>, the rocker listens to the early aughts anthem with his mouth and eyes wide open in amazement, his only words being, \u201cI\u2019ve never heard this before.\u201d \u2014<em>E.B.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>\u2018The Fuck\u2019s a Bieber?\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 17:  Best Buy capitalizes on ''Bieber Fever'' and ''The Osbournes'' star power for their inaugural Big Game commercial, which features Ozzy Osbourne, Justin Bieber and Sharon Osbourne on January 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Christopher Polk\/Getty Images for Best Buy)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-list-bieber.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-list-bieber.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-list-bieber.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-list-bieber.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"LOS ANGELES, CA - JANUARY 17:  Best Buy capitalizes on ''Bieber Fever'' and ''The Osbournes'' star power for their inaugural Big Game commercial, which features Ozzy Osbourne, Justin Bieber and Sharon Osbourne on January 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Christopher Polk\/Getty Images for Best Buy)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-list-bieber.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-list-bieber.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Christopher Polk\/Getty Images\/Best Buy\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tFor this 2011 Super Bowl spot advertising electronics retailer Best Buy, Ozzy plays to his reputation as an aging, easily confused rock icon by allowing a young, fresh-faced Justin Bieber to upstage him after he can\u2019t get his lines right. The mini-spat with Sharon is, of course, quite true to life, as is Ozzy struggling to find the exit out of the futuristic set. But it\u2019s his baffled reaction to the teen pop star that brings it all together: \u201cWhat the fuck\u2019s a Bieber?\u201d \u00a0\u2014<em>M.K.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>A Visit to the White House<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, :  Black Sabbath lead singer and MTV star British Ozzy Osbourne (C) parties at the 2002 annual White House Correspondents Dinner, 04 May 2002, in Washington, DC. US actor\/comedian Drew Carey is the featured entertainment for the dinner with attracts leading political figures and Hollywood stars.  AFP PHOTO\/Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-white-house.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-white-house.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-white-house.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-white-house.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"WASHINGTON, :  Black Sabbath lead singer and MTV star British Ozzy Osbourne (C) parties at the 2002 annual White House Correspondents Dinner, 04 May 2002, in Washington, DC. US actor\/comedian Drew Carey is the featured entertainment for the dinner with attracts leading political figures and Hollywood stars.  AFP PHOTO\/Paul J. RICHARDS (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-white-house.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-white-house.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: PAUL J. RICHARDS\/AFP\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tGod knows why Ozzy was invited to the White House Correspondents\u2019 Dinner in 2002 \u2014 not exactly his scene \u2014 but George W. Bush didn\u2019t want his presence to go unnoticed. When the president shouted him out, Osbourne <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DMbMAiSRmj8\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">climbed up onto his table<\/a> with a grin to bask in the thunderous applause and laughter, blowing kisses to the crowd. \u201cOkay, Ozzy,\u201d Bush said to bring him back to earth, joking that the name-check \u201cmight\u2019ve been a mistake.\u201d \u2014<em>M.K.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>A Bad Influence According to\u2026Bill Cosby?<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bill Cosby performs at the Hard Rock Hotel, November 17, 2003. Comedian Bill Cosby will appear on several shows and spots on the Philadelphia School District's local-access station and serve as a volunteer creative consultant. Cosby, a 66-year-old Philadelphia native, attended the city's public schools and has a bachelor's degree from Temple University and a doctorate in education. (Photo by Kim Kulish\/Corbis via Getty Images)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-cosby-ozzy.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-cosby-ozzy.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-cosby-ozzy.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-cosby-ozzy.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Bill Cosby performs at the Hard Rock Hotel, November 17, 2003. Comedian Bill Cosby will appear on several shows and spots on the Philadelphia School District's local-access station and serve as a volunteer creative consultant. Cosby, a 66-year-old Philadelphia native, attended the city's public schools and has a bachelor's degree from Temple University and a doctorate in education. (Photo by Kim Kulish\/Corbis via Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-cosby-ozzy.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/bill-cosby-ozzy.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit:  Kim Kulish\/Corbis\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tThe family dysfunction and profanity in <em>The Osbournes<\/em> didn\u2019t sit well with not-yet-disgraced comedian Bill Cosby, who in 2002 <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2002\/06\/20\/cozzy-vs-ozzy-osbournes-are-a-sad-bunch-says-bill\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">trashed the show<\/a> as \u201csad\u201d and \u201cnot entertainment.\u201d As Ozzy recalled in his autobiography, Cosby even <a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=yNzCgAEkW8cC&amp;q=cosby#v=onepage&amp;q=cosby&amp;f=false\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">wrote a letter<\/a> chastising him for setting a poor example with his foul language. In response, Sharon wrote back to remind Cosby that he had no standing to criticize them after an affair of his had become public in the late Nineties, and that it was ridiculous to gripe about swearing as opposed to all the violence on TV. Of course, the dozens of allegations of sexual assault against Cosby that later came out left the Osbournes looking like shining role models by comparison.\u00a0 \u00a0\u2014<em>M.K.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>\u2018Fucking Dogs, Man\u2019<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Osbournes: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne (Photo by KMazur\/WireImage)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-osbournes-pets-list.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-osbournes-pets-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-osbournes-pets-list.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-osbournes-pets-list.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"The Osbournes: Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne (Photo by KMazur\/WireImage)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-osbournes-pets-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/the-osbournes-pets-list.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Kevin Mazur\/WireImage\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tMTV\u2019s megahit reality show about Ozzy and his family, <em>The Osbournes<\/em>, was memorable for his stoned reaction to everything and his constant bellowing for his wife and manager (\u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bRb1mP-yWiA\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon!<\/a>\u201d). But perhaps the most consistent theme was his frustration with their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x5eF56MgREM\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">menagerie of pets<\/a> \u2014 particularly the dogs, as apparently not one of them was house-trained. You could always expect an explosion of drama when Ozzy discovered another turd on one of his antique rugs. As the man himself put it: \u201cFucking dogs, man, they shit every-fucking-where.\u201d \u00a0\u2014<em>M.K.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Ozzy Narrowly Avoids a Murder Rap After Throwing a TV Out the Window<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne, portrait, Paris, France, 10th March 1995. (Photo by Niels van Iperen\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tv.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tv.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tv.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tv.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne, portrait, Paris, France, 10th March 1995. (Photo by Niels van Iperen\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tv.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tv.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Niels van Iperen\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tSomehow or another, Ozzy Osbourne made it all the way to 1995 without throwing a TV out the window. That changed in 1995 when the Retirement Sucks tour hit Prague, and a drunken Ozzy decided it was finally time to try it out while hanging out in the Four Seasons with Zakk Wylde. \u201cI ripped the window open, picked it up and threw it out of the fuckin\u2019 window,\u201d he recalled in 2019. \u201cIt landed on the floor and fuckin\u2019 exploded. It went like a bomb. Little did I know that there was a guy smoking a cigarette and I shudder to think if that had hit him on the head. I would have killed him stone fuckin\u2019 dead.\u201d Let\u2019s all be grateful that Ozzy wasn\u2019t charged with attempted murder that night.\u00a0\u00a0\u2014<em>A.G.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Ants Go Marching<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images) Ozzy Osbourne Band, live, Moscow Music Peace Festival 1989 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, USSR, 12th and 13th August, 1989. Ozzy Osbourne (vocals). (Photo by Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-ants-list.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-ants-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-ants-list.jpg?resize=300,199 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-ants-list.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"(MANDATORY CREDIT Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images) Ozzy Osbourne Band, live, Moscow Music Peace Festival 1989 at Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, USSR, 12th and 13th August, 1989. Ozzy Osbourne (vocals). (Photo by Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-ants-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-ants-list.jpg?resize=300,199 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Koh Hasebe\/Shinko Music\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tPartying on tour in the early Eighties, Ozzy proved no one could match him in terms of debauchery when he snorted a line of ants while hanging out around a pool with Motley Crue. \u201cAt that time, it was just kind of a thing \u2014 everybody was into [trying to] out-rock star and out-gross somebody out, like out-partying,\u201d Crue drummer Tommy Lee recalled. \u201cSo Ozzy\u2019s wasted. He sees there\u2019s a little trail of ants going all the way to this kid\u2019s popsicle that he left on the ground. And Ozzy looks down and fucking just snorts the line of ants going to the popsicle.\u201d Somewhat incredibly, things actually got crazier from there; when Lee got Ozzy back to his hotel room, he stood in awe as the veteran took a dump and painted his hotel room wall with his own feces.\u00a0\u2014<em>J.D.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Raw Meat Ritual<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"British Heavy Metal singer Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage during the US Festival at Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernadino, California, May 29, 1983. (Photo by Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-meat-fans.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-meat-fans.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-meat-fans.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-meat-fans.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"British Heavy Metal singer Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage during the US Festival at Glen Helen Regional Park, San Bernadino, California, May 29, 1983. (Photo by Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-meat-fans.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-meat-fans.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tWhile on the road in the early Eighties, Osbourne developed a ritual that took fan interactions to a bonkers new level. He started pelting the crowd with raw meat and animal parts, and welcomed his fans to chuck back whatever they were able to sneak in (including the aforementioned bat that Osbourne took a bite out of in Des Moines). While some might think this strange behavior was all about tapping into some Satanic frenzy, the reality is much funnier: Osbourne, as he explained in the documentary <em>The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne<\/em>, was just a big fan of old movies with custard-pie fights. \u201cIt gave me this idea to throw, instead of pie, bits of meat and animal parts into the audience,\u201d he said. \u201cI thought it was hilarious. [They\u2019d throw back] sheep testicles, live snakes, dead rats, all kinds of things. Someone once threw a live frog onto onstage. It was the biggest frog I\u2019d ever seen, and it landed on its back.\u201d \u00a0\u2014<em>J.B.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>A Lost Duet With Madonna<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-madonna.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-madonna.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-madonna.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-madonna.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-madonna.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-madonna.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Paul Natkin\/Getty Images; Dave Hogan\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOsbourne was at the peak of his solo powers in 1982 when Don Was asked him to feature on Was (Not Was)\u2019s \u201cShake Your Head, Let\u2019s Go to Bed.\u201d It was an upbeat avant-pop track far from Osbourne\u2019s typical metal fare, and at one point, an unknown, up-and-coming singer was brought in to add scratch vocals: Madonna. When \u201cShake Your Head\u201d was first released in 1983, Madonna\u2019s vocals were replaced by studio singers. But 10 years later, with Madonna now a bona fide super star, there was reportedly a plan to remix the track with her on it. It never surfaced, instead leading to a recording that featured, of all people, Kim Basinger. While there was never an official release of Madonna and Ozzy\u2019s version, the track somehow leaked and has been floating around for years.\u00a0\u2014<em>J.B.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Remember the Alamo<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, pictured in his open air hot tub in the garden of his luxury home in Goldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills,California. 28th April 1982.(Photo by Eddie Sanderson\/Getty Images).\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-alamo-list.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-alamo-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-alamo-list.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-alamo-list.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne, former lead singer of Black Sabbath, pictured in his open air hot tub in the garden of his luxury home in Goldwater Canyon, Beverly Hills,California. 28th April 1982.(Photo by Eddie Sanderson\/Getty Images).\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-alamo-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-alamo-list.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Eddie Sanderson\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tOn Feb. 19, 1982, a deeply intoxicated Ozzy Osbourne took a tour of the Alamo during downtime from a U.S. tour. Intending no disrespect, and really needing to empty his bladder, he lowered his pants at one point and urinated. He had no idea he was pissing on the Alamo Cenotaph, which commemorates the men and women who defended the fort in 1836. That didn\u2019t stop him from getting arrested, and banned from performing in San Antonio for a decade. But all is now forgiven. \u201cAt the Alamo, we honor history in all its complexities,\u201d reads a post on the Alamo\u2019s Instagram account. \u201cToday, we acknowledge Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s journey from regret to reconciliation at the historic site, and we extend our condolences to his family, friends, and fans around the world. May he rest in peace.\u201d \u00a0\u2014<em>A.G.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Bat Out of Hell<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne with Bat. Credit: Scott Weiner \/ MediaPunch \/IPX\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-bat-list.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-bat-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-bat-list.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-bat-list.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne with Bat. Credit: Scott Weiner \/ MediaPunch \/IPX\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-bat-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-bat-list.jpg?resize=300,200 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Scott Weiner\/MediaPunch\/IPx\/AP\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tTechnically, it was an accident. Then again, who other than Ozzy Osbourne would find themselves in a position to accidentally bite the head off a live bat? The creature found its way onstage at Osbourne\u2019s Jan. 20, 1982 show in Des Moines during the part of the show where Ozzy chucked raw meat into the crowd, and they threw back whatever they\u2019d snuck in. Osbourne thought the bat was made of rubber, hence his decision to take a bite. The incident affirmed Osbourne\u2019s mad man reputation, garnered him more press attention than he\u2019d ever received, and also forced him to undergo a painful series of rabies shots. \u201cIt got to the point where people expected me to do crazier and crazier things,\u201d Osbourne once said. \u201cI\u2019ll tell you what guys \u2014 it ain\u2019t fun when you get them rabies shots.\u201d \u2014<em>A.G.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item-wrap lrv-u-margin-b-2\">\n<article class=\"pmc-fallback-list-item\">\n<h2>Ozzy Has a Very Unfortunate Meeting With a Couple of Doves<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-rollingstone-2022\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"British Heavy Metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage, during the 'Blizzard of Oz' tour, at Nassau Coliseum (later Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, August 14, 1981. The performance was part of his debut concert tour as a solo artist after having been fired by the English group Black Sabbath the year prior. (Photo by Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images)\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-doves-list.jpg?w=300\" data-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-doves-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-doves-list.jpg?resize=300,223 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-doves-list.jpg?w=300\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"British Heavy Metal vocalist Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage, during the 'Blizzard of Oz' tour, at Nassau Coliseum (later Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum), Uniondale, New York, August 14, 1981. The performance was part of his debut concert tour as a solo artist after having been fired by the English group Black Sabbath the year prior. (Photo by Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-doves-list.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ozzy-doves-list.jpg?resize=300,223 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\"\/><figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\tImage Credit: Gary Gershoff\/Getty Images\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-not-a-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/ lrv-u-line-height-copy  lrv-a-font-body-l   \">\n\tIn 1981, Sharon Osbourne had the rather lovely idea of releasing live doves when Ozzy met with Epic executives. But her husband was blackout drunk that day, and bit the head off one of the birds when it landed on his knee. \u201cThis carcass was flapping around the table and feathers were flying,\u201d Ozzy said years later. \u201cThey were all throwing up all over the place. People were freaked.\u201d The label threw him out of the building, but Ozzy bit the head off another dove and threw it at reception before his exit. (It\u2019s important to keep in mind that Ozzy loved animals. He just wasn\u2019t in a place where he could make wise decisions at this point in his life.) \u2014<em>A.G.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-lists\/ozzy-osbourne-pop-culture-moments-bat-biting-1235392013\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ant snorting, dove biting, and bat chomping, too \u2014 here&#8217;s how the Prince of Darkness left an indelible mark on the world If Ozzy&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":41770,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pop","article","has-excerpt","has-avatar","has-author","has-date","has-comment-count","has-category-meta","has-read-more","thumbnail-"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41769","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=41769"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41769\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/41770"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=41769"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=41769"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/musicianvoice.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=41769"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}