Episode #56 | 4.28.20
Ozzy Osbourne: The Prince of Darkness, Randy Rhodes’ Plane Crash and the Saving Grace of a Strong Woman
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In this episode
Ozzy Osbourne, along with bandmates, Black Sabbath invented heavy metal and throughout Ozzy’s post-Sabbath solo career he would invent new, self destructive forms of sabotage. Arrested at an early age for breaking and entering, Ozzy Osbourne refused to conform to societal norms and common decency. He would go on to be arrested numerous times and escape too many near death experiences to recount, including a plane crashing into his tour bus that would ultimately kill a dear friend and bandmate.
Sources
How Black Was My Sabbath, by Robin Green
How Ozzy Osbourne Moved Forward After Randy Rhoads’ Death, by Kory Grow
The Death of Randy Rhoads, by Nick Deriso
“Snowblind” in L.A.: Bill Ward Remembers the Making of Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4, by Matt Wake
46 Years Ago: Black Sabbath Take It to the Brink on Drug Fuele Vol. 4, by Michael Christopher
Black Sabbath Started Wearing Crosses to Ward Off Curse, by Martin Kielty
The day I tried to kill Sharon, by Alison Roberts
30 Years Ago: Ozzy Osbourne Tries to Kill His Wife, by Jeff Giles
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