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Last Rites

By: Ozzy Osbourne
Narrated by: Ian Danter
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AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

"People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy."

Husband. Father. Grandfather. F*cking Icon.
1948 - 2025

In 2018, at the age of sixty-nine, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour, playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world.

Then: disaster.

In a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalized with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour – and all public life – as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down.

LAST RITES is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Ozzy's descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career, including his marriage to wife Sharon, as well as his reflections on what it took for him to get back onstage for the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time.

Unflinching, brutally honest, but surprisingly life-affirming, Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as 'The Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.

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I'm going to have to come back and edit this. However, I loved the behind the scenes of "Ordinary Man" and "Patient Number 9." How they connected to Ozzy and the ways he felt at that time or times, I do wish he went on a bit more for other tracks.

With the amount of surgeries he underwent, and more so before his time was reached. He literally became the definition of Iron Man. Because of all the rods and some cement in him. He was definitely indestructible as Sharron mentioned. Because he should have met his end a long time ago for sure. His guardian angels still believed in him and his future.

He literally held on for us for "Back to the Beginning" for one last performance. And its still ashame we can't get whatever music he was inspired by to produce for what would have been his last send off.

Thank you Ozzy for your music. You definitely changed the world.

The REAL Iron Man

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What a WONDERFUL memoir of a beautiful Man. The stories Ozzy tells were like taking a time machine into the past. Being able to see all the perspectives through Ozzy’s eyes. From the touching early days in Birmingham to the retrospective last days after his final show. God Bless you King Ozzy. We LOVE you, and ALWAYS will LOVE you Brother….

Absolutely Beautiful.

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Ozzy ..his detailing of his illnesses will leave you shocked... that he actually was able to make it to the stage this July what this man went through the last 6 years of his life is incredible this book is... it just is a phenomenal thing.. yep he knew he was on his way out. that last chapter had me bawling.

Moving🎶 Riveting 🎶& Sad😭Magical

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I love the whole thing Ozzy is such an inspiration and a good man good speed to you Ozzy see you in heaven

it's ozzy

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I enjoyed this book very much. It was funny, sad and startling. It tells the story of Izzy’s rise to stardom and his drug and alcohol use. Brutally honest and beautifully written. I felt Ozzy was right in front of me. RIP to one of a kind

A wild life

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