Ozzy Osbourne

===Solo career===
[[File:OzzyOsbourne.jpg|thumb|Osbourne performing in [[Cardiff]] in 1981]]
[[File:Ozzy Osbourne 1982.jpg|thumb|Osbourne in 1982]]
After leaving [[Black Sabbath]], Osbourne recalled, "I'd got £96,000 for my share of the name, so I'd just locked myself away and spent three months doing [[Cocaine|coke]] and booze. My thinking was, 'This is my last party, because after this I'm going back to [[Birmingham]] and [[Jobseeker's Allowance|the dole]]."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Philip|last=Wilding|title=Return to Ozz|magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] #36|date=January 2002|page=52}}</ref> However, [[Don Arden]] signed him to [[Jet Records]] with the aim of recording new material. Arden dispatched his daughter Sharon to Los Angeles to "look after Ozzy's needs, whatever they were", to protect his investment.<ref name="dais1">{{cite web |last=Daisley |first=Robert |date=July 2010 |title=Bob Daisley's History with the Osbournes |url=http://www.bobdaisley.com/interview/website |publisher=bobdaisley.com |access-date=19 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130515122125/http://www.bobdaisley.com/interview/website |archive-date=15 May 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Arden initially hoped Osbourne would return to Sabbath, who he was personally [[Talent manager|managing]] at that time, and later attempted to convince the singer to name his new band "Son of Sabbath", which Osbourne hated.<ref name="I Am Ozzy" /> Sharon attempted to convince Osbourne to form a [[Supergroup (music)|supergroup]] with guitarist [[Gary Moore]].<ref name="I Am Ozzy" /> "When I lived in Los Angeles", Moore recalled, "''[Moore's band]'' G-Force helped him to audition musicians. If drummers were trying out, I played guitar, and if a bassist came along, [[Mark Nauseef|my drummer]] would help out. We felt sorry for him, basically. He was always hovering around trying to get me to join, and I wasn't having any of it."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Ling |first=Dave |title=Gimme More |magazine=[[Classic Rock (magazine)|Classic Rock]] |issue=94 |page=68 |date=July 2006}}</ref>

In late 1979, under the management of the Ardens, Osbourne formed the Blizzard of Ozz,<ref name="daisley_holygrail">{{cite web|title=Unheard Randy Rhoads recordings to be released|url=http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/bob-daisley-releases-unheard-randy-rhoads-recordings/|work=Classic Rock Magazine|date=20 March 2014|access-date=20 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140326004205/http://www.classicrockmagazine.com/news/bob-daisley-releases-unheard-randy-rhoads-recordings/|archive-date=26 March 2014}}</ref> featuring drummer [[Lee Kerslake]] (of [[Uriah Heep (band)|Uriah Heep]]), bassist-lyricist [[Bob Daisley]] (of [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] and, later, Uriah Heep), keyboardist [[Don Airey]] (of Rainbow and, later, [[Deep Purple]]), and guitarist [[Randy Rhoads]] (of [[Quiet Riot]]). The record company would eventually title the group's debut album ''[[Blizzard of Ozz]]'', credited simply to Osbourne, thus commencing his solo career. Co-written with Daisley and Rhoads, it brought Osbourne considerable success on his first solo effort. Though it is generally accepted that Osbourne and Rhoads started the band, Daisley later claimed that he and Osbourne formed the band in England before Rhoads officially joined.<ref>{{cite web |title=Former Ozzy Bassist Has An Axe To Grind with the Osbournes |url=http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2012/01/12/former-ozzy-bassist-has-an-axe-to-grind-with-the-osbournes/ |url-status=dead |publisher=Rockcellarmagazine.com |date=13 June 2013 |access-date=30 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130620150357/http://www.rockcellarmagazine.com/2012/01/12/former-ozzy-bassist-has-an-axe-to-grind-with-the-osbournes/ |archive-date=20 June 2013}}</ref>

''Blizzard of Ozz'' is one of the few albums amongst the 100 best-sellers of the 1980s to have achieved multi-platinum status without the benefit of a top-40 single. As of August 1997, it had achieved quadruple platinum status, according to [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php |title=RIAA Searchable Database-Search: Ozzy Osbourne |website=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=22 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070626174049/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php |archive-date=26 June 2007  }}</ref> "I envied Ozzy's career..." remarked former Sabbath drummer [[Bill Ward (musician)|Bill Ward]]. "He seemed to be coming around from whatever it was that he'd gone through, and he seemed to be on his way again; making records and stuff… I envied it because I ''wanted'' that... I was bitter. And I had a thoroughly miserable time."<ref>{{cite magazine|first=Ron|last=Schroer|title=Bill Ward and the Hand of Doom – Part III: Disturbing the Peace|magazine=Southern Cross (Sabbath [[fanzine]]) #18|date=October 1996|page=20}}</ref>

Osbourne's second album, ''[[Diary of a Madman (album)|Diary of a Madman]]'', featured more songs co-written with Lee Kerslake. For his work on this album and ''Blizzard of Ozz'', Rhoads<ref name="Allmusic" /> was ranked the 85th-greatest guitarist of all time by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 2003.<ref>{{cite magazine|title=The 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/ |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=27 August 2003 |access-date=17 February 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216161812/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/5937559/the_100_greatest_guitarists_of_all_time/ |archive-date=16 February 2008 |url-status=dead }}</ref> This album is known for the singles "[[Over the Mountain]]" and "[[Flying High Again]]" and, as Osbourne explains in his autobiography, is his personal favourite.<ref name="I Am Ozzy" /> [[Tommy Aldridge]] and [[Rudy Sarzo]] soon replaced Kerslake and Daisley. Aldridge had been Osbourne's original choice for drummer, but a commitment to [[Gary Moore]] had made him unavailable.<ref name="dais1" /> Sarzo had played in Quiet Riot with Rhoads, who recommended him for the position.

On 19 March 1982, the band was in [[Florida]] for its ''Diary of a Madman'' tour,  a week away from playing [[Madison Square Garden]] in New York City. A light aircraft piloted by Andrew Aycock, the band's tour bus driver, carrying Rhoads and Rachel Youngblood, the band's costume and make-up designer, crashed while performing low passes over the band's tour bus. The left wing of the aircraft clipped the bus, causing the plane to graze a tree and crash into the garage of a nearby mansion, killing Rhoads, Aycock, and Youngblood. The crash was ruled the result of "poor judgement by the pilot in buzzing the bus and misjudging clearance of obstacles".<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.planecrashinfo.com/1982/1982-15.htm|title= NTSB Accident Report for Rhoads' plane crash|publisher=Planecrashinfo.com|access-date=13 October 2014}}</ref> Experiencing firsthand the horrific death of his close friend and bandmate, Osbourne fell into a deep [[depression (mood)|depression]]. The tour was cancelled for two weeks while Osbourne, Sharon, and Aldridge returned to Los Angeles to take stock while Sarzo remained in Florida with family.<ref name="sharonbiography">{{cite news |last=Osbourne |first=Sharon |author-link=Sharon Osbourne |title=Sharon Osbourne Extreme: My Autobiography |date=11 October 2006 |publisher=Little Brown |isbn=9780759568945 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=F1otWOKcZ8MC&q=Tommy+Aldridge+sharon+osbourne&pg=PT118 |access-date=24 May 2013 }}</ref>

Gary Moore was the first to be approached to replace Rhoads, but refused.<ref name="sharonbiography" /> With a two-week deadline to find a new guitarist and resume the tour, [[Robert Sarzo]], brother of the band's bassist Rudy Sarzo, was chosen to replace Rhoads. Former [[Gillan (band)|Gillan]] guitarist [[Bernie Tormé]], however, flew to California from England with the promise from Jet Records that he had the job. Once Sharon realised that Jet Records had already paid Tormé an advance, he was reluctantly hired instead of Sarzo. The tour resumed on 1 April 1982, but Tormé's blues-based style was unpopular with fans. After a handful of shows he informed Sharon that he would be returning to England to continue work on a solo album he had begun before coming to America.<ref name="SarzoMemoir">Sarzo, Rudy (2017). Off the Rails (third edition). CreateSpace Publishing. {{ISBN|1-53743-746-1}}</ref> At an audition in a hotel room, Osbourne selected [[Night Ranger]]'s [[Brad Gillis]] to finish the tour. The tour culminated in the release of the 1982 live album ''[[Speak of the Devil (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Speak of the Devil]]'', recorded at the Ritz in New York City. A [[Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)|live tribute album for Rhoads]] was also later released. Despite the difficulties, Osbourne moved on after Rhoads' death. ''[[Speak of the Devil (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Speak of the Devil]]'', known in the United Kingdom as ''Talk of the Devil'', was originally planned to consist of live recordings from 1981, primarily from Osbourne's solo work. Under contract to produce a live album, it ended up consisting entirely of Sabbath covers recorded with Gillis, Sarzo and Tommy Aldridge.

In 1982, Osbourne appeared as lead vocalist on the [[Was (Not Was)]] pop dance track "[[Shake Your Head|Shake Your Head (Let's Go to Bed)]]". Remixed and rereleased in the early 1990s for a Was (Not Was) hits album in Europe, it reached number four on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>[http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/21455/was-(not-was)/ "Was (Not Was)"]. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 December 2017</ref> In 1983, [[Jake E. Lee]], formerly of [[Ratt]] and [[Rough Cutt]], joined Osbourne to record ''[[Bark at the Moon]]''. The album, cowritten with Daisley, featured Aldridge and former [[Rainbow (rock band)|Rainbow]] keyboard player Don Airey. The album contains the fan favourite "[[Bark at the Moon (song)|Bark at the Moon]]". The music video for "Bark at the Moon" was partially filmed at the Holloway Sanitorium outside London, England. Within weeks the album became certified gold. It has sold three million copies in the US.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Billboard'' album chart history-Ozzy Osbourne|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=ozzy osbourne|chart=all}}|magazine=Billboard|access-date=15 February 2009}}</ref> 1986's ''[[The Ultimate Sin]]'' followed (with bassist [[Phil Soussan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Phil Soussan Interview|url= http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/phil-soussan-interview/|publisher=Music Legends|access-date=3 July 2013|date= 3 October 2008}}</ref> and drummer [[Randy Castillo]]), and touring behind both albums with former Uriah Heep keyboardist John Sinclair joining prior to the Ultimate Sin tour. At the time of its release, ''The Ultimate Sin'' was Osbourne's highest-charting studio album. The [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] awarded the album Platinum status on 14 May 1986, soon after its release; it was awarded Double Platinum status on 26 October 1994.<ref name="RIAA">{{cite web|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum database|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=ultimate%20sin&artist=ozzy%20osbourne&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|access-date=15 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151016135453/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=ultimate%20sin&artist=ozzy%20osbourne&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=16 October 2015}}</ref>

Jake E. Lee and Osbourne parted ways in 1987. Osbourne continued to struggle with chemical dependency. That year, he commemorated the fifth anniversary of Rhoads' death with ''[[Tribute (Ozzy Osbourne album)|Tribute]]'', a collection of live recordings from 1981. In 1988, Osbourne appeared in ''[[The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years]]'' and told the director [[Penelope Spheeris]] that "sobriety fucking sucks". Meanwhile, Osbourne found [[Zakk Wylde]], who was the most enduring replacement for Rhoads to date.<ref>{{cite web|title=Zakk Wylde Interview|url=http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/zakk-wylde-interview/|publisher=Music Legends|access-date=28 May 2013|date=22 September 2010|archive-date=22 April 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422025035/http://musiclegends.ca/interviews/zakk-wylde-interview/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Together, they recorded ''[[No Rest for the Wicked (Ozzy Osbourne album)|No Rest for the Wicked]]'' with Castillo on drums, Sinclair on keyboards, and Daisley co-writing lyrics and playing bass. The subsequent tour saw Osbourne reunited with erstwhile Black Sabbath bandmate [[Geezer Butler]] on bass. A live EP (entitled ''[[Just Say Ozzy]]'') featuring Geezer was released two years later. In 1988, Osbourne performed on the rock ballad "[[Lita (album)|Close My Eyes Forever]]", a duet with [[Lita Ford]], reaching No. 8 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref>[[Joel Whitburn]] (2006). The ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' Book of Top 40 Hits. Billboard Books</ref> In 1989, Osbourne performed at the [[Moscow Music Peace Festival]].<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Moscow Music Peace Festival: Bon Jovi, Motley Crue, Ozzy Osbourne |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/moscow-music-peace-festival-how-glam-metal-helped-end-the-cold-war-201218/ |access-date=10 February 2019 |magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref>

[[File:Home of Metal exhibition, Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery.jpg|thumb|Osbourne's ''[[Diary of a Madman (album)|Diary of a Madman]]'' LP (bottom) on display at the Home of Metal Exhibition at the [[Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery]] in [[Birmingham]], his hometown]]
Successful through the 1980s, Osbourne sustained commercial success into the 1990s, starting with 1991's ''[[No More Tears]]'', featuring "[[Mama, I'm Coming Home]]". The album enjoyed much radio and [[MTV]] exposure. It also initiated a practice of bringing in outside composers to help pen Osbourne's solo material instead of relying on his recording ensemble. The album was mixed by veteran rock producer [[Michael Wagener]]. Osbourne was awarded a [[Grammy Award]] for the track "I Don't Want to Change the World" from ''[[Live & Loud]]'', for [[Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance|Best Metal Performance]] of [[36th Grammy Awards|1994]].<ref name="AllMusic No More Tears-awards">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r14650|pure_url=yes}}|title=AllMusic ''No More Tears''-awards|access-date=22 February 2009}}</ref> Wagener also mixed the live album ''[[Live & Loud]]'' released on 28 June 1993. Intended to be Osbourne's final album, it went [[Music recording sales certification|platinum]] four times over,<ref>{{cite web|title=RIAA Gold & Platinum database-''No More Tears''|website = [[Recording Industry Association of America]]|url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=no%20more%20tears&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|access-date=22 February 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130808210806/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=no%20more%20tears&artist=&format=&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2009&sort=Artist&perPage=25|archive-date=8 August 2013}}</ref> and ranked at number 10 on that year's [[Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks|''Billboard'' rock charts]]. At this point Osbourne expressed his fatigue with touring, and proclaimed his "retirement tour" (which was to be short-lived). It was called "No More Tours", a pun on ''No More Tears''. [[Alice in Chains]]' [[Mike Inez]] took over on bass and Kevin Jones played keyboards as Sinclair was touring with [[The Cult (band)|the Cult]].

Osbourne's entire CD catalogue was remastered and reissued in 1995. In 1995, Osbourne released ''[[Ozzmosis]]'' and returned to touring, dubbing his concert performances "The Retirement Sucks Tour". The album reached number&nbsp;4 on the US&nbsp;[[Billboard&nbsp;200|''Billboard'' 200]]. The RIAA certified the album gold and platinum in that same year, and double platinum in April 1999.<ref>{{cite web | url= {{AllMusic |class=artist|id=p5079| pure_url =yes}} | title=Ozzy Osbourne | work = Charts & Awards, Billboard Albums |publisher= All music |access-date= 11 December 2009}}</ref>

The line-up on ''Ozzmosis'' was Wylde, Butler (who had just quit Black Sabbath again) and former [[Bad English]], [[Steve Vai]] and [[Hardline (band)|Hardline]] drummer [[Deen Castronovo]], who later joined [[Journey (band)|Journey]]. Keyboards were played by [[Rick Wakeman]] and producer [[Michael Beinhorn]]. The tour maintained Butler and Castronovo and saw Sinclair return, but a major line-up change was the introduction of former [[David Lee Roth]] guitarist [[Joe Holmes]]. Wylde was considering an offer to join [[Guns N' Roses]]. Unable to wait for a decision on Wylde's departure, Osbourne replaced him. In early 1996, Butler and Castronovo left. Inez and [[Randy Castillo]] ([[Lita Ford]], [[Mötley Crüe]]) filled in. Ultimately, [[Faith No More]]'s [[Mike Bordin]] and former [[Suicidal Tendencies]] and future [[Metallica]] bassist [[Robert Trujillo]] joined on drums and bass respectively. A greatest hits package, ''[[The Ozzman Cometh]]'', was issued in 1997.