Last Rites
Last Rites by Ozzy Osbourne, published by Grand Central Publishing on October 7, 2025, spans 368 pages and is presented in English. This book offers an unflinching look into Ozzy’s life, detailing his experiences from a triumphant farewell tour to facing a life-altering health crisis. Through a blend of humor and honesty, he reflects on his extraordinary journey, including his marriage to Sharon and the challenges that led him to abandon public life.
Readers will find a candid exploration of Ozzy’s descent into adversity, as well as his determination to return to the stage for a historic concert with his Black Sabbath bandmates. The narrative touches on themes of resilience and personal struggle, particularly in relation to health issues such as Parkinson’s disease. Last Rites captures the essence of Ozzy’s life, illustrating how he has evolved from a rock icon to a figure of cultural significance.
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“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. 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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