LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 24: Ozzy Osbourne performs onstage during the 2019 American Music Awards at Microsoft Theater on November 24, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for dcp)
There is a saying I’ve heard for years. “At the end of the world, there will be two things left: Keith Richards and Cockroaches.” I would like to add Ozzy Osbourne to that list.
For being 73 years old, he is still going. I’m saying this man is his own Terminator of rock and roll. Me? Just getting up to start a day is a challenge sometimes. Ozzy survived an ATV bike accident, endless surgeries, 15 screws in his spine, survived Covid, pneumonia and continues to battle Parkinson’s. The Prince of Darkness is in the Hall of Fame with Black Sabbath and has been eligible as a solo artist since 2006. Ozzy is in the WWE Hall of Fame, Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame by himself and his family. Sold over 70,000,000 albums worldwide. Top it all off, he has a lifetime achievement award from GQ magazine.
His new album “Patient Number 9” hit #1 on the album charts. The new effort includes the late Taylor Hawkins, Robert Trujillo, Duff McKagan, Chad Smith, Eric Clapton, Tony Iommi, Zack Wylde and more. I think we should really cherish Ozzy while is still with all of us. Will he get back to touring? The next chapter of Ozzy is still coming soon I hope.
Ozzy Osbourne: His Top 40 Solo Songs Ranked
After you get thrown out of one of the most influential bands of all time, what do you do for an encore? Ozzy Osbourne was a misfit, an unusual vocalist, he didn’t play instruments or write songs in the conventional sense… so his former Black Sabbath bandmates probably didn’t see him as someone who would rival them for popularity. Surprise, surprise: Ozzy Osbourne’s long second act has been one of the most surprising and tumultuous in the history of rock and roll.
Sure, the bottom-feeding celebrity news machine loves him as a headline-generating lunatic, but the reason why we still care after all these years is the amazing discography Ozzy has amassed over the decades. Here are our 40 favorite Ozzy jams from 1980 on. As Ozzy prepares to wrap up an incredible career, we listened to everything, from the classic ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (every song made the list, except for Randy Rhoads’ solo guitar piece “Dee”) to the advance tracks released from ‘Ordinary Man.’
Born in Mt Clemens, Screamin has been a part of the Detroit airwaves for over 29 years with 26 at WRIF and 3 years as a morning show host at Z-Rock.
When he’s not out on the streets, you can find him in his game room, where he collects jukeboxes and classic pinball machines. Screamin also devotes time doing local charities with his, "Screamin Angels"; and for 15 years with Rock 4 Tots charity.
“CHIT” is his local cover band for 10 years all over the Motor City in local bars and has graced the main stage at local festivals like Arts, Beats & Eats warming up for national acts like Cheap Trick, Guess Who & even Salt & Peppa. Screamin’ is the lead singer and also plays cowbell & lead triangle