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Never thought I'd want to read this but....

Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2015

It's was an interesting ride with this book. at times I was laughing the next I was yelling ewe gross. I'm amazed what he put his body true that he alive to tell his story to the world.

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Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2018

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Never thought I'd want to read this but....

Reviewed in Australia on 3 January 2015

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It's was an interesting ride with this book. at times I was laughing the next I was yelling ewe gross. I'm amazed what he put his body true that he alive to tell his story to the world.

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David Harley

I Am Ozzy - The review

Reviewed in Australia on 21 August 2019

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Fantastic book...arrived in mint condition and as described. Highly recommend this seller.

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Deborah Machin

where life as a rock star is not great..

Reviewed in Australia on 27 December 2015

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A really entertaining read. Plenty of laugh out loud moments during this rambling tale. Also some very serious times too, where life as a rock star is not great...

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Natalie

Excellent read!

Reviewed in Australia on 9 September 2015

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I really enjoyed the book. So brutally honest. Ozzy really makes you laugh too! I like how jts written as though you are having a conversation with him. Excellent!

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Reviewed in Australia on 31 January 2018

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M. Shuttleworth

Brilliantly entertaining for all adults - not for minors

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 November 2020

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We're all aware that by rights Ozzy should be dead by now and it truly is a mystery how he is still breathing, but thank God he is. The other mystery is why he has become such a national treasure? This book is brilliantly open and revealing, frank and honest, confessional, and I think people like that. You can hear Ozzy's voice in the writing and oh he's been a naughty boy over the years but even at his peak he still somehow manages to come across as the underdog, and we all like to root for the underdog. His sense of humour and his optimism, especially in the early days simply wins you over and my heart went out to the kid in the pyjama top with no shoes and a tap (or faucet) on a piece of string hanging round his neck! To not like Ozzy would be like kicking a puppy and even despite his undoubtedly dangerous behaviour I for one; and it would seem for many others too, can't help but like him. The stories and respect from hard drinking, fast living rock star peers tells you he is the real deal, but his background tells you of a kid who 'done good' and somehow you don't feel like you can begrudge him that. He has some regrets but makes no apologies, he just tells his story in his own words, which are surprisingly warm.
A loveable rogue? That wild Uncle we all avoid but whose outrageous lifestyle we secretly love to boast about? Dangerous? Or just the fun guy with an addictively adventurous outlook on life? Whatever you think of Ozzy Osbourne, he's certainly a force of nature and this book provides a real insight into a world so many of us think we know about but few have experienced. A living legend - by the skin of his teeth!

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Gary Blonder

He did it all so you don't have to!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 October 2021

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In many conversations I've often said that in another universe I'd have liked to have been Ozzy Osbourne. But after reading this, I DEFINITELY DON'T WANT TO BE OZZY OSBOURNE in this or any other universe!!
There are several things about it that make it a superb read. Firstly it's ruthlessly honest - there are absolutely no heroes in this book. Secondly, the insight it gives you into the world of Rock n Roll away from the gig, and thirdly Ozzy is naturally funny - you can't help but laugh at his quips.
Aside from great entertainment I took away the realisation that I'd much rather listen to great rockers than be any of them.
I thoroughly recommend this riveting read.

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Twinmum66

The truest book Youl probably ever read!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2019

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This has to be the best biography ive ever read!
It’s real, it’s true, it ain’t pretty in some places.
I’ve laughed till my tummy hurt and I had tears running down my face , I’ve heaved, cringed, cried. I think I had every emotion you could have. Always been a huge Ozzy fan and this book just made me love him even more. If your easily offended do not read this book.

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Rusty

Ozzy

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 February 2020

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Easily the funniest autobiography I've ever read from start to finish I was in stitches. A very honest and open account by Ozzy about his life, and my god what a life he's lived, a must read for anyone wether you're a fan or not.

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Jorge Carnaxide

I'm from a non-english speaking country) Like many other people reviewing this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 June 2015

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(sorry about the inevitable mistakes, I'm from a non-english speaking country)
Like many other people reviewing this book, I'm fanatical of both Black Sabbath and Ozzy, and I believe they created some of the most wonderful and powerful music in Rock, the first six Black Sabbath albums being quite simply the Old Testament of Heavy Metal. Obviously, I read this book with great antecipation, but I have to say that all in all I was disapointed. 'I Am Ozzy' is genuinly funny, mostly opened and frank, and I had a lot of loud laughs, as Ozzy is the personification of crazyness and r'n'r excess, and his life story is trully unbelievable. However, after a while, the constant drug and alcohol excesses become tiresome, revealing a too egotistical and shallow human being, capable of atrocities against animals, and a brainless and reckless behaviour that shows little concern towards the people he is supposed to love the most. A few times he is called by people he enraged 'an animal', and saddly the reader has the discomfortable feeling that the thing isn't funny anymore and this accusation somehow rings true. I incondionally love his solo albums, some of them trully Metal masterpieces, so I find it awkward and difficult to connect the fabulous interpreter (and partially creator) of this music with the man portraited in the book.
Other problem that I have with 'I Am Ozzy' is that it barely speaks of the music, opting again and again for the endless descriptions of alcohol and drug stupors, wich actually make it very dificult to believe that the man is still alive and kicking. There are also other chapters in his story that are completely missing, like his former drummer Randy Castillo, others are too biased, like the reference to Ronnie James Dio, and a fantastic album like 'No Rest For the Wicked' isn't even mentioned...

All in all, a light and fun reading, but there are too many things lacking, and I'm sorry to say that, although I'll forever be a fan of the music in wich he was envolved, my admiration for him as a man has diminished a lot, because the reader is left with the feeling that Ozzy comes across this book as a fool jester with un unbelievable luck. Wich I have to say I don't believe, because he is a terrific singer and a wonderful musician, so it's a shame that Ozzy choosed to write only about his wild side, instead of enlightning the positive sides of his life and career.

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