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Ozzy Osbourne Over The Mountain
Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne's music is liked by so many people because of how his lyrics deal with real life experiences. Ozzy writes a lot about what feels or what he has done. Something that has made Ozzy so popular was the fact that he doesn't care what people think. He always has done what ever he wants. These two characteristics have made Ozzy Osbourne a very popular musician in the U.S and in Europe. Like when Ozzy went to meet the big time record executives at CBS record company, his wife Sharon wanted him to make a big impression so she suggested that he release three doves when he walked into the room. Well what ended up happening is Ozzy came into the office, sat on a women's lap at the executive table, released two doves …show more content…
In the song "Over the Mountain" the lyrics tell you how Ozzy feels his life is going at the time that he wrote the song. "Over the mountain take me across the sky, Something in my vision, something deep inside, where did I wander, where d'ya think I wandered to, I've seen life's magic astral plane I travel through. I heard them tell me that this land of dreams was now; I told them I had ridden shooting stars and I'd show them how. Over and over always tried to get away, living a daydream only place I had to stay, fever of a breakout burning in me miles wide; People around me talking to the walls inside. Don't need no astrology its inside of you and me, you don't need a ticket to fly with me – I'm free." In these lyrics you can tell Ozzy was depressed and he needed a way to get out his feelings. He felt that He had promised the world to people and that he wanted to fulfill his promise. Ozzy writes most of his songs when he is in a very depressed stage in his …show more content…
In the late eighties Ozzy went completely sober. He had previously been addicted to coke Cain and had a serious alcohol abuse problem. Ozzy had been heavily-drinking since he was thirteen. November 1984 Ozzy admitted himself into the Betty Ford clinic for rehab of drug and alcohol addiction. After getting out of rehab Ozzy becomes a father for the second time but to a baby girl. He names her Kelly Osbourne. November 8, 1985 he has a second son, Jack Osbourne. Ozzy had become a good father and a responsible parent. Later Zakk Wylde mad Ozzy his sons

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