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|years_active = 1968–present |spouse = |label = Epic, CBS, Jet |associated_acts = Black Sabbath |website = }} John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne〔 (born 3 December 1948)〔 is an English singer, songwriter and television personality. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, widely considered to be the first heavy metal band. Osbourne was fired from Black Sabbath in 1979 and has since had a successful solo career, releasing 11 studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the U.S., although he has reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions, recording the album ''13'' in 2013. Osbourne's longevity and success have earned him the informal title of "Godfather of Heavy Metal". Osbourne's total album sales from his years in Black Sabbath, combined with his solo work, is over 100 million.〔(Ozzy Osbourne To Receive Billboard's Legend Of Live Award ) ''Billboard''; retrieved 8 December 2010〕 As a member of Black Sabbath, he was inducted into the U.S. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and he was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame as a solo artist and as a member of the band. Osbourne has a star on the Birmingham Walk of Stars in his hometown as well as the Hollywood Walk of Fame. At the 2014 MTV Europe Music Awards he received the Global Icon Award. In the early 2000s, he became a TV star, appearing as himself in the MTV reality program ''The Osbournes'', alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. ==Early life== Osbourne was born in Birmingham, England.〔 His father, John Thomas "Jack" Osbourne (1915-1977), worked nightshifts as a toolmaker at GEC.〔Sue Crawford (2003), "Ozzy Unauthorized"; ISBN 978-1-84317-016-7〕 His mother, Lillian, was Catholic but non-religious, and she worked days at a factory.〔''I Am Ozzy'', page 6〕 Osbourne was the fourth of six children; he has three older sisters and two younger brothers: Jean, Iris, Gillian, Paul and Tony. The family lived in a small two-bedroom home at 14 Lodge Road in Aston. Osbourne has had the nickname "Ozzy" since primary school. Osbourne grew up dealing with dyslexia, attention deficit disorder, and other learning disabilities. Drawn to the stage, Osbourne took part in school plays such as ''The Mikado'' and ''HMS Pinafore''.〔GQ interview〕 Upon hearing their first hit single at age 14, he became a great fan of The Beatles. He credits the band's 1963 song "She Loves You" for inspiring him to become a musician. He said in the 2011 documentary ''God Bless Ozzy Osbourne'' that "as soon as I heard 'She Loves You' on the radio, I knew I wanted to be a rock star for the rest of my life".〔〔 Osbourne left school at 15 and was employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner, and abattoir worker. He attempted to commit burglary, stealing a television (which fell on him during his getaway and had to be abandoned), a handful of baby clothes and bibs (originally thought to be adult clothes as it was too dark to see when he committed the burglary and which were stolen to sell to people at a pub), and some T-shirts.〔 He spent six weeks in Winson Green Prison when he was unable to pay a fine after being found guilty of robbing a clothes shop and his father refused to pay the fine, to teach his son a lesson.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ozzy Osbourne」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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