Ozzy Osbourne, one of the most well-known heavy metal artists and also one of the most popular and successful, was born in Birmingham, England as John Michael Osbourne. After leaving school and working in odd jobs Ozzy joined an ensemble with Geezer. The group disbanded and Ozzy and Geezer joined Tony Iommi (and Bill Ward) in a new band. It was dubbed Black Sabbath and named after the track with the same name that was featured on their first album (released 1969/70). Although his relationship with Tony Iommi was deteriorating and he was recording many more albums together with Sabbath. Then, in 1979, he quit the group and was dismissed. After a short time the band broke up, he launched an independent career. The band members varied between albums and tour-to-tour. He was sued twice for the deaths of two of his teenage fans , and was admitted to hospital for alcoholism. He announced that he would not tour following the release of his No More Tears album.
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