Ozzy Osbourne Quotes

I don't want you to play me a riff that's going to impress Joe Satriani; give me a riff that makes a kid want to go out and buy a guitar and learn to play.

Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.

I got rabies shots for biting the head off a bat but that's OK - the bat had to get Ozzy shots.

Maybe it's not too late to learn how to love and forget how to hate.

Sometimes I'm scared of being Ozzy Osbourne. But it could have been worse. I could have been Sting.

If you can laugh at your mistakes, it's a good thing.

My son Jack just got out of rehab, he's 17 years old and he got hooked on Oxycontin and I'm just a little pissed off that he never gave me a few.

Hating people isn’t a productive way of living. So what’s the point in hating anyone? There’s enough hate in the world as it is, without me adding to it.

When you’re in love, it’s not just about the messing around in the sack, it’s about how empty you feel when they’re gone.

You've got to believe in yourself, or no one will believe in you. Imagination is like a bird on the wing, flying free for you to use.

I used to get upset by people not understanding me, but I’ve made a career out of it now.

I'm just a dreamer I dream my life away i'm just a dreamer Who dreams of better days

Ozzy is a powerful and attractive man. When I grow up I want to be Ozzy.

I'm not a musician - I'm a ham.

One thing that does confuse me, is that there are more religions in this world than ever, yet there's only sup­posed to be one God.

Being sober on a bus is, like, totally different than being drunk on a bus.

Tony Iommi - the undisputed king of demonic heavy rock riffs. In this area, no one had never surpassed him.

Let me explain something to you - you have not been standing in front of thirty thousand decibals for thirty-five years - write me a note!

I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow and I can't relive yesterday but I live in the moment if I can.

What can go wrong will go wrong.

Take my hand and we'll go riding through the sunshine from above. We'll find happiness together in the summer skies of love.

I’m a lunatic by nature, and lunatics don’t need training – they just are.

If I could have just one more wish, I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes.

I'm about caring, I'm about people, and I'm about entertaining people. I'm a family man. A husband. A father. I've been a lot of other things over the years, which we don't really want to talk about.

Every shopaholic needs an accomplice.

You can't kill Rock 'n' Roll. It's here to stay

You learn who your friends are when the sh-t hits the fan.

Did you know that the percentage of young people in the crucial 'youthquake' age bracket of 15 to 24 was higher in 1973 than in 1967 ? Therefore it was glam rock that ended the war in Vietnam.

People think I'm crazy, but I'm in demand.

I keep hearing this [expletive] thing that guns don't kill people, but people kill people. If that's the case, why do we give people guns when they go to war? Why not just send the people?

If you choose to criticize, you choose your enemies.

I always feel like I am on the dark side of the tracks. I feel I'm no good. I can't read.

International rock star - gravy maker extraordinaire.

It had a huge impact on me, ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ – and I was very proud when I found out that Kurt Cobain was a fan of mine. I thought he was awesome.

I hated school. Hated it.

I'm hoping to do a Broadway musical on the life of Rasputin. He's someone I can definitely identify with.

As long as there are kids who are pissed off and have no real way in venting out that anger, heavy metal will live on.

It's all part of my journey - I've done a lot of stupid things, but you learn by your mistakes.

I don't know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day.

I'm out doing my deal, I'm turning people on. What's wrong with taking people away from their everyday mundane situation and having a good, fun night for an hour and a half at a rock'n'roll scene?

I am going through changes

It was always fun in the early days of Black Sabbath, when I stayed away from heavy drugs. Then someone gave me cocaine and I went, "Hallelujah!" I thought I'd found the meaning of life!

The most unbelievable thing about my behaviour is that I was convinced it was entirely f**king normal.

How can you go on stage and shout 'Yeah! Rock'n'roll forever!' and then go to bed at 10 o'clock with a nightcap on, a candle in your hand and a Bible under your arm?

I've listened to Preachers, I've listened to fools. I've worshipped the dropouts, who've made their own rules.

You can choose, don't confuse, win or lose, it's up to you.

I remember what a thrill it was to go from the back streets of Birmingham to Madison Square Garden in New York...it's like playing on Mars. You can't buy that.

With marriage, you've just got to stick it out. You can't jump off the boat at the first bump in the waves.

I think MTV should consider using subtitles. Half the time, even I can't understand what the fu*k I'm talking about.

I don’t know whose brilliant idea that was, but it wasn’t mine, that’s for sure.