Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne, which premiered Labor Day, September 7 at 9/8c on A&E traced Ozzy’s life from his childhood in poverty and time in prison to fronting legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees Black Sabbath and successful Grammy Award-winning solo career, to one of rock’s elder statesman and a loveable 21st-century television dad.
British musician Ozzy Osbourne fronted the heavy metal band Black Sabbath before embarking on a successful solo career. He later became a reality TV star with 'The Osbournes.'
Growing up as the son of factory workers, Osbourne found himself working in a slaughterhouse and getting jailed before finding his way to superstardom.
The rock star was reveling in the success of a solo career, when the unimaginable happened, ending the life of his close friend and musical confidante Randy Rhoads.
The musician scribbled a bunch of words about breakfast foods in place of lyrics and months later, turned the tune into "Yesterday."
The two groups were at completely different points in their careers when an unlikely collaboration changed the courses of both of their histories.
The Fleetwood Mac singer put Petty on a pedestal and yearned to be just like him, and her admiration turned into a lifelong friendship that lasted until his death in 2017.
The "Welcome to the Jungle" hitmakers met in the seedy underbelly of Hollywood in the early 1980s.
Their folk-rock vibes may have suggested a mellow existence, but in reality, the four members of the 1960s group led drug- and drama-filled lives during their time together.
Seeking an outlet for their love of American blues and R&B, the two former classmates teamed up with other like-minded musicians to form the group that would set the standard for rock royalty.
Right in the midst of the King of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s reign, he was called to serve his country.
While recording the 1977 album, professionally, the band was on top, but personally, things were falling apart.
When the guitarist walked out of the Fab Four, the "Wonderful Tonight" singer was the first choice to take over.
A spontaneous meeting of two powerhouse British musical acts in Switzerland created one of the most iconic songs in music history.
The rock band risked it all by washing their faces clean in a live reveal — only to go back to wearing makeup a decade later.
An over-reliance on psychedelic drugs drove the rock star from the bounds of reality and forced his bandmates to cut ties to keep their musical dreams alive.
Deodorant, drunken antics and a breakup fueled the creation of the song that launched grunge into the mainstream and made the rocker a household name.
Happenstance brought together one of the most vivacious friendships in music history. But tension forced The Beatles bandmates apart — until they learned that they should just let it be.
The musicians recorded three songs together during the height of careers, only for the collaborations to be shelved.
The Fab Four were just a group of music-loving teens from Liverpool before becoming cultural and musical icons.
Though they ended up divorced, Priscilla has continued to call the King of Rock 'n' Roll "the love of my life."
Prior to ‘Born to Run’ fame, the aspiring rocker drew inspiration from the sights, sounds and characters of his beach surroundings.
On February 3, 1959, Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson and their pilot Roger Peterson died in a plane crash, a tragedy that has been remembered as “The Day the Music Died.”
In 1985, the Beatle gave the King of Pop a business tip. What McCartney didn't realize is that Jackson would beat him at his own game.
Relive the insanity from the show about a heavy metal family that taught us to “learn how to love and forget how to hate.”