Ozzy Osbourne reaches 70 candles of madness and history of heavy metal
Ozzy Osbourne turns 70 today. And he has come this far, as he himself recognizes, challenging all the limits known to science. His excesses, many of them well documented; like the ingestion of all kinds of substances or the decapitation of the heads of bats and pigeons, they are only the tip of a huge iceberg that has enlarged its legend full of eccentricities in five decades of career.
But the most important of the biography of the 'madman' is his impressive contribution to the history of heavy metal being he one of the main architects of the genre along with his fellow Black Sabbath. At the end of the seventies he broke ties with his lifelong band and got into a spiral of doom that seemed destined for its decline.
In the hands of Sharon Arden, later his wife and manager, not only revived but resumed a new and extraordinary chapter in his career. With his own band Ozzy Osbourne he reached a greater impact than Black Sabbath in the eighties and was instrumental in the emergence of great guitar stars such as Randy Rhoads, Jake E. Lee or Zakk Wylde.
Since then life has taken many turns. He returned to meet with his former comrades of Black Sabbath until the end of a race that ceased in February 2017. He subsequently regained the activity of his group embarking on the tour 'No More Tours Vol. 2' that in March of next year will return to stopover in Barcelona, accompanied by Judas Priest.
Today, social networks have been filled with congratulations, such as Tony Iommi, guitarist of Black Sabbath: "Happy birthday Ozzy Osbourne. Have a big 70. All the best, Tony. " The 'Prince of Darkness' turns 70 today but has not yet said his last word in the world of music.
