Ozzy Osborne Announces Candid New Memoir ‘Last Rites’

Ozzy Osborne never did subtle. So it tracks that his new memoir isn’t pulling any punches either. The man who bit the head off a bat on stage is about to spill decades’ worth of secrets, confessions, and that wild grin at life’s chaos in Last Rites. If you thought you knew the “Prince of Darkness,” get ready for the version straight from Ozzy’s mouth.

At 76, most people slow down, fade out, or soften up their edges. Not Ozzy. This book sounds like him at full volume — sharp, filthy funny, and somehow grateful in a way only Ozzy can be.

What Does Ozzy Open Up About In ‘Last Rites’?

This isn’t your tidy rock bio full of polished press stories. Last Rites dives into the mess. Ozzy was halfway through his farewell tour in 2018 when an infection in his thumb flipped his world. That tiny infection snowballed into near-total paralysis from the neck down. He couldn’t tour. He couldn’t stand on stage the way he always had. And then came the Parkinson’s diagnosis in 2019.

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He calls it his “descent into hell.” But he doesn’t want your pity. He’s not rewriting the past to sound neat. He says if he could do it again — same drugs, same chaos — he wouldn’t change a thing. “If I’d been clean and sober, I wouldn’t be Ozzy,” he says. That line alone explains everything. No regrets. Just stories.

He’s raw about the good, the ugly, the family, the band breakups, and the final reunions. Fans will get a front-row seat to what it felt like bringing Black Sabbath back together, plus wild memories with legends like Slash, Zakk Wylde, and Lemmy Kilmister. You can practically hear the cackling behind every page.

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Why Is This Memoir Dropping Now?

Ozzy’s timing is classic Ozzy. Just days ago, he played his last-ever show at the “Back to the Beginning” concert. It was a send-off to remember — one last Sabbath reunion with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward by his side. The same four guys who kicked off heavy metal and scared every parent alive back in the day.

It’s not really a goodbye, though. If you read between the lines, Ozzy says he’s still not ready to go anywhere. He’s seen it all. Done worse. Done better. But as long as he’s breathing, he’s going to keep telling the story. Last Rites isn’t just an end. It’s Ozzy doing what he’s always done — standing on a stage, middle finger up, telling the world, “I’m still here, mate.”

This one lands October 7. And if Ozzy’s old interviews are any clue, he’s probably still adding one last wild detail before they hit print.

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