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Ozzy Osbourne’s Memoirs Return to Bestseller List After Musician’s Death at 76

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- Two of Ozzy Osbourne’s memoirs have returned to the bestseller list
- The music legend’s 2010 book I Am Ozzy, and his forthcoming memoir Last Rites, were in top spots on one of Amazon’s bestseller lists
- The Black Sabbath singer died on July 22 at age 76
Two of Ozzy Osbourne’s books are on the bestseller list following his death on July 22 at age 76.
As of July 24, Osbourne’s memoirs, including 2010’s I Am Ozzy and the forthcoming Last Rites, were in the #2 and #3 spots on Amazon’s Movers and Shakers list.
I Am Ozzy details the metal singer’s life story, from his humble beginnings in England to his rise to stardom with the band Black Sabbath. The book also delves into stories from Osbourne’s life on the road, like the death of his friend, musician Randy Rhoads, in a 1982 plane crash.
On July 10, Osbourne announced that he would publish his final memoir, Last Rites, via Grand Central Publishing on Oct. 7. Per the official synopsis, Osbourne wrote of his “descent into hell” after he experienced “near-total paralysis from the neck down” at age 69, leading him to step away from the public eye.
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Last Rites also included reflections on Osbourne’s marriage to his wife Sharon, as well as his reunion with his Black Sabbath bandmates for their final concert in Birmingham, England, on July 5.
“People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I’m like, f— no,” reads the book’s synopsis. “If I’d been clean and sober, I wouldn’t be Ozzy. If I’d done normal, sensible things, I wouldn’t be Ozzy.”
“Look, if it ends tomorrow, I can’t complain,” Osbourne continued. “I’ve been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I’ve done good … and I’ve done bad. But right now, I’m not ready to go anywhere.”
Osbourne was also the author of the 2011 book Trust Me, I’m Dr. Ozzy, written with Chris Ayres.
In 2020, Osbourne revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003. The singer faced numerous health challenges over the years in addition to the nervous system disorder.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” the singer’s family shared in a July 22 statement obtained by PEOPLE. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
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