Music History of When Ozzy bit a bat, told by former bassist

Among several infamous episodes that marked the career of Ozzy Osbourneone stands out. In 1982, the time former singer of Black SabbathHe bit the head of a bat on stage. It was the password for him to enter the list of infamous rock characters.

Another character, not so eccentric, was there and saw everything closely. Rudy Sarzowhich played in Ozzy’s solo band between 1981 and 1982, recalled the story in an interview with Metal Hammer.

The bassist, who has also integrated Blue Öyster cult, Quiet riot, Whitesnake, Dio and other hard/heavy metal bands, recalls:

“The bat fell right in front of me on stage. I saw that thing, looked at Ozzy and pointed with the headstock from my bass, but I kept hitting head.”

At the end of the show, held in Des Moines, Ionus United StatesThe bassist found that the case had not been that simple.

He counts:

“There was an ambulance waiting for Ozzy. So I asked Sharon (Osbourne): ‘What happened?’ And she replied, ‘Ah, Ozzy bit a bat. And we couldn’t find him because he spat back to Pit ‘. So they had to take him to the emergency room. “

Ozzy Osbourne on the bat

In 2022, at the time of the 40th anniversary of this bizarre episode, Ozzy told Rolling Stone USA which motivated him to bite the head of the bat:

“I thought it was a rubber bat. I took it, put it in my mouth, chewed and bit, being the clown I am.”

The result? Vaccines and more vaccines not to get sick:

“Bats are the biggest anger transmitters in the world. I had to go to the hospital later, and they started giving me anger vaccines. I had to have one in every buttock and had to take every night.”

Black Sabbath farewell – and Ozzy

This Saturday, 5, Ozzy will say goodbye to the stage. He performs at a solo show and also with Black Sabbath at the event Back to the beginningwhich will mark the scene departure from the band that founded Heavy Metal.

THE Back to the beginning will be held in Villa Parkin Birminghamin England. There will be transmission through the Official Festival website.

See the other attractions:

Metallic
Guns n ‘Roses
Tool
Slayer
Panther
Gojira
Alice in Chains
Halestorm
LAMB OF GOD
Anthrax
Mastodon
Rival sounds

Additional guests:

Billy Corgan (Smashing Pumpkins)
David Draiman (Disturbed)
DUFF MCKAGAN
Fred Durst (Limp Bizkit)
LZZY HALE
Jake E. Lee
Jonathan Davis (Korn)
Kk Downing
Mike Bordin (Faith no More)
Pope V Perpetua (Ghost)
Rudy Sarzo
Sammy Hagar
Slash
Sleep Token II (Sleep token)
Tom Morello

The event will be charity, with all the profit for three charity institutions: Cure Parkinson’s, Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Awk Children’s Hospice.

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