Music Ozzy Osbourne appear among the bestseller after the vocalist’s death

As it was expected, the death of Ozzy Osbourne This Tuesday, 22, at the age of 76, caused a wave of honors in the music world and among fans of various generations and styles. Known as the Prince of Darknessthe vocalist of Black Sabbath marked the history of heavy metal With its unmistakable voice, presence of striking stage and a trajectory full of ups and downs, successes and controversy.

The farewell of one of the world’s greatest artists has also rekindled interest and curiosity in the life of such an emblematic figure. Your two memories books, I’m ozzy (2012, Benvirá Publisher) and LAST RITES (Launched in October by Grand Central Publishing; No information about translations to Portuguese) quickly appeared among the most sought after works on sales platforms. In Amazon, the books appeared in the 4th and 6th product positions on the rise, respectively.

In the first book, Ozzy He portrays from his humble childhood in Birmingham, England to the world star, addressing striking episodes, chemical dependency challenges and their relationship with the family.

Already the still unavailable LAST RITES arises in the wake of the singer’s death, but mainly following his farewell show, Back to the beginning. The work will focus on the various health problems and diseases that the metal legend has faced in the last seven years and that have finally rushed their decision to stop performing live. But it will also show Osbourne reflecting on many other aspects of your life and career, since your marriage tumultuous with Sharon Osbourne Even preparations for the final show.

People ask me: If I could do it all over again, knowing what I know now, would you change anything? I say, don’t even think. If I was sober, it would not be the Ozzy. If I had done normal and sensible things, it would not be the Ozzy. Look, if you end tomorrow, I can’t complain. I’ve traveled around the world. I saw many things. I did good things… and I did bad things. But now, I’m not ready to leave anywhere, ”comments the artist in the book.

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