Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76<\/strong><\/p>\n Fans around the world are mourning the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, who died July 22 at age 76, just 17 days after his final live show. Known as the \u201cPrince of Darkness,\u201d Osbourne helped define heavy metal as frontman of Black Sabbath and became infamous for wild antics\u2014like biting the head off a bat on stage.<\/p>\n But behind the outrageous image was a long battle with addiction. \u201cI\u2019ve never liked the way I felt,\u201d he told Variety<\/em> in 2021, admitting he used drugs to escape himself. The toll of substance abuse strained his family life. \u201cMy kids needed me, but I wasn\u2019t there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n In a Classic Rock<\/em> interview, Ozzy recalled a surreal turning point: after taking 10 tabs of LSD, he spent an hour talking to a horse\u2014until it \u201ctold me to f*** off.\u201d That, he said, ended his acid use.<\/p>\n Despite decades of excess, Ozzy knew how close he came to the edge. \u201cI should have been dead 1,000 times,\u201d he once said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing special about me… It doesn\u2019t take much to kill you.\u201d<\/p>\n His family announced his passing with heartbreak: \u201cHe was with his family and surrounded by love.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 Fans around the world are mourning the loss of Ozzy Osbourne, who died July 22 at age 76, just 17 days after his final live show. Known as the \u201cPrince of Darkness,\u201d Osbourne helped define heavy metal as frontman of Black Sabbath and became infamous for wild antics\u2014like…<\/p>\n