Ozzy Osbourne: I am Oz the Great and Terrible
Glenn O'Brien, Spin, 1986
Everyone believes Ozzy Osbourne is the devil, the perfect scapegoat for hysteria and madness. "To be Ozzy Osbourne, you got to be special," he says. "Because they hit you with so much. If you were soft, you'd be dead." It was a dirty job, but somebody had to do it. I like to keep busy. Besides, this guy is something else.
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