Ozzy to release Last Rites memoir in October

A new Ozzy Osbourne memoir has just been announced, coming on October 7.

Fresh from The Prince Of Darkness’ final live performance at Back To The Beginning, Ozzy will be revealing all in hardback, eBook and audio form via Little, Brown Book Group in a few months’ time – reflecting on the Sabbath mega show, but also everything leading up to it over the past few years, including his hospitalisation, operations and cancelled solo tour.

A synopsis reads that: “Last Rites is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Osbourne’s descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career – including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon, his encounters with fellow hellraisers including Slash, Bon Scott, John Bonham and Keith Moon, the harrowing final moments he spent with Motörhead’s Lemmy Kilmister, all alongside his reflections on the triumphant Back To The Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time and raised millions for charity.”

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