Last year I picked up Ozzy Osbourne’s autobiography “I Am Ozzy.” Whenever I read a rock autobiography I usually read the book with the artist’s voice in my mind while I read. That was the weirdest thing about the Ozzy bio, if you read it with his voice in mind you wouldn’t be able to understand him. Which makes you wonder, how good could this autobiography actually be? We’ve all seen the reality show and interviews with Ozzy…can he really write a book?
“I Am Ozzy” is not the best rock bio ever…not by a mile, but that said it is very interesting. You can definitely hear Ozzy’s voice in the words, but it makes for some good stories. It doesn’t glorify the debauchery like “The Dirt” (Motley Crue’s Autobiography) or “Walk This Way” (Aerosmith’s Autobiography) and it’s not really about too much more than the rock n roll life style than “Hit Hard” (Joey Kramer of Aerosmith) or “The Heroin Diaries” (Nikki Sixx of Motley Crue). It’s really just a simple story of Ozzy’s take on several events that have happened in his life.
If I had to compare it to another rock bio, I’d compare it to “Slash.” It is what it is. I didn’t really gain anything from reading the book, but when I was reading it I couldn’t put it down. It was definitely a very good interesting read. While “I Am Ozzy” is mainly for Ozzy’s many fans, I think even those that dislike Ozzy would find it an interesting read. Ozzy may play a dumb guy on TV he definitely has a solid head on his shoulders. No seriously, the guy should have died years ago; he must be doing something right.
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Bob Zerull is the Managing Editor of Zoiks! Online. He writes pop culture commentary, does interviews with bands, and reviews music and stand-up concerts. He also administers Zoiks! Online's Facebook page. Follow Bob on twitter at bzerull. Email Bob at bob@zoiksonline.com.
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If I had to compare it to another rock bio, I’d compare it to “Slash.” It is what it is. I didn’t really gain anything from reading the book, but when I was reading it I couldn’t put it down. It was definitely a very good interesting read. While “I Am Ozzy” is mainly for Ozzy’s many fans, I think even those that dislike Ozzy would find it an interesting read. Ozzy may play a dumb guy on TV he definitely has a solid head on his shoulders. No seriously, the guy should have died years ago; he must be doing something right.
BYLINE:
Bob Zerull is the Managing Editor of Zoiks! Online. He writes pop culture commentary, does interviews with bands, and reviews music and stand-up concerts. He also administers Zoiks! Online's Facebook page. Follow Bob on twitter at bzerull. Email Bob at bob@zoiksonline.com. Read more: http://www.zoiksonline.com/2011/01/i-am-ozzy-available-on-paperback-book.html#ixzz1A8zfgQR7
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