Quotes from Ozzy Osbourne

The most unbelievable thing about my behaviour is that I was convinced it was entirely f**king normal.

I don't know whose brilliant idea that was, but it wasn't mine, that's for sure.

Tell me I'm a sinner I got news for you I spoke to God this morning and he don't like you! Don't you try and teach me no original sin; I don't need your pity for the shape I'm in

The power of people, when they focus on something positive, never fails to amaze me.

I grew up having to piss in a bucket 'cos there was no indoor shitter, and now I have these computerised Japanese super-loo things that have heated seats and wash and blow-dry your arse at the touch of a button. Give it a couple of years and I'll have a bog with a robot arm that pulls out my turds, so I don't have to strain.

In 1964 something totally unexpected happened. I got a job I enjoyed.

You've got to try and take things to the next level, or you'll just get stuck in a rut.

You can never take the violence back.

As long as there are kids who are pissed off and have no real way in venting out that anger, heavy metal will live on.

A foolish picture I live in disgust, degradation being eaten by lust.

The media sells it and you live the role.

I never received any encouragement. My father would work nights and my mother would work during the day. We were expected to get a job with a trade.

When you're young, you're stupid. You do silly things.

I'll only retire in the day I should be dead and they have me buried, and some idiot spell over my casket some stupid gospel stuff.

My son Jack once said to me, 'Dad, do you think people are laughing with you or at you?' And I said, 'I don't care as long as they're laughing.'

If I could have just one more wish, I'd wipe the cobwebs from my eyes.

Your bullshit culture licking can't stop the death watch ticking.

Destiny planned out, I don't need no hand out.

I have no faith in my ability to judge things.

The introduction of heartache began as a child.

But the thing with us was, we didn't really need anyone to make us world famous – we were already halfway there.

I'm about caring, I'm about people, and I'm about entertaining people. I'm a family man. A husband. A father. I've been a lot of other things over the years, which we don't really want to talk about.

Children of the future, watching empires fall. Madness the cup they drink from, self destruction the toll.

I can't change the past, but I can try to make a better future for me.