{"id":32776,"date":"2025-10-13T10:36:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/?p=32776"},"modified":"2025-10-13T10:37:56","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T15:37:56","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-last-rites-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diaryofanardentfan.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/13\/ozzy-osbourne-last-rites-book-review\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne Last Rites Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"32776\" class=\"elementor elementor-32776\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-af98460 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default wpr-particle-no wpr-jarallax-no wpr-parallax-no wpr-sticky-section-no wpr-equal-height-no\" data-id=\"af98460\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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neck.<\/p><p>From that point on, his health was never the same.<\/p><p>It was one thing after another.\u00a0 Multiple surgeries (some of which made him worse, others to try to undo the bad ones), blood clots, sepsis, pneumonia, constant pain, heart valve blockage (which I think ultimately killed him) and more.<\/p><p>It really is a miracle he lived to be 76.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p><p>But as he said a few times, he had a great run up to 70.\u00a0 And he did.<\/p><p>The book is not all doom and gloom.<\/p><p>He talks about getting back together with Black Sabbath again, his final solo tour, and many other stories from throughout his life.<\/p><p>Some of the stories he reiterated from his first book I Am Ozzy (2009), but they were worth mentioning again.<\/p><p>Ozzy completed this book reportedly days before his passing.<\/p><p>He leaves no stone unturned.<\/p><p>Like many, I will always love and miss you Ozzy.<\/p><p>Thank you for all the great music and joy you brought us.<\/p><p>All the best 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Ozzy completed this book reportedly days before his passing. He leaves no stone unturned. Like many, I will always love and miss you Ozzy. Thank you for all the great music and joy you brought us. 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