A long-standing supporter of the I They say If you remember the 1960s you werent really there. Did that apply to you with the book? Things didnt really happen for me until the late 1960s. But, no, my life has been very well- documented and not always in my favour. Remembering stuff in chronological order was a problem, but the guy whos doing the book with me is great. Hed do his homework, ask the right questions and jog my memory. There was also stuff I didnt want to remember. The thing about snorting a line of ants I dont remember but its possible. People accuse Black Sabbath of destroying Flower Power... People would go to San Francisco with flowers in their hair but we lived in Birmingham where it was raining and the existence was miserable. We decided to write scary music because that was where we were from, and it was far better than anything else. going to come back happy, sad, glad or insane. Alcohol makes you unpredictable. Getting stoned makes you even worse. Why did you do it? I really had fun but it got to the point where Id wake up feeling p****d off, so have a drink or take drugs and end up feeling more p****d off. By that point I couldnt stop. You either sink or swim and I didnt want to go down with it. Whats the best thing youve spent your money on? Houses. Weve rented, renovated or lived in 28 houses in 27 years. I feel like Ive renovated the Western hemisphere. And the worst? Drugs, alcohol, but at the time I didnt think it was a bad thing. I think credit cards are evil, they desensitise you to spending. Whats the scariest thing youve ever done? Ive jumped off cliffs, ridden motorcycles, Which story from your life made you laugh the most? People ask me how I want to be remembered but it doesnt matter. Ill always be the man who bit the head off a parrot or a dog or a bat. Theres more to Ozzy Osbourne than that. I did an interview earlier and one of the questions was: Did you really bite a head off this or that? For Gods sake, is that all people want to talk to me about? Youve spoken of retirement are you getting too old for it all? My jobs great so how can I retire from a job like this? I tell you what I dont want to do any more is TV work; I hate it. They stab you with a smile on their face, and then ask you for the knife back. You come across as a very nice man... Ive never hit my kids, I always let them have a say. Now Im sober my family life is so much better. When I went to the pub my family never knew whether I was driven a Jaguar XJ12 full pelt down a country lane. Id be dead if anything had come the other way. I used to drink excessively, I used to take drugs excessively, I used to live my life excessively because I thought I could get away with it. Eventually it gets old. Im still insane but Im in control. Do you believe in God? I believe in a power greater than myself I believe in nature more than God. 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