Ozzy Osbourne's hidden addiction has been reinterpreted in a new book that argues the rock legend's real compulsion was not drugs or alcohol, but an overwhelming need to experience life at full intensity.
The claim is made in 'The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne: How Metal Teaches Us to Live' by heavy metal scholar Keith Kahn-Harris, which examines the Black Sabbath frontman's behaviour, contradictions and cultural legacy. It suggests that behind decades of excess and chaos was a deeper pattern of relentless curiosity, leaving Osbourne, who died aged 76 last year, 'addicted to everything' from food and fragrance to fame itself.
