John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne to donate merch proceeds to Michael J. Fox’s Parkinson’s charity
nme.comThe metal legend revealed in January he has been diagnosed with the disease Ozzy Osbourne will donate a portion of proceeds from his tour merchandise sales to Michael J.
Fox’s Parkinson’s disease charity. The metal legend revealed in January that he had been diagnosed with the degenerative neurological disease back in 2003.
Sharing his plan on Twitter, Osbourne wrote: “Past tours exclusive merch last bits of remaining stock available until sold out!
April is #ParkinsonsAwarenessMonth so 10% of ALL sales going directly to the @MichaelJFoxOrg for #Parkinsons Research.” Past tours exclusive merch last bits of remaining stock available until sold out!
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