In 2019, at the age of sixty-nine, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour; he was playing in packed arenas and receiving rave reviews from all over the world. And then… disaster struck.
Within just a few weeks, after being hospitalized for a finger infection, he ended up abandoning the tour – and public life – as he faced almost complete paralysis from the neck down.
THE LAST RITES is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, and never-before-told story of Ozzy's descent into hell. Ozzy recalls his wonderful life and career, talks about his marriage to Sharon, and what he had to do to return to the stage for the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, broadcast worldwide, where he reunited with Black Sabbath one last time. Relentless, utterly honest but surprisingly uplifting, this book shows why Ozzy was not only "The Godfather of Metal" and "The Prince of Darkness" but a modern folk hero and national treasure.