John Michael ‘Ozzy' Osbourne has been an icon for over thirty years, but of what? Of metal fans for being the wild vocalist of Black Sabbath and a hugely successful solo artist? Or is he an overblown rock casualty? Or a successful cartoon figure created by his marketing-genius wife? In the 1970s he was breaking all the rules and still is. In 2002 he is breaking all the records in the US as the star of The Osbournes, a fly-on-the-wall-documentary about his family that has beaten all previous MTV viewing figures. Here, the ‘tattooed, former booze-ridden, former drug-crazed sex god' is seen as the far-from-average husband, and father of teenage children. This is I Love Lucy meets

The Simpsons by way of The Addams Family and the public loves it! In this diverting, fast-paced read, Sue Crawford charts the extraordinary life and times of Ozzy Osbourne, with huge affection and wit. Hard-core metal fans will not be disappointed either. Ozzy is a true original, and we may be no less surprised and delighted than the man himself to find him still alive and well in the new millennium. This fascinating biography is that rare thing a genuine page-turner. With 32 pages of color photographs, and a full discography and chronology, Ozzy Unauthorized is a comprehensive, mind-blowing study of the past, present and, with its specially commissioned astrological chart, even the future, of a true survivor and a real star.