{"product_id":"last-rites-never-before-told-stories-of-a-legendary-life-from-the-rock-n-roll-hellraiser-9781408724064","title":"Last Rites: Never-before-told stories of a legendary life from the rock 'n' roll hellraiser","description":"\u003cp\u003eShocking, bitterly hilarious and surprisingly life-affirming, the unflinching memoir from rock'n'roll hellraiser Ozzy Osbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I'm like, f*** no. If I'd been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I'd done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLook, if it ends tomorrow, I can't complain. I've been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I've done good... and I've done bad. But right now, I'm not ready to go anywhere.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the age of sixty-nine, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour, playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen disaster. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalised with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour - and all public life - as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eLast Rites\u003c\/i\u003e is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Osbourne's descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career - including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon, his regrets over Black Sabbath's reunion, his friendships with Slash and Zakk Wylde, and the harrowing final moments he spent with Motorhead's Lemmy Kilmister.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eUnflinching but surprisingly life-affirming, \u003ci\u003eLast Rites\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as 'The Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9781408724064\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 07 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Little, Brown Book Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 23.2(H)x15.2(L)x3(W)450\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): 450\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eBorn John Michael Osbourne in Birmingham, 1948, Ozzy Osbourne is a rock music legend.\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eSelf-aware, level-headed and savagely funny, and not just by rock star standards * THE GUARDIAN *\u003cbr\u003eBrilliantly gossipy... unearths a new trove of rock and roll stories * THE DAILY TELEGRAPH *\u003cbr\u003eWild, and fun, and funny * THE STANDARD *\u003cbr\u003eA self-effacing and unexpectedly affecting portrait of the Prince of Darkness in twilight... \u003ci\u003eLast Rites\u003c\/i\u003e mixes ancient stories of Ozzy's rock star rapscallionism (entertaining, always) with meditations on the inevitability of death that grow thicker as the book lurches toward the only conclusion it can * THE WASHINGTON POST *\u003cbr\u003eAn essential, entertaining read * METAL HAMMER *\u003cbr\u003eDesperately moving * iPaper *\u003cbr\u003eGenuinely big-hearted rather than contrivedly quirky, refusing to overwrite past ugliness but still brimming with gratitude...a fitting final encore for a life lived at extremes * SALON *\u003cbr\u003eHaunting, revelatory * ROLLING STONE *\u003cbr\u003eOzzy holds nothing back * MUSIC FRENZY *","brand":"Ozzy Osbourne","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48745899950297,"sku":"9781408724064","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/81grXhxqHeL._SL1500_c34781f2-c338-4781-bb40-2bf3f7eb9a42.jpg?v=1779869571","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/last-rites-never-before-told-stories-of-a-legendary-life-from-the-rock-n-roll-hellraiser-9781408724064","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}