Ozzy Osbourne has had an extraordinary life — in fact, he may have had more than just one extraordinary life, as the title of a new documentary on the heavy-metal godfather suggests. Biography: The Nine Lives of Ozzy Osbourne — produced by A&E as part of the channel’s Biography series, and directed by former Osbournes producer R. Greg Johnston — is set to premiere at this spring’s South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. The film features interviews with Ozzy’s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne and famed producer Rick Rubin, as well as musicians and famous fans Marilyn Manson, Rob Zombie, Jonathan Davis, Ice-T and Post Malone. Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne executive produced the picture. Watch the first trailer for the doc below.
“I don’t know what music would be like if it weren’t for the influence of Ozzy,” Rubin, who produced Black Sabbath’s final album, 13, says in the teaser. “Ozzy changed everything.” Sharon adds, “He left one of the biggest rock bands in the world and became bigger — a credible artist on his own, finding great new talent. And then [he] made it huge on TV. Nobody had done that.”
Ozzy has a huge 2020 ahead of him, including the February release of his first solo album in nearly a decade, the winkingly titled Ordinary Man, and the completion of the “No More Tours 2” dates postponed last year due to health issues. Those are schedule to kick off in May — see the itinerary for the North American leg below.
Ozzy Osbourne North American tour dates with Marilyn Manson:
05/27 Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
05/29 Sunrise, FL – BB&T Center
05/31 Tampa, FL – MIDFLORIDA Credit Union
06/02 Charlotte, NC – PNC Music Pavilion
06/04 Cincinnati, OH – Riverbend Music Center
06/06 Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Stadium
06/11 Pittsburgh, PA – KeyBank Pavilion
06/13 Bangor, ME – Darling’s Waterfront Pavilion
06/16 Montreal, QC – Bell Centre
06/18 Hamilton, ON – First Ontario Centre
06/20 Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena
06/22 New York, NY – Madison Square Garden Arena
06/24 St Louis, MO – Hollywood Casino Amphitheater
06/26 Kansas City, MO – Sprint Center
06/28 Des Moines, IA – Wells Fargo Arena
07/01 Milwaukee, WI – Amer. Family Ins. Amp
07/03 St Paul, MN – Xcel Energy Center
07/07 Edmonton, AB – Rogers Place
07/09 Vancouver, BC – Pepsi Live at Rogers Arena
07/11 Tacoma, WA – Tacoma Dome
07/15 Portland, OR – Moda Center
07/17 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
07/23 Phoenix, AZ – Ak-Chin Pavilion
07/25 San Francisco, CA – Shoreline Amphitheatre
07/29 San Diego, CA – North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
07/27 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
07/31 Las Vegas, CA – MGM Grand Garden Arena
