Ozzy Osbourne

From lawsuits to reality shows to bizarre public statements to defying scientists searching for the impervious-to-overdose gene, Ozzy Osbourne spits spectacle like lesser shock-mongers do blood. It took decades for the Black Sabbath frontman to rise above his bogeyman image and be taken seriously by the rock establishment—even his solo work in the ’80s has been given a new lease on life—but to many, he’s primarily the bumbling, prescription-clutching punchline he became in the new millennium. He delivered Scream in 2010, a howling return to form rightfully renamed after fans shot down the working title, “Soul Sucka.”

Updated 01/12/2011