Godfather of Heavy Metal

Name : John Michael Osbourne

Born : 3 December 1948 (1948-12-03) (age 61)

John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is a Grammy Award-winning English singer-songwriter whose career has spanned over 40 years.

In his subsequent solo career Osbourne achieved a multi-platinum status in addition to the one he had earned with Black Sabbath. These things are what led Osbourne to become known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal". It was during his Sabbath days that, because of their dark style of music, Osbourne became known as the "Prince of Darkness." Osbourne has over 15 tattoos, the most famous of which are the letters O-Z-Z-Y across the knuckles of his left hand. This was his first tattoo, created by himself as a teenager with a sewing needle and pencil lead.