{"id":867808,"date":"2025-08-24T23:14:46","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:14:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/ozzy-osbournes-memoir-last-rites-to-reveal-his-untold-story-that-he-penned-before-his-death\/"},"modified":"2025-08-24T23:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T04:14:46","slug":"ozzy-osbournes-memoir-last-rites-to-reveal-his-untold-story-that-he-penned-before-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/24\/ozzy-osbournes-memoir-last-rites-to-reveal-his-untold-story-that-he-penned-before-his-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s memoir \u2018Last Rites\u2019 to reveal his untold story that he penned before his death"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<p>Synopsis<\/p>\n<p>Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s posthumous memoir &#8216;Last Rites&#8217;, set for release on October 7, 2025, offers a raw and intimate look at the rock legend\u2019s life. From his Black Sabbath days to personal battles with health and addiction, Ozzy reflects on his legacy, family, and final performance, leaving fans with his unfiltered truth and one last powerful message after his death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<article competitionclients currency_ad=\"1\" data-apw>\n<div>\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"225\" width=\"300\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne's memoir \u2018Last Rites\u2019 to reveal his untold story that he penned before his death\" src=\"https:\/\/img.etimg.com\/thumb\/msid-122845144,width-300,height-225,imgsize-439100,resizemode-75\/ozzy-osbournes-memoir-last-rites-to-reveal-his-untold-story-that-he-penned-before-his-death.jpg\"><span>AP<\/span><figcaption>FILE &#8211; Singer Ozzy Osbourne (AP Photo\/Lacy Atkins, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div data-brcount=\"25\">\n<p>While the world mourns the heavy metal icon <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/ozzy-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>&#8216;s death, his fans will soon have the chance to hear from him one last time as his memoir, &#8216;Last Rites&#8217;, is set to be released on October 7, 2025, as per a report.<\/p>\n<p>Hachette Book Group had revealed on July 10 that the rock music legend&#8217;s book &#8216;Last Rites&#8217; will be released with Grand Central Publishing, as per a Vice report.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<h2>Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s Memoir &#8216;Last Rites&#8217; Set for October Release<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Last Rites&#8217; is about Osbourne&#8217;s time performing in the legendary heavy metal band Black Sabbath, his marriage to wife <a ref=\"dofollow\" data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sharon-osbourne\" target=\"_blank\">Sharon Osbourne<\/a>, his multiple health battles and much more, as reported by US Magazine.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ: <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/ozzy-osbourne-news-prince-of-darkness-no-more-black-sabbaths-frontman-ozzy-osbourne-dies-at-76-after-emotional-last-concert\/articleshow\/122843724.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&#038;utm_medium=text&#038;utm_campaign=cppst\" data-type=\"tilCustomLink\" target=\"_blank\">Prince of Darkness no more: Black Sabbath&#8217;s frontman Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 after emotional last concert<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s Final Words For His Memoir<\/h2>\n<p>Osbourne is quoted saying in the teaser for his memoir that, &#8220;People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I\u2019m like, f&#8212; no. If I\u2019d been clean and sober, I wouldn\u2019t be Ozzy. If I\u2019d done normal, sensible things, I wouldn\u2019t be Ozzy. Look, if it ends tomorrow, I can\u2019t complain. I\u2019ve been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I\u2019ve done good&#8230; and I\u2019ve done bad,&#8221; as quoted by Men&#8217;s Journal report.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince of Darkness has reportedly had many ups and downs in the last few years of his life, and the description of &#8216;Last Rites&#8217; pointed out that &#8220;In a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalized with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour and\u2014all public life\u2014as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down,&#8221; as quoted in the report.<\/p>\n<p>The lead vocalist of Black Sabbath&#8217;s memoir is expected to be an intimate look into the past years of Osbourne&#8217;s life as the description claims that &#8220;LAST RITES is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Ozzy\u2019s descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career, including his marriage to wife Sharon, as well as his reflections on what it took for him to get back onstage for the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time,&#8221; as quoted in the Men&#8217;s Journal report.<\/p>\n<p>ALSO READ: <a data-ga-onclick=\"Inarticle articleshow link click#News#href\" href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/ozzy-osbourne-family-tree-news-what-we-know-about-the-black-sabbath-lead-vocalists-wife-sharon-and-children-aimee-kelly-jack-jessica-louis-elliot-ozzy-osbourne-death-news\/articleshow\/122844604.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&#038;utm_medium=text&#038;utm_campaign=cppst\" data-type=\"tilCustomLink\" target=\"_blank\">Ozzy Osbourne Family: What we know about the Black Sabbath lead vocalist&#8217;s wife Sharon and children Aimee, Kelly, Jack, Jessica, Louis, Elliot<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Legacy of a Rock Legend Ozzy Osbourne<\/h2>\n<p>&#8216;Last Rites&#8217; description ends on the emotional aspect, which focuses on Osbourne&#8217;s larger-than-life legacy, as it mentions that, &#8220;Unflinching, brutally honest, but surprisingly life-affirming, Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as &#8216;The Godfather of Metal&#8217; and &#8216;The Prince of Darkness&#8217; to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure,&#8221; as quoted in the report.<\/p>\n<h2>A Life of Accolades and Achievements<\/h2>\n<p>According to Hachette Book Group&#8217;s report, Osbourne was the Sunday Times bestselling author of I Am Ozzy (2009), who has been awarded many accolades during his career and in 2024 was inducted as a solo artist into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. <\/p>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>What is Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s upcoming memoir called?<\/strong><br \/>It\u2019s titled Last Rites. It offers a deeply personal reflection on his life, career, and final years, as per the US Magazine report.<br \/><strong><br \/>When will Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s memoir be released?<\/strong><br \/>The book is set to be published on October 7, 2025, as per a Vice report.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p>(Catch all the <a href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\">US News<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/uk\">UK News<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/canada\">Canada News<\/a>, International Breaking News Events, and Latest News Updates on The Economic Times.)<\/p>\n<p>Download The Economic Times News App to get Daily <a href=\"http:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\">International News<\/a> Updates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span>&#8230;<\/span>more<\/span><span>less<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/economictimes.indiatimes.com\/news\/international\/us\/ozzy-osbourne-death-news-ozzy-osbournes-memoir-last-rites-to-reveal-his-untold-story-that-he-penned-before-his-death\/articleshow\/122845025.cms\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Synopsis Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s posthumous memoir &#8216;Last Rites&#8217;, set for release on October 7, 2025, offers a raw and intimate look at the rock legend\u2019s life. From his Black Sabbath days to personal battles with health and addiction, Ozzy reflects on his legacy, family, and final performance, leaving fans with his unfiltered truth and one last<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":867809,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4606,29401],"tags":[14764,129982],"class_list":{"0":"post-867808","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-memoir","8":"category-osbournes","9":"tag-memoir","10":"tag-osbournes"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=867808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/867808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/867809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=867808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=867808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=867808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}