Ozzy Osbourne’s Craziest Addiction Revealed

Yet according to author and heavy metal scholar Keith Kahn Harristhe singer’s defining characteristic was not substance abuse, but an endless hunger for life itself.

Kahn-Harris explores that idea in his new book, The Beautiful Death of Ozzy Osbourne: How Metal Teaches Us to Livewhich explores the star’s larger-than-life personality, his compulsive enthusiasm for new experiences and the extraordinary contradictions that have shaped his life.

Kahn-Harris said, “To borrow a quote from (Ozzy’s) son Jack, which to me is just perfect: Ozzy swallowed the galaxy and didn’t know what to do with it. He was insatiable. He became addicted to pretty much everything.”

According to the author, Ozzy’s compulsive curiosity went far beyond the addictions that often dominated the headlines.

A source close to the Osbourne family told us about the book: “What emerges is a picture of someone who threw himself into absolutely everything. Whether it was food, travel, scents, music or fame, Ozzy seemed incapable of experiencing anything halfway. His biggest addiction was not drugs, but living at maximum intensity.”