Ozzy Osbourne has revealed the most outrageous rumour he has ever heard about himself.
Throughout his career, the former Black Sabbath frontman developed a reputation for anarchy and carnage. From sniffing fire ants to biting the head off of live animals, his Prince Of Darkness nickname was the result of a lifetime of shocking antics.
Some stories about the musician, however, were undoubtedly fabricated, as he reveals in the latest episode of The Osbournes podcast, co-hosted by his wife/manager Sharon and children Kelly and Jack.
As a fan-recorded message presents the question: "What is the most incredible gossip you have heard about your family?", Ozzy answers, "That I won't go on stage until I've slaughtered 15 puppy dogs".
He then goes on to revisit the time his notoriety caused him to be unfairly judged.
"I've had all kinds of things. I was once doing a show at Madison Square Gardens and there was a circus there. We'd do the rock show and then the circus would be there again [the next night] and it stunk of fucking shit.
"I went in there and I said 'I want to check out these lions'. And the guy goes 'no you ain't'. And I go 'what do you mean? Do you think I'm going to bite the fucking head off of a lion?'."
An amused Jack asks: "He thought you were going to kill the lions?!", as Ozzy replies, "Yeah! I went over and was like 'are you fucking serious?'".
Elsewhere, Ozzy reveals whether he would do anything differently, such as avoid drugs, if given the chance to re-do his career.
"I wouldn't change a thing because if I change anything I wouldn't be where I am now. My drug escapades I'm not really proud of, but it was a part of my journey".
Watch the podcast episode below:
