If more dictionaries had pictures, controversial would showcase a stunning portrait of Ozzy Osboure. With his band Black Sabbath, Osbourne's music was not the kind that your parents approved of. Despite his devilish persona, a reality show featuring Osbourne as his family in 2001 showed him as an unlikely family man as well. No matter what role anyone tries to pigeonhole Ozzy Osbourne into, he has proved that he has enough facets to not only entertain, but to surprise everyone as well. After decades of performing, Osbourne is still up on stage and still a favorite of rockers around the world.Young Osbourne seemed like the perfect fit for a rock band, which is where he found himself along with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward in the late 1960s. The band released their first album in 1970 and found success with others who were ready to buck conventionality. He stayed with Black Sabbath until 1978, when he was replaced and decided to pursue a solo career. He went into a downward spiral of drug abuse until he met Sharon Arden, who helped him put his life together and later became his wife.Osbourne formed a band and released Blizzard of Ozz in 1980. He released multiple records throughout the decade and ended up selling more than 50 million copies of his albums in the 1980s. The early 1990s saw a softer Osbourne as he reeled from personal tragedies, which revealed themselves in his music. He launched the successful Ozzfest in the mid 1990s and ended the decade by teaming up with his original band mates of Black Sabbath. 2001 saw another solo release from Osbourne as well as the launch of his reality show. The combination of musical talent and new exposure was magic, and Osbourne has stayed on the Billboard charts throughout the 2000s.
