Being a big fan of The Osbournes TV series, I thought I'd delve deeper into the eccentric world of Ozzie, Kelly, Jack, their mum, Sharon, and her father, Don Arden (the 'godfather of rock'n'roll'). Arden's biography Mr Big, shows him to be a much-feared, ruthless and violent businessman in the music industry, managing Amen Corner, The Small Faces, Black Sabbath and The Electric Light Orchestra.
The Rock Star Babylon book promotes the two now-famous stories of Arden's heavies hanging Robert Stigwood out of a window and Ozzie biting the head off two doves in the CBS offices. Sharon has done her own hell-raising, didn't talk to her father for 20 years, survived colon cancer and made big bucks on TV. Their stories come up-to-date with a happy ending and a family reunited, all as rich as stinkers. The kids have tried to take on the mantle of hell-raisers, like chips off the old block, while the lovable old Ozzy still laughs all the way to the Paranoid bank via more than the odd hospital and rehab centre along the way. It's a rich seam and an enjoyable reading route, including Sharon's autobiography, Extreme.
Don Arden always required the last word, of course.
To be continued...
The Rock Star Babylon book promotes the two now-famous stories of Arden's heavies hanging Robert Stigwood out of a window and Ozzie biting the head off two doves in the CBS offices. Sharon has done her own hell-raising, didn't talk to her father for 20 years, survived colon cancer and made big bucks on TV. Their stories come up-to-date with a happy ending and a family reunited, all as rich as stinkers. The kids have tried to take on the mantle of hell-raisers, like chips off the old block, while the lovable old Ozzy still laughs all the way to the Paranoid bank via more than the odd hospital and rehab centre along the way. It's a rich seam and an enjoyable reading route, including Sharon's autobiography, Extreme.
Don Arden always required the last word, of course.
To be continued...
