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The Jesus Freaks Were The Worst. While The ‘suicide Solution’ Case Was Going Through The Courts They Followed Me Around Everywhere. They Would Picket My Shows With Signs That Read, ‘the Anti-christ Is Here’. And They’d Always Be Chanting: ‘put Satan Behind You! Put Jesus In Front Of You!’ One Time, I Made My Own Sign – A Smiley Face With The Words ‘have A Nice Day’ – And Went Out And Joined Them. They Didn’t Even Notice. Then, Just As The Gig Was About To Start, I Put Down The Sign, Said, ‘see Ya, Guys,’ And Went Back To My Dressing Room.

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The Jesus Freaks Were The Worst. While The ‘suicide Solution’ Case Was Going Through The Courts They Followed Me Around Everywhere. They Would Picket My Shows With Signs That Read, ‘the Anti-christ Is Here’. And They’d Always Be Chanting: ‘put Satan Behind You! Put Jesus In Front Of You!’ One Time, I Made My Own Sign – A Smiley Face With The Words ‘have A Nice Day’ – And Went Out And Joined Them. They Didn’t Even Notice. Then, Just As The Gig Was About To Start, I Put Down The Sign, Said, ‘see Ya, Guys,’ And Went Back To My Dressing Room.

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A Foolish Picture I Live In Disgust, Degradation Being Eaten By Lust.

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None Of Us Is Perfect. Everyone Has Got A Skeleton In The Closet That They Don't Want People To Find Out. I Just Let It Go, With A Bit Of Humor.

I Always Feel Like I Am On The Dark Side Of The Tracks. I Feel I'm No Good. I Can't Read.

When I Heard The Beatles, I Thought Thats It. That's What I Want To Be. I Want To Be A Beatle.

They Said I Would Never Write This Book. Well, F**k ’em – ’cos Here It Is. All I Have To Do Now Is Remember Something... Bollocks. I Can’t Remember Anything.

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There Was A Cinema Called The Orient Outside The Community Centre Where We Rehearsed In Six Ways, And Whenever It Showed A Horror Film The Queue Would Go All The Way Down The Street And Around The Corner. 'isn't It Strange How People Will Pay Money To Frighten Themselves?' I Remember Tony [iommi] Saying One Day. 'maybe We Should Stop Doing Blues And Write Scary Music Instead.'

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I Didn't Really Like The Taste Of Booze. I Liked The Effect It Did On Me. But I Can't Say I Savored A Glass Full Of Chablis Chablis 1932. I Drank Whatever S - - Was In Front Of Me And Got Me Buzzed.

For Years I've Had Neurological Problems. I Used To Shake A Lot And I Was On Medication - I Paid About $700,000 For One Year Of Pills. I Was Taking 40-odd Different Ones A Day.

I Don't Know If I'm A Medium For Some Outside Source. Whatever It Is, Frankly, I Hope It's Not What I Think … Satan.

Life's Not All About Money.

The Funny Thing Is, I Was Never Much Of A Fighter. Better A Live Coward Than A Dead Hero, That Was My Motto.

I Am Going Through Changes

Going Through Changes

I Just Can't Wake From These Scary Dreams.

Somebody Said To Me This Morning, 'to What Do You Attribute Your Longevity?' I Don't Know. I Mean, I Couldn't Have Planned My Life Out Better. By All Accounts I Should Be Dead! The Abuse I Put My Body Through: The Drugs, The Alcohol, The Lifestyle I've Lived The Last 30 Years!

I Would Lock Myself In My Room And Drink A Case Of Corona And Smoke A Load Of Pot.

I Can Honestly Say, All The Bad Things That Ever Happened To Me Were Directly, Directly Attributed To Drugs And Alcohol. I Mean, I Would Never Urinate At The Alamo At Nine O'clock In The Morning Dressed In A Woman's Evening Dress Sober.

I'm The Demon Alcohol, Demon Alcohol, Demon Alcohol, Demon Alcohol. Let's Party.

Children Of The Future, Watching Empires Fall. Madness The Cup They Drink From, Self Destruction The Toll.

What Is The World Coming To?

Sometimes I'm Scared Of Being Ozzy Osbourne. But It Could Have Been Worse. I Could Have Been Sting.

Could Have Been

I Don't Know What's Going To Happen Tomorrow And I Can't Relive Yesterday But I Live In The Moment If I Can.

Live In The Moment

How Can You Go On Stage And Shout 'yeah! Rock'n'roll Forever!' And Then Go To Bed At 10 O'clock With A Nightcap On, A Candle In Your Hand And A Bible Under Your Arm?

You’ve Got To Try And Take Things To The Next Level, Or You’ll Just Get Stuck In A Rut.

I Kept Hearing That Metal Is Dead And Ozzy's Dead And People That Like Ozzy Are Dead. I Have Never Had An Empty Seat. I've Always Sold Out, So Who's Saying It's All Over?

You Can Never Take The Violence Back.

I Used To Get Upset By People Not Understanding Me, But I’ve Made A Career Out Of It Now.

I Do Miss The Social Aspect Of Sitting In A Pub With A Pint But You Know What When I Get Down To It I Never Went For A Pint. I Went To A Pub To Get F**ked Up. If It Was Just Going For A Pint That Would Be Ok But Once I Start I Just Can't Stop.

I Just Suddenly Thought, People Really Get Off On Being Scared. They Pay Money To See Green Foam Come Out Of People's Mouths.

The Most Unbelievable Thing About My Behaviour Is That I Was Convinced It Was Entirely F**king Normal.

Unbelievable Things

In Those Days, If You Wanted A New Car Or A Holiday, You'd Phone Up The Office And They'd Send You Some Cash. You Never Had A Bank Account. I Don't Know Anyone From The Music Business In The Seventies That It Didn't Happen To.

All Rehab Can Do Is Tell You What’s Wrong With You And Then Suggest Ways For You To Get Better.

There Are Some Singers That Have Great Technique And Then There Are Those That Have A Certain Quality Or Style In Their Voice. Some Have Both, Like Freddie Mercury, But To Me, I Prefer Style Over Technique.

He Protected His Feelings In Walls He Imagined, But Castles Crumble Exposing The Frightened Child.

I Retired Once But You've Got To Have Something To Retire To And I Don't Want To Do Anything. My Job Is Like A Well Paid Hobby, I Mean Not A Hobby But I'm Not Lining Up Every Morning At The Bus Queue To Go To Work. I'm Very Lucky.

Being Sober On A Bus Is, Like, Totally Different Than Being Drunk On A Bus.

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It's All Part Of My Journey - I've Done A Lot Of Stupid Things, But You Learn By Your Mistakes.

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