{"product_id":"last-rites","title":"Last Rites","description":"\u003ch4\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.roughtrade.com\/collection\/books-of-the-year-2025\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBooks of the Year 2025: #17\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Rites\u003c\/em\u003e is a shocking, bitterly hilarious, and surprisingly life-affirming memoir from rock'n'roll hellraiser Ozzy Osbourne.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePeople often ask me, \"\u003cem\u003eif you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything?\u003c\/em\u003e\" I'm like, f*** no. If I had been clean and sober, I wouldn't be Ozzy. If I had done normal, sensible things, I wouldn't be Ozzy. Look, if it ends tomorrow, I can't complain. I've been all around the world. Seen a lot of things. I've done good... and I've done bad. But right now, I'm not ready to go anywhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt the age of sixty-nine, Ozzy Osbourne was on a triumphant farewell tour, playing to sold-out arenas and rave reviews all around the world. Then disaster struck. In a matter of just a few weeks, he went from being hospitalized with a finger infection to having to abandon his tour - and all public life - as he faced near-total paralysis from the neck down.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLast Rites\u003c\/em\u003e is the shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Osbourne's descent into hell. Along the way, he reflects on his extraordinary life and career - including his turbulent marriage to wife Sharon, his encounters with fellow hellraisers including Slash, Bon Scott, John Bonham, and Keith Moon, the harrowing final moments he spent with Motörhead's Lemmy Kilmister, all alongside his reflections on the triumphant Back to the Beginning concert, streamed around the world, where Ozzy reunited with his Black Sabbath bandmates for the final time and raised millions for charity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnflinching, brutally honest, but surprisingly life-affirming, \u003cem\u003eLast Rites\u003c\/em\u003e demonstrates once again why \u003cstrong\u003eOzzy\u003c\/strong\u003e has transcended his status as 'The Godfather of Metal' and 'The Prince of Darkness' to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Brown","offers":[{"title":"Hardback - Exclusive Postcard - BOTY","offer_id":52877714653515,"sku":"R6815-3257","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":53684449673547,"sku":"R6815-2264","price":30.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/OZZY-J-PEGIMAGE_65f729c7-e6e5-4942-966e-ef118cae6b48.jpg?v=1752232270","url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/products\/last-rites","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}