Pages

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Win the audiobook - I Am Ozzy by Ozzy Osbourn


I Am Ozzy
by Ozzy Osbourn


"They've said some crazy things about me over the years. I mean, okay: 'He bit the head off a bat.' Yes. 'He bit the head off a dove.' Yes. But then you hear things like, 'Ozzy went to the show last night, but he wouldn't perform until he'd killed fifteen puppies . . .' Now me, kill fifteen puppies? I love puppies. I've got eighteen of the f**king things at home. I've killed a few cows in my time, mind you. And the chickens. I shot the chickens in my house that night.

It haunts me, all this crazy stuff. Every day of my life has been an event. I took lethal combinations of booze and drugs for thirty f**king years. I survived a direct hit by a plane, suicidal overdoses, STDs. I've been accused of attempted murder. Then I almost died while riding over a bump on a quad bike at f**king two miles per hour.

People ask me how come I'm still alive, and I don't know what to say. When I was growing up, if you'd have put me up against a wall with the other kids from my street and asked me which one of us was gonna make it to the age of sixty, which one of us would end up with five kids and four grandkids and houses in Buckinghamshire and Beverly Hills, I wouldn't have put money on me, no f**king way. But here I am: ready to tell my story, in my own words, for the first time.

A lot of it ain't gonna be pretty. I've done some bad things in my time. I've always been drawn to the dark side, me. But I ain't the devil. I'm just John Osbourne: a working-class kid from Aston, who quit his job in the factory and went looking for a good time."

Listen to an Excerpt.

Giveaway

I have three copies of this audiobook to giveaway courtesy of Hachette Books. For your first entry (MUST DO THIS ONE FOR ANY OTHER ENTRIES TO COUNT) please tell me your favorite musician/band and leave your email address.

For additional entries you can sign up to follow (old followers let me know), Twitter or post it on your blog. Each entry must have it's own comment. (Four entries total.)

This giveaway if for U.S./Canada only - no PO boxes and will end Feb 10th! Good luck!

39 comments:

  1. No need to enter me, darling. I'm dropping in to say thanks for the e-mail. I've got this posted at Win a Book for you.

    ReplyDelete
  2. One of my favorites is Black Sabbath, hence my desire for the audiobook!

    freda.mans[at]sympatico.ca

    ReplyDelete
  3. Old follower.


    freda.mans[at]sympatico.ca

    ReplyDelete
  4. tweet; http://twitter.com/fredalicious/status/7991757297

    freda.mans[at]sympatico.ca

    ReplyDelete
  5. this sounds AWESOME!! Fave band right now is HALESTORM!!

    Please enter me!
    Melissa
    wlcgrad{at} yahoo dot {com}

    ReplyDelete
  6. tweet: http://twitter.com/wlcgrad/status/8005806237

    ReplyDelete
  7. I love Ozzy!! One of my favorite Canadian bands is The Tea Party. I also love GNR, Motley Crue, Aerosmith. Oh, I could go on and on... Thank you for this great giveaway.

    chinook92 at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  8. I follow Books And Needlepoint via Google Friends.

    chinook92 at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  9. Tweet:

    http://twitter.com/chinook92/status/8006898140

    chinook92 at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  10. Poison, REO, Styx and Journey
    msboatgal at aol.com

    ReplyDelete
  11. ZZ Top! Thank you for hosting this giveaway.

    denny(dot)gill(at)gmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  12. I think that my favorite musical artist would have to be Elton John even though you will rarely find me listening to anything but country music. I am hoping to win tickets to his concert with Billy Joel in Oklahoma City.

    Thank you,

    Christine
    womackcm@sbcglobal.net

    ReplyDelete
  13. I am an "old" follower.

    Thank you,

    Christine
    womackcm@sbcglobal.net

    ReplyDelete
  14. I tweeted about this giveaway http://twitter.com/ossmcalc/status/8019290955

    thank you,

    Christine
    womackcm@sbcglobal.net

    ReplyDelete
  15. So many favorites. But today I was listening to a Bob Dylan CD and singing his songs since. Today I'll say Dylan.

    bgcchs(at)yhaoo(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  16. I follow on GFC.

    bgcchs(at)yahoo(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  17. I love the Beatles, but I want to win for my husband who has different musical tastes than I do.

    tatamagouche AT netbundle DOT ca

    ReplyDelete
  18. I follow your blog

    tatamagouche AT netbundle DOT ca

    ReplyDelete
  19. My fav band is Pantera, Philip Anselmo is a genius but without Sabbath to lead the way who knows how metal would have turned out!

    ReplyDelete
  20. I love Daughtry.

    simplystacieblog at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  21. I gotta say, I still love Britney! And Cher will always be a fav too.

    BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com

    ReplyDelete
  22. I'm a follower.

    BethsBookReviewBlog AT gmail DOT com

    ReplyDelete
  23. I love Ozzy...in fact we named our dog after him! But I do have to admit that my favorite band isn't Black Sabbath...it's the Cure... or Led Zeppelin...or AC/DC

    ReplyDelete
  24. I tweeted! http://twitter.com/amweeks/status/8415457449

    ReplyDelete
  25. my favourite band is the trews
    spynaert@gmail.com

    ReplyDelete
  26. I like Eric Clapton.

    rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

    ReplyDelete
  27. Tweeted: http://twitter.com/rhoneygee/status/8441467780

    rhoneygtn at yahoo dot com

    ReplyDelete
  28. I tend to change a lot but my most constant favorites have been Billy Joel & Garth Brooks.

    Thanks! :0)
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  29. I follow with google reader.

    Thanks!
    librarygrinch at gmail dot com

    ReplyDelete
  30. Oh I have to enter! My fav. musician/band, Bon Jovi.
    Thanks!
    Nataliew2(at)gmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  31. I'm an old follower
    nataliew2(at)gmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  32. I tweeted!
    http://twitter.com/nataliew2/status/8478646741
    nataliew2(at)gmail(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  33. My favorites change all the time but for right now my fave is John Mayer.
    traymona[at]aol.com

    ReplyDelete
  34. My your favorite band is "Blue Rodeo" They are AMAZING!

    ReplyDelete
  35. The Stones are my favorite group.

    kimspam66(at)yahoo(dot)com

    ReplyDelete
  36. My fav musician is Billy Joel.

    lizzi0915 at aol dot com

    ReplyDelete