Preparing for his final departure, Ozzy Osbourne wrote his final memoir titled Last Rites, and only a few days after his death it was announced that the memoir will be published this year, more precisely, on October 7, 2025. The book will be published via Grand Central Publishing – a division of Hachette Book Group, and it can be pre-ordered here.
The forthcoming title is described as the “shocking, bitterly hilarious, never-before-told story of Ozzy’s descent into hell”, with the Prince Of Darkness detailing the health issues he’d faced in recent years.
Osbourne also “reflects on his extraordinary life and career, including his marriage to wife Sharon” and “what it took for him to get back onstage for the triumphant ‘Back To The Beginning’” farewell concert with Black Sabbath earlier this July.
A description adds: “Unflinching, brutally honest, but surprisingly life-affirming, Last Rites demonstrates once again why Ozzy has transcended his status as ‘The Godfather of Metal’ and ‘The Prince of Darkness’ to become a modern-day folk hero and national treasure.”
In a statement about Last Rites, Osbourne explained: “People say to me, if you could do it all again, knowing what you know now, would you change anything? I’m like, fuck no.
“If I’d been clean and sober, I wouldn’t be Ozzy. If I’d 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.”
He concluded: “But right now, I’m not ready to go anywhere.”
