In August 2008, Osbourne stated in USA Today that he intends to retire from his music career after two more albums. As a result he is known as the "Godfather of Heavy Metal" and because of some of his material, the "Prince of Darkness." In the early 2000s, his career expanded to a new medium when he became a star in his own reality show, The Osbournes, alongside wife/manager Sharon and two of their three children, Kelly and Jack. He rose to prominence as lead vocalist of pioneering British heavy metal band Black Sabbath, and eventually achieved a multi-platinum solo career between the early 1980s and mid 1990s which revolutionized the heavy metal genre. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is a British singer-songwriter, whose career has spanned four decades. Tommy Clufetos - Drums (2009-) (Rob Zombie, Alice Cooper)Īdam Wakeman - Keyboards (2004-) (Black Sabbath) Rob "Blasko" Nicholson - Bass (2003, 2006-) (Rob Zombie, Cryptic Slaughter, Prong, Danzig, Drown, Suffer, The Death Riders) Guitars (2009-) (Firewind, Dream Evil, Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage) John "Ozzy" Osbourne - Vocals (1979-) (Black Sabbath, The Prospectors, The Black Panthers, Approach, Music Machine, Rare Breed)