Ozzy Osbourne says he gave up acid after horse told him to ‘f**k off’

Published 08:23 26 Aug 2022 BST

Updated 08:34 26 Aug 2022 BST

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Ozzy Osbourne says he gave up acid after horse told him to ‘f**k off’

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Okay, so what did he do to the horse?

Ozzy Ozbourne has shared that he gave up acid after a horse told him to ‘f**k off’, admitting: “That was it for me.” It would be it, for anyone really! The Black Sabbath rocker, 73, has previously spoken out about his past experimentation with recreational drugs while at the peak of the 70s heavy metal movement Speaking to Classic Rock about making Black Sabbath’s fourth album Vol. 4 during those chaotic days - days so wild it eventually got him kicked out of the band - Osbourne recalled: “We lived together in a house in Los Angeles, rehearsed there, did loads of drugs and made an album: simple. Those were good times.” He added: “At that time in America, people were very fond of lacing your drinks with acid. I didn’t care. I used to swallow handfuls of tabs at a time. The end of it came when we got back to England. “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. I ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour. In the end the horse turned round and told me to f**k off. That was it for me.” In 2018 Osbourne opened up more about his drink and drug-taking past. Speaking to the Orange County Register, he said: “I don’t drink alcohol anymore…I don’t smoke tobacco. I don’t use drugs…I’m doing good right now. “I now think, ‘how did I think going into a bar and getting smashed and doing all that cocaine was fun?” In 2018 Osbourne opened up more about his drink and drug-taking past. Speaking to the Orange County Register, he said: “I don’t drink alcohol anymore…I don’t smoke tobacco. I don’t use drugs…I’m doing good right now. “I now think, ‘how did I think going into a bar and getting smashed and doing all that cocaine was fun?” He went on: “I have come to think that if right now you had a gun, a bag of cocaine and a gallon of booze and you said ‘Take your pick,’ I’d pick up the gun. It’s not worth it.”