{"id":21943,"date":"2025-07-25T01:25:25","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T01:25:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=21943"},"modified":"2025-07-25T01:25:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T01:25:25","slug":"ozzy-osbourne-explained-how-a-horse-made-him-give-up-lsd-before-his-death-aged-76","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/?p=21943","title":{"rendered":"Ozzy Osbourne explained how a horse made him give up LSD before his death aged 76"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"article-header_header__gD613\">\n<div class=\"article-header_meta__N4zeN\">\n<h2 class=\"summary_summary__q_VAA\">Ozzy Osbourne had a notorious relationship with drug abuse<\/h2>\n<div class=\"article-header_metaWrapper__P4a1g\">\n<div class=\"article-header_shareLink__FtU9x\">\n<div class=\"share-link_container__q9th7\">\n<div class=\"share-link_desktopTabletShareArrowWrapper__Gchyi\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"share live post\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"content-template_body__RWRhb\">\n<div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\"><strong>Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s death has left many of his fans reminiscing about his music but also his longstanding relationship with drugs throughout his career.<\/strong><\/p><div class=\"pywyi69ffd0e125289\" ><div style=\"width:100%; max-width:1200px; margin:0 auto;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt-casino.com?r=0BFDBF1283\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\n    <img \n      src=\"https:\/\/news-vm.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/f8693ebb-2018-480f-a2f7-0096810c07f0.jpg\" \n      alt=\"200% Deposit Bonus + 10% Cashback\" \n      style=\"width:100%; height:auto; display:block; border-radius:8px; cursor:pointer;\"\n    \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 1201px) {\r\n.pywyi69ffd0e125289 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 993px) and (max-width: 1200px) {\r\n.pywyi69ffd0e125289 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 769px) and (max-width: 992px) {\r\n.pywyi69ffd0e125289 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 768px) {\r\n.pywyi69ffd0e125289 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n@media screen and (max-width: 767px) {\r\n.pywyi69ffd0e125289 {\r\ndisplay: block;\r\n}\r\n}\r\n<\/style>\r\n\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-4\">\n<div id=\"daily-n.com_responsive_1\" data-google-query-id=\"CIS_iMTs1o4DFdTORAcdMHocng\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/daily-n.com\/daily-n.com_responsive_1_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">The death of the 76-year-old rock icon\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne\u00a0shocked much of the\u00a0music\u00a0world when it was announced yesterday (July 22).<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">His\u00a0family released the statement saying: \u201cIt is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-5\">\n<div id=\"daily-n.com_responsive_2\" data-google-query-id=\"CKL3iMTs1o4DFfaggwcdqdgAGw\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/23207117756\/daily-n.com\/daily-n.com_responsive_2_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Many tributes have begun flooding in on\u00a0social media\u00a0with many reminiscing about the memorable moments from the legend and his band, Black Sabbath.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">However, many have remarked that Osbourne lived a lengthy life despite dealing with multiple\u00a0drug\u00a0addictions in his younger years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Osbourne has never shied away from talking about his drug-fueled past and back in 2022, the star spoke about the moment that saw him giving up LSD.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Speaking about the dynamic he had with his Black Sabbath bandmates, Osbourne explained how they would do drugs.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/bltf9ab4c427c819bb3\/6880c1b0ae0ffc58dd962289\/ozzy_osbourne.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne fans have reflected on his previous drug addictions (Harry How\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Ozzy Osbourne fans have reflected on his previous drug addictions (Harry How\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Speaking to\u00a0Classic Rock, he said: \u201cWe lived together in a house in\u00a0Los Angeles, rehearsed there, did loads of drugs and made an album: simple. Those were good times.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cAt that time in\u00a0America, people were very fond of lacing your drinks with acid. I didn\u2019t care. I used to swallow handfuls of tabs at a time. The end of it came when we got back to England.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">If that wasn\u2019t wild enough, Osbourne explained how he once found himself alone having quite the conversation in the middle of a field.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He said: \u201cI 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 fuck off. That was it for me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Back in 2018, Osbourne spoke about his shift towards sobriety following years of alcohol and drug abuse.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-image_articleImage__eyzAn\">\n<div class=\"article-image_imageWrapper__ANtPE\">\n<div class=\"resizable-image_wrapper__LRQlr\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"article-image_image__XvzgU resizable-image_lowRes__5OkaL\" src=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg\" sizes=\"(max-width: 430px) 33vw, (max-width: 768px) 50vw, (max-width: 1024px) 50vw, 33vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=256&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 256w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=384&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 384w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=640&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 640w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=750&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 750w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=828&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 828w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1080&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1200&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=1920&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=2048&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/images.ladbible.com\/resize?type=webp&amp;quality=1&amp;width=3840&amp;fit=contain&amp;gravity=auto&amp;url=https:\/\/images.ladbiblegroup.com\/v3\/assets\/blt949ea8e16e463049\/blt75e200b34336d942\/6880c1db98128e396fa24841\/GettyImages-1422836456.jpg 3840w\" alt=\"Ozzy Osbourne has also spoken about his journey to sobriety (Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)\" data-chromatic=\"ignore\" data-nimg=\"fill\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><cite class=\"image-credit_imageCredit__YMlqS\">Ozzy Osbourne has also spoken about his journey to sobriety (Scott Dudelson\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><\/cite><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">Speaking to\u00a0the Orange County Register, he said: \u201cI don\u2019t drink alcohol anymore\u2026I don\u2019t smoke tobacco. I don\u2019t use drugs\u2026I\u2019m doing good right now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">\u201cI now think, \u2018how did I think going into a bar and getting smashed and doing all that cocaine was fun?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text_text__nEn66\">He went on: \u201cI have come to think that if right now you had a gun, a bag of cocaine and a gallon of booze and you said \u2018Take your pick,\u2019 I\u2019d pick up the gun. It\u2019s not worth it.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ozzy Osbourne had a notorious relationship with drug abuse Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s death has left many of his fans reminiscing about his music but also his longstanding relationship with drugs throughout his career. The death of the 76-year-old rock icon\u00a0Ozzy Osbourne\u00a0shocked much of the\u00a0music\u00a0world when it was announced yesterday (July 22). 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