''I Am Ozzy'' is the autobiography of

Ozzy Osbourne John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which period he adop ...

, vocalist of

Black Sabbath Black Sabbath were an English rock music, rock band formed in Birmingham in 1968 by guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Bill Ward (musician), Bill Ward, bassist Geezer Butler and vocalist Ozzy Osbourne. They are often cited as pioneers of heavy met ...

and solo singer. It chronicles his life, beginning as a child, followed by his career as a vocalist. The book was widely praised by its readers for its level of detail, and humour. It currently holds a 4.6/5 rating on Amazon.com. The book was co-written by

Chris Ayres Chris Ayres is a screenwriter, a contributing editor at ''British GQ'', and author. He wrote the book ''War Reporting for Cowards'', and co-wrote Ozzy Osbourne's memoir ''I Am Ozzy'', which became a New York Times Best-Seller. As a screenwriter, ...

, due to Osbourne's

dyslexia Dyslexia, also known until the 1960s as word blindness, is a disorder characterized by reading below the expected level for one's age. Different people are affected to different degrees. Problems may include difficulties in spelling words, r ...

. The audio book was read by

Frank Skinner Christopher Graham Collins (born 28 January 1957), professionally known as Frank Skinner, is an English comedian, actor, presenter and writer. At the 2001 British Comedy Awards, he was named Best Comedy Entertainment Personality. His televisio ...

Reception

In 2010, Osbourne won the "Literary Achievement" honour for his memoir, ''I Am Ozzy'', at the Guys Choice Awards at Sony Pictures Studio in Culver City, California. Osbourne was presented with the award by Sir Ben Kingsley. The book debuted at No. 2 on the New York Times' hardcover non-fiction best-seller list. The book holds a 4.09 rating of 5 on goodreads.com

References

{{Ozzy Osbourne British autobiographies Black Sabbath 2010 non-fiction books Ozzy Osbourne Music autobiographies Heavy metal publications