Ozzy Osbourne was born in the United Kingdom. Ozzy Osbourne is rock's beloved Prince of Darkness, a key architect of heavy metal, and one of the most successful solo artists ever (Mwilkening 1). Ozzy had a lot of controversy throughout his career. He has struggled and overcome alcoholism. He was accused of promoting suicide with his song "Suicide Solution" in the 1980s, and Christian groups have said his music glorifies Satanism. In 1985, he was hit with a lawsuit. A depressed 19-year-old boy took his own life allegedly after listening to “Suicide Solution”. Ozzy faced controversy for years about the suicide situation with John. Ozzy was saddened to think that his music was the reason a kid took his life. Ozzy takes pride in making people feel …show more content…
John was already a saddened and depressed teenager (History). Ozzy is one of the greats and parents need to keep their kids safe from doing things they are not supposed to. In the article Ultimate Classic Rock, it states “John Daniel McCollum shot and killed himself on Oct. 26, 1984, while lying on his bed listening to an Ozzy Osbourne record at his home in Indio, Calif” (Mwilkening 1). After John's parents found out that their son was listening to Ozzy's music, they sued him. The parents said Ozzy’s song “Suicide Solution” was the cause of their son's death (Mwilkening 1). “A California court dismissed the McCollums’ lawsuit in 1988, ruling that John’s suicide was not a foreseeable result of Osbourne’s song” (History). The court was correct, millions of people have listened to Ozzy’s “Suicide Solution” song and not killed themselves. John just happened to listen to Ozzy’s song in the wrong place at the wrong time. John was in bed listening to Ozzy’s new song. John was already depressed and when he heard Ozzy’s song he took it the wrong way and took his own life. He grabbed his dad's shotgun and took his …show more content…
Waller’s lawsuit claimed he was entitled to royalties and credit for his contributions. He sought financial compensation for the unpaid royalties and recognition for his work. Waller’s lawsuit was just to make Ozzy look bad and take his money. The case went through multiple proceedings, with both sides presenting their arguments. The battle is still ongoing and no decision has been made. Ozzy struggled with alcohol addiction and it escalated as his fame grew with Black Sabbath in the 1970s. His addiction impacted how he performed in the band. He ruined many different relationships due to his addiction. Ozzy has been open about his addiction his whole life. He has gotten a lot of help from his spouse, Sharon Osbourne. Over the years he has overcome his addiction and entered many different rehabilitation programs (Burns). This alcohol addiction made Ozzy depressed. It led him to have bad thoughts. People believe it led him to create the song “Suicide Solution”. Ozzy’s intention in creating the song “Suicide Solution” was to spread awareness about suicide. It was unfortunate that John took his song the wrong way and took his own life. This incident was not Ozzy’s fault; he had no control over the