The Prince of Darkness, who is known for his wild antics, is now giving fans the chance to ‘clone’ him, should they wish to
Ozzy Osbourne is selling his DNA to a select few devoted fans in an odd twist. The iconic rocker, known for his outrageous antics, including biting the head off a live bat on stage, is now offering fans the opportunity to “clone” him if they so desire. The Prince of Darkness, who is set to perform a farewell gig at Birmingham’s Villa Park next month, hopes that fans will buy his DNA to ensure his eternal existence. In a surprising move, the 76-year-old has partnered with a beverage company to recycle himself “forever”.
Ozzy has inked a deal with Liquid Death, and his DNA will be available in 10 limited edition iced tea cans aptly named Infinite Ozzy. The firm, renowned for selling canned water, stated: “Ozzy Osbourne is 1 of 1. But we’re selling his actual DNA so you can recycle him forever.”
In a promotional trailer posted on their website, the Black Sabbath frontman was seen sipping from the cans before crushing them and placing them in a sealed container. A voiceover during the video declared: “There will never be another Ozzy Osbourne, unless you have his actual DNA.
“Introducing Infinitely Recyclable Ozzy by Liquid Death. These cans of low-calorie iced tea with B vitamins have each been drunk by Ozzy himself. And each can contains trace DNA from Ozzy’s saliva, as well as his handwritten signature. Now, once technology and federal law permits, you can replicate Ozzy and enjoy him for hundreds of years into the future,” reports the Mirror.
“Just imagine if you could bring back early Eighties Ozzy. He can mow your lawn, perform at kids’ birthday parties or anything you want. So get your can of Infinitely Recyclable Ozzy. No, this is not a joke, yes, these contain Ozzy’s actual DNA, there are only ten available, act now.”
Each tin was sealed airtight to “preserve the DNA”.
Chatting about the venture, Ozzy shouted: “Clone me, you b********!” With Black Sabbath’s gig on the horizon next month, Ozzy has just confirmed that fans who missed out on tickets will be able to catch Back to the Beginning via live stream.
Despite his health battles, the legendary rocker isn’t planning on taking it easy before the monumental event. On his Ozzy Speaks SiriusXM show, he vowed to make it to the show “by hook or by crook”, saying: “My head’s crazy. I will have done the show and died a death before I even started my exercises. So I try and put it on the back burner.
“I’m not going up there saying ‘It’s going to be great. I’m really confident.’ In my head I will have died on my ass, I remember being in f****** Vegas one time being in the dressing room going, ‘I’m going to play. I’m going to die’.”
The music icon revealed: “And I talked myself into blowing the gig, it was only two f****** songs. Sharon goes, ‘Just don’t think about it.'” However, it remains uncertain whether the star will appear on his signature throne or a segway. “I don’t f****** know. If I’m on a throne, okay! If I’m in a f****** movable f****** cart, I don’t know,” he stated.
The upcoming show will reunite the original members of the band – consisting of Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward – marking their first performance together in 20 years. In 2017, the band performed what was considered their “last” show in Birmingham, with Osbourne, Iommi, and Butler, but without Ward on drums.
However, last year Ozzy was too unwell to perform during the band’s Rock’N’Roll Hall of Fame induction in America. In a recent interview ahead of the show, Tony expressed a mix of “excitement and fear”, and confirmed rehearsals are scheduled to begin this month.
He said: “This would be a big, monumental thing if it all comes good. The worrying thing for me is the unknown. We don’t know what’s going to happen. Normally, when we’d tour, we’d rehearse and run through the thing for a while, and it’s just us. But with this event, there are so many other moving parts.”
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