Did Ozzy osbourne bite the head off of a bat?

Answer 1

Yes he did, at one of his concerts in Des Moines, Iowa. Accidentally. At certain shows Ozzy would throw raw meat at the crowd before the band started playing. Every now and again the fans would throw stuff back. They would throw raw meat and rubber animals. One fan threw a live bat on stage. The bat, stunned by the stage lights, did not move a muscle. Ozzy, thinking it was a rubber bat, bit the head off. After this he was promptly rushed to the hospital and was given multiple shots to prevent rabies. He also bit the head of a dove off during a CBS meeting, but this wasn't on accident. He bit the head off of the dove to induce a sort of shock factor, because he was getting angry with the managers and producers. He was also very intoxicated and/or under the influence at the time, as he explains in his recent autobiography; 'I AM OZZY'. Many critics believe that this helped to spark popularity when he began his solo career.

Answer 2

After the gig he was rushed to the hospital for rabie shots. Ozzy comments in interviews on how painful the shot(s) were. There were multiple shots he needed to have overtime. Bats are the biggest carriers of rabies.

I think this incident happend sometime in January of 1982 in the Midwest somewhere. To bad this was not caught on tape.

LOL. He once said the bat had to get Ozzy shots

yeah. it was i think January 20, 1982 at a des moines concert.honestly, i don't know where that is!lol. so pretty much the same answer as the one above.

hope i helped!:)

Des Moines, is the capital of Iowa. The event took place at Veteran's Memorial Auditorium. See You-tube for videos...Was living in Des Moines at the time...

Answer 3

Believe it or not, he indeed bit the head off the bat and had to have extensive rabies shots. Prior to that he did the same thing to a dove.

The bat affair told by Ozzy himself, is one night at a concert, they were thr0wing plastic bats and he was baiting the heads off. Somebody from the public threw a real bat and Ozzy being haigh bit his head off.

Answer 4

Yes. It was thrown on stage by a fan; he claims to have believed at the time that it was a rubber toy. Upon realizing his error, he went to be treated for possible exposure to rabies.

Mistaking a live bat for a piece of rubber, and deciding that the most appropriate response to its sudden appearance was to stick it in his mouth and take a bite, might seem unlikely to some, but then on the other hand: Ozzy Osbourne.

Answer 5

Yes, however it was blown way out of proportion and made to seem as if Ozzy sacrifices and consumes bats on a daily basis. This is ridiculous. The occurrence was a one-time thing that happened during one of Ozzy's shows. While heavily intoxicated, he bit the head of a bat which was thrown onto the stage by someone in the audience. He later stated that he had thought the bat was fake until after he had already bit into it.

Answer 6

The Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, Iowa

Answer 7

Yes, but of course the newspapers/magazines blew it out of proportion.

Answer 8

It was real... he thought it was plastic so he picked it up and bit it, then felt it moving in his mouth. Instant panic, rabies shots, frantic roadies trying to find the rest of the bat...

Answer 9

Yes. He thought it was a rubber bat; and he was drunk.