<p id=”par-1_52″>At the 2002 White House Correspondents’ Dinner, then-President George W. Bush honored a surprising person: <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ozzy-osbournes-net-worth-time-death.html/”>Ozzy Osbourne</a>. The Black Sabbath <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/music/”>rocker</a> attended the ceremony and received thunderous applause from the crowd. Despite this, he said nobody wanted anything to do with him. Osbourne shared why people found him so off-putting that night.</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ozzy-osbourne-said-people-steered-clear-of-him-at-the-white-house-correspondents-dinner”>Ozzy Osbourne said people steered clear of him at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner</h2>
<p id=”par-2_51″>Per <a href=”https://www.independent.co.uk/tv/news/ozzy-osbourne-death-white-house-clip-b2794021.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>The Independent</a>, Bush welcomed “Washington power brokers, celebrities, Hollywood stars, Ozzy Osbourne” at the 2002 White House Correspondents’ Dinner. As the crowd cheered, Osbourne stood on a table and blew kisses. He was a guest of honor that night, but Osbourne said he didn’t have much respect for the president.</p>
<p id=”par-3_34″>“Yeah – he was a c***,” Osbourne told <a href=”https://www.shortlist.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-talks-george-bush-shiny-hair” target=”_blank” rel=”noreferrer noopener”>Shortlist</a>. “I was f***ing faced at that dinner. I’d <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/inside-ozzy-osbourne-the-dirt-moments-real-which-exaggerated.html/”>had three bottles</a> of wine before I went in there. Sharon was going f***ing nuts at me.”</p>
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<p id=”par-4_26″>Osbourne said that even though Bush welcomed him to the event, he didn’t speak to him. Nobody did. He said people seemed afraid to approach him.</p>
<p id=”par-5_50″>“I mean, no one would come near me because I was off me f***ing nuts,” he explained. “I’ve met him, I’ve met Bill Clinton, I’ve met loads of them. But they’re very strange people. Hillary Clinton was wonderful, a very nice lady. George Bush, I never quite got his deal.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-ozzy-osbourne-said-his-antics-made-a-career-in-music-perfect-for-him”>Ozzy Osbourne said his antics made a career in music perfect for him</h2>
<p id=”par-6_30″>When asked about his “drugs and alcohol-fueled” life, Osbourne said it made a career as a rock artist perfect for him. He said it was full of people like him.</p>
<p id=”par-7_57″>“And rock’n’roll, the industry I chose to work in, is a breeding ground for people like me,” he said. “Society always remembers the bad people. I’m sure Robin Hood didn’t just rob the rich to feed the poor. I suppose he robbed everybody he f***ing could coming through his neck of the woods. To buy new tights.”</p>
<p id=”par-8_13″>Rightfully, he didn’t think any other career path would put up with him.</p>
<p id=”par-9_34″>“So when you get somebody off the beaten track who doesn’t play by any rules, [rock’n’roll] is the perfect job,” he said. “If I worked at IBM, they wouldn’t <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/black-sabbath-fired-ozzy-osbourne-being-coked-up-loser.html/”>put up with my antics</a>.”</p>
<h2 class=”wp-block-heading” id=”h-his-family-recently-announced-his-death”>His family recently announced his death</h2>
<p id=”par-10_22″>Years after this incident, Osbourne’s family announced his death. He was <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-getting-stronger-every-day-after-spinal-injury-and-parkinsons-diagnosis-sharon-osbourne-says.html/”>diagnosed with Parkinson’s</a> in 2019 and recently played his final concert.</p>
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<p id=”par-11_51″>“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” his family wrote in a statement. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”</p>
<p id=”par-12_22″>His wife, Sharon Osbourne, and <a href=”https://www.cheatsheet.com/news/ozzy-osbourne-kids-net-worth.html/”>four of his children</a>, Jack, Kelly, Aimee, and Louis, signed the statement. Osbourne was 76 years old.</p>