Ozzie Osbourne's Severe Dyslexia

   

Ozzie Osbourne has some bleak things to say about his dyslexia.  But on a lot of levels, and after a notoriously self-destructive start, he has  achieved enormous success both on and off stage.

Ozzie’s had a “one of a kind life,” which nearly killed him, but still, this man is worth a mint,  and, according to the documentary God Bless Ozzie Osbourne, is now, after his many years of notorious hell-raising (and hurting those he loved), sober, living  a happy family life, and working out every day!  Here is Ozzie's take on his severe dyslexia:

 "The only good thing about having dyslexia is that dyslexics are usually very creative people, or so I’ve been told. We think in unusual ways. But it’s a very bad stigma to have, not being able to read like normal people can. To this day I wish I’d had a proper education. I think books are great, I do. To be able to lose yourself in a book is f**king phenomenal. Everyone should be able to do it. But I’ve been able to get through an entire book only a few times in my life. Every blue moon this thing in my head will release, and I’ll try to read as many books as I can, because when it closes up it goes straight back to the way it was, and I end up just sitting there, staring at Chinese.”