Ozzy Osbourne punch to the jaw. On leaving Sabbath, Osbourne recalled, "I'd got £96,000 for my share of the name, so I'd just locked myself away and spent three months doing coke and booze. My thinking was, 'This is my last party, because after this I'm going back to Birmingham and the dole." However, he was signed to Don Arden's Jet Records. Arden dispatched Sharon to Los Angeles to "look after Ozzy's needs, whatever they were", to protect his investment. Initially, Arden hoped Osbourne would return to Sabbath, and later attempted to convince the singer to name his new band "Son of
Ozzy Osbourne discography the US top 20 and was certified double platinum. In 2001 he released "Down to Earth", which reached number 19 in the UK and number 4 in the US. The album spawned the successful single "Dreamer", which was certified gold in Austria and Germany. In 2003, Osbourne collaborated with daughter Kelly on a recording of Black Sabbath's "Changes", which was both artists' first (and to date, only) number-one single in the UK. "The Essential Ozzy Osbourne" was released the same year, reaching number 21 in the UK. In 2005, Osbourne released an album of cover versions entitled "Under Cover", which