Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy
Oct 23, 2011
Trust Me, I'm Dr. Ozzy: Advice from Rock's Ultimate Survivor
Author: Ozzy Osbourne
Contributor: Chris Ayres
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Publication Date: October 11, 2011
ISBN: 978-1455503339
Publisher Description:
Wondering if science could explain how he survived his 40-year avalanche of drugs and alcohol, Ozzy Osbourne became one of a handful of people in the world to have his entire DNA mapped in 2010. It was a highly complex, $65,000 process, but the results were conclusive: Ozzy is a genetic anomaly. The procedure was in part sponsored by The Sunday Times of London, which had already caused an international furor by appointing Ozzy Osbourne its star health advice columnist. The newspaper argued that Ozzy's multiple near-death experiences, 40-year history of drug abuse, and extreme hypochondria qualified him more than any other for the job. The column was an overnight hit, being quickly picked up by Rolling Stone to give it a global audience of millions.
In TRUST ME, I'M DR. OZZY, Ozzy answers reader's questions with his outrageous wit and surprising wisdom, digging deep into his past to tell the memoir-style survival stories never published before-and offer guidance that no sane human being should follow. Part humor, part memoir, and part bad advice, TRUST ME, I'M DR. OZZY will include some of the best material from his published columns, answers to celebrities' medical questions, charts, sidebars, and more.
What Idgie Says:
I requested this book as a lark for review because it looked fun and sometimes I just need a fun book to read. I had watched the Osbourne show on MTV a few times and saw a rambling, incoherent mess and couldn’t imagine a book out of this guy. He is now admitting he was out of his mind with a ridiculous amount of pills and therefore made not a lick of sense. I have to say I was really surprised once I cracked open the pages and started to read.
Ozzy is funny, intelligent, full of gentle self-depreciation and actually has very interesting things to say. A lot of his suggestions regarding health issues are straight common sense. The book is a large question and answer column, torn in part I would imagine from his column in The Sunday Times and Rolling Stone. (Note to self, re-subscribe to Rolling Stone.) First comes the question, some straight forward, some purely ludicrous. Ozzy then imparts answers through a little bit of self history, sharp sarcasm and wit, and a healthy dose of realism. As usual, there is a huge amount of swearing. (In fact my favorite chapter is titled, “Eat a F*%$! Egg!”
It’s a fun book that you can pick up, read a chapter and then go back about your business. Humorous little breaks in your day. A fun read that I can see leaving around on my nightstand for a before bed chuckle.
