I am a sucker for learning about famous people. In this book, Ozzy seems just as amazed and repulsed about his own life as we are. I found this way of looking at his life, along with him, somehow endearing. There is something so naive and sweet about this man. Just like any life story, there were incidents that made me laugh out loud (like the Vicar story) and occasions that brought a tear to my eye (when he didn't attend his mom's funeral because he knew it would turn into a media circus). And, of course, there is the plain astonishing. The story set in CA where he is testing for HIV and the doctor tells him that basically he should not be alive because of all the crap in his system and how he has no immune system left was surreal, horrifying, and expected. Ozzy peppers the entire book with British slang and cursing. I was familiar with most of the words or could tell what was meant via context. However, it seemed like some words were just clearly made up and probably wouldn't be available in any dictionary anywhere. That cracked me up, too. The guy is VERY FUNNY. So, if you are interested in the strange ups and downs of a rock icon, go for it. The reading is easy and the story is sleazy. Yet there are some smarts/creativity there. He wouldn't have made it as far as he did otherwise. And you have to give him HUGE credit for being sober these days. Fascinating.