"The modern entertainment business is largely (and increasingly) populated by people who possess social, cultural and financial capital and who enjoy a certain degree of privilege." In that context, Joel McIver argues, Ozzy Osbourne's success looks all the more remarkable.
McIver's obituary for the Quietus touches on many of the most colourful incidents of a life lived large (the fact that he got caught for burglary because he was wearing fingerless gloves is a gem), though perhaps could say more about the actual role for which he became famous.
McIver also quite rightly directs readers to Keith Kahn-Harris' remarkable write-up of Black Sabbath's farewell gig earlier this month. That piece - focusing on how the megashow "drew attention to bodies: their limits, their potential and their ultimate decline" - is all the more poignant in the wake of Ozzy's death.
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