Therapist Reads the Diary of a Madman by Ozzy Osbourne

[@One_Proud_Papa]

Ozzy didn't write the lyrics for this. His bassist, Bob Daisley, wrote them when he was 16. He was 30 when they recorded the song.

[@joechurch7]

Props to Bob and Lee Kerslake

[@Godric_71]

George Santos wrote the lyrics

[@meb882]

Is that true? 16?

[@One_Proud_Papa]

@meb882 According to interviews he's done, yes.

[@SJ-ty5rw]

Bob Daisley wrote the majority of all the lyrics on the first 2 Ozzy albums . Sharon has always tried to make it appear that Ozzy wrote them . She also brought Bob back for Bark at the Moon to write lyrics again for Ozzy .

[@zer0dahero]

Odd how in the 80's we actually did deal with it all on our own, in our locked bedrooms, listening to music, and I believe we grew up stronger for it.

[@robertmitsch2315]

Thank God for Ozzy Sabbath Zeppelin and so on poison Kiss def Leppard foghat helped me through when l was in Germany going to Iraq dessert storm Scorpions and all the great Metal that got me through Metallica

[@richardcranium5048]

100%

[@sytharnia1717]

yep 100% right ... Mental health is a huge focus now yet suicide rates are throw the roof .. it's almost like it is a "trend" (which it is)

[@BlackjackHookers-nj7qj]

I was a teenager in the early 2000s and spent many many hours in my room shut off from everything that brought me pain and surrounded myself with music and books,it definitely made me a much stronger person not only learned guitar but also learned how to be an AV technician through my books and music turned around and worked as one for a decade. Up until recently worked in agriculture now I enjoy being a homebody since health issues I was born with got worse. There’s something about music and literature and how it helps with mental health finding a healthy outlet opens the doors to understanding the cause and makes it easier to understand how to resolve it.

[@97warlock]

YEP. .... My mom & grandmother lectured me, for years about the music I listten to. . and the truth is, or was..........when I was in my room,hiding from the world with my music blasting I felt safe. I do think it allows us to develop more naturally

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

Diary of A Madman is a masterpiece, not just the song the whole album, It is what happens when genius musicians like Randy RHoads, Bob Daisley and Lee Kerslake are all aligned. It is the Stairway to heaven of Metal

[@doubled5982]

I'm a huge Ozzy fan. I sent the 80's listening to Ozzy. if memory serves Randy Roads was only on the Blizzard of Ozz released prior to Diary Of A Madman.

[@WolfgangHood8404FMF]

my next favorite of his is Blizzard of Oz

[@petedoxtader4177]

I discovered this shortly after it was released when I was 11 or 12, and diary of a madman quickly became my favorite track on the album. I was just a kid but even then I could tell that this was a work of genius. It's a masterpiece.

[@CrashTestPilot]

Growing up, Ozzy was always there to let you know that whatever you're feeling, you're not alone. His music was a refuge for me at times. I'll be crushed when he finally passes.

[@DizzyGruv]

Even when Ozzy does expire physically... his music will continue to influence generations yet to come. As he said "Diary, I'm here to Stay." Cryptic. Mystical. Majestic.

[@2112splunge]

Started as a Sabbath fan in the 70's and never looked back.

[@pmondo420]

I feel the same brother

[@Doug-b1e]

@@CrashTestPilot Ozzy Osbourne and Sammy Hager are the two greatest front men in our generation. Love Bon Scott also, he left WAY to early!

[@ligandwater]

He is here forever my brother

[@jaytaylor8589]

That off key lead solo is genius. It fits the lyrics perfectly. Thank God for Randy Rhoads. R.i.p. my brother.

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

Rest in peace Randy Rhoads. Gone but will never be forgotten.

[@brianmauk5126]

Not necessarily off key, but diminished minor, yes. And genius, definitely.

[@dillonsronce2583]

A soul lost way too soon.

[@countvond233]

Team Randy since '82. The solo is ethereal at the start and then goes literally manic. It is genius, as is the rest of the guitar work. He remains my hero.

[@ssfgear]

Randy Rhoads was a musical genius, the greatest guitarist ever.

[@JACKSHEENA]

The musical composition of this song written by Randy Rhoads is off the charts!!

[@pyrotarkus]

I met Randy in Feb of 81. I'm freaking lucky.

[@JACKSHEENA]

@@pyrotarkus Damn! you are lucky - I'm a guitarist and he is one of my heros

[@pyrotarkus]

@JACKSHEENA I also got high with Nirvana on the Nevermind tour. And then I got into the music biz... . My super power is luck. Randy was the nicest guy. Gave me a shirt and paid for my taxi ride home. I was 15.

[@Jude_196]

TOTALLY AGREE!!! RANDY was GENIUS!!!

[@Mr12161969]

This is the genius that was Randy! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤘🏻😎🤘🏻🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@chrisgonzalez4414]

This song literally saved my life and saw me through dark times when nobody cared about what I was going through

[@stanleydavidlepretre4241]

Thank you for sharing such a personal moment in your life. Wish you and those close to you nothing but the best. Stay safe because I'm thinking that things are going to get a lot wilder before they get any better.

[@chrisgonzalez4414]

@stanleydavidlepretre4241 I'm good now I removed myself from the toxic people in my life

[@Dayandcounting]

As someone with MDD even today most don't know how to deal it. We are often good masking it when needed and to them we seem fine. Most don't even realize that it stings if the point it out. When inside we left thinking you you no idea.

[@MrTestallica]

I was 16 when randy died. He was my inspiration to play guitar. I had tickets to a ozzy show in battle creek Michigan. My parents let me skip school and my grandfather came down to indiana and picked me up to go see the show. By this time jake e lee had replaced Brad Gillis. Ozzy said he had the flu. You could barely hear ozzy over jakes guitar. Awesome time.😂

[@philliphayden2938]

Me to

[@johnnagel3853]

Randy Rhoads was phenomenal and died way too early. Still brings tears to my eyes

[@RobbingBanks-f8y]

Ozzy's songs even when he was with black sabbath helped me , i was in special classes. I took speech classes as well . But ozzy helped me along my whole life. Im 52 now .ozzy is my favorite singer of all time.

[@Thesaurcery4U2C]

Good for you brother! Im 56 and know that was the time of the satanic panic and if you were to tell a 30 year old person that ozzy helped you overcome or accept your struggles back then, they would have replied with, "what are you struggling with that ozzy could help you with?, can't find enough children to sacrifice to get a demon to respond?", or something foolish like that. Lol. I oftentimes think that music is a much better medicine that any compound that they can make in a lab to mask symptoms; it can actually heal a person. I started playing guitar in 85 because of Tony Iommi. I learned to play all different types of music along the way, but when I make up a song of just jam out with my buddy who has always had a drumset, that is the type of tone and rhythm that my body/mind just creates by default, low, slow, heavy and ominous. What has more weight, mass and volume than a hard rock? Your damn right!!! A Heavy Metal. Thats scientific and sht. 😉 😎

[@nac66c64]

I was a teen in the early 80's and I can tell you that this genre was our therapy

[@cbn6635]

One of the best songs about mental illness ever made, and Randy's playing is out of this world.. 👌

[@no_onein2024]

I concur!!!! My 2nd favorite is Fade to Black by Metallica

[@cbn6635]

@@no_onein2024 Also amazing Indeed! 👍

[@demigod1013]

It's not really a song about mental illness, it's a song based on a 1963 horror movie of the same name starring legendary actor Vincent Price.

[@Marshall_EL34]

@@demigod1013 ItIS about Bob Daisleys personal life experience with the mental illness depersonalization.

[@demigod1013]

@@Marshall_EL34 There's nothing 'mad' about Bob Daisley. Watch the 1963 horror movie Diary Of A Madman starring Vincent Price.

[@frankmartines3595]

I connected instantly to this song in 1981...I was 16. Now at 59 every time I hear it tears come down my face.

[@billjones4277]

Yes sir…

[@jimmieadams797]

Me too. May 26 1965. And I rocked the 80s like a freaking rockstar

[@frankmartines3595]

@@jimmieadams797 same here, I'm only a few days older than you are. What a time to be alive.

[@paulradice3534]

I 59 also. The Oz Man has ruled since the 70s for me. 👍

[@robgas7507]

Even the drumming was written in odd time signatures to keep you thrown off to help the story of the song. Masterpiece in writing and musically speaking

[@HeadR47]

Adds tensions and an uneasy feeling on purpose.

[@MikeyMike2503]

Heard that in No More Tears as well.

[@victorstefanovsky6902]

Lee Kerslake from Uriah Heep was drumming here . He and Bob Daisley were not credited for their songwriting. They sued Ozzy and the vindictive Sharo re-recorded the first two Ozzy albums with a different drummer and bassist. Only recently they got their credits.

[@ericrubalcava9428]

Randy Rhoads Classical influence all in this song! Creepy , Scary and Beautiful all in One! Masterpiece!

[@Doug-b1e]

This album is still years away from anything close. A masterpiece of perfection ❤

[@Dave_Wight_The_Rock_Oracle]

It is a legitimate masterpiece., no hyperbole the whole is amazing

[@larryblake7554]

You’re so right…it only gets better with time because nothing even comes close.

[@Jack_Wolf]

I live the words of this song every day, and I have for 54 years. I just learned to live with the madman inside...

[@stevesteve6322]

❤ I'm 54 too and same. Been hospitalized twice. I do have good days months and even years though.

[@ssfgear]

Bob Daisley’s lyrics along with Randy Rhoads’ playing are hauntingly great.

[@gscgold]

I was gonna say..Bob and Randy wrote this song..Bob was a genius songwriter and along with Randy ...well..2 Albums that are legendary.

[@Templarswordxx7]

Yup

[@stevesteve6322]

I've absolutely lived this song twice in my lifetime. Once at 17 and then again at 50. It's not about "feelings" it's about reality. Psychosis is a real thing.

[@ericsimoneau4818]

Bassist Bob Daisley said he wrote “Diary of a Madman” about himself. After suffering his first nervous breakdown at age 16, he quickly learned some of the biggest problems we deal with are in ourselves, which inspired lyrics like “I am my own worst enemy.”

[@ianmcconehea316]

i am so glad you did this song. I am schizoaffective, dealt with hallucenations and SI my whole (since age 9), finally sought help and medication after getting sober, after coping with drugs and alchol for decades. This song always resonated with me, makes me cry now. Thank you for your breakdown.

[@davidkrywczuk5529]

You’re a strong s.o.b. For working your through all that- thanks for sharing wishing you the best 🤘

[@haroldcrown5541]

I would really love your take on the Ozzy song “suicide solution” it’s not what you think it is!

[@troy-x5k]

Wine is fine, but whiskey is quicker....

[@richardcomstock6360]

I was thinking the same thing

[@allengator1914]

@@troy-x5k Thought that you'd escape the reaper. You can't escape the master keeper.

[@edwardmunoz7853]

​@@allengator1914the reaper driving at full throttle 💯🔥🤘

[@user-tm8sj6jf9c]

Just commented the same song

[@Cadinho93]

Randy Rhoads intro guitar part was inspired by Leo Brouwer's "Etude #6" and it has become one of the greatest songs ever composed. Also, Ozzy Osbourne is one of the rare humans that you can understand better when he's singing versus when he's talking.

[@thunderspike1892]

There are a song on the same album called S.A.T.O. Also written by Bob Daisley. Phenomenal guitar solo and the rhythm section by Bob Daisley bass and Lee Kerslake drums are over the top

[@kardeef33317]

Randy Rhoads was a classical guitarist teacher, both parents taught classical guitar. Randy at every tour stop took guitar lessons. Randy's was with Quiet Riot when he joined Ozzy. My favorite guitarist. He was killed in a plane crash he didn't want to do by a pilot that was on drugs that hit ozzys tour bus trying to buzz it. Randy was one of the few that didn't do drugs back then.

[@chrisingles102]

Never knew Bob Daisley wrote the lyrics. Wow. Thanks for the info. Most Sabbath lyrics were written by Geezer Butler so it kinda makes sense.

[@masonyuzwa8717]

Ozzys been singing about the common plight of people even from his days of Sabbath!! Case in point Paranoid !! I'm sure you've heard others by him like mama I'm coming home,bark at the moon,changes or his biggest hit crazy train!! Love ozzys music !! 👊🤘👍

[@psyche1988]

Paranoid was written by the bassist of Black Sabbath, Geezer Butler about his depression. 😄

[@masonyuzwa8717]

@@psyche1988 you're right !! But it still was an anthem for mental health and wasn't even supposed to be on the album..but was a filler song..why it was only like 2 1/2 minutes long !! Anyways..it's a great classic hard rock song !! 😁👍🤘

[@joealvarez8733]

​@@psyche1988He literally said that Ozzy was singing, not once did he mention that he wrote Paranoid....

[@Purple_Pain]

I saw Ozzy 13-times and not once did they play this live. One of my all-time favorite Ozzy songs!

[@Bman-xy2vh]

@Purple_Pain I never got to see him with randy but got to see him with Jake and zakk and you're correct, of all the times I saw him, he never played diary. Never really thought about it till you said it. I wonder why?

[@Bman-xy2vh]

@Purple_Pain also saw him with brad Gillis and they didn't play diary at that show either. Maybe he retired it after Randy's passing?

[@paulradice3534]

@@Bman-xy2vhthey can’t play it live dah

[@Bman-xy2vh]

@@paulradice3534 why not? I’m talking about any lineup he had. Not Randy you doofus.

[@Bman-xy2vh]

@ and it’s duh not dah. Duh

[@shilohpuppy5649]

This song is the most quintessential Ozzy song ever made. Randy Rhodes was the musical GENIUS That the spirit of the song came from. I am proud to say I saw RR before he passed away and though at the time we didn't know he would become the super legend he became, watching him live you KNEW this guy had it! I would have loved to have heard his future music even though he was going to leave Ozzy and get his degree in classical guitar. RIP Randy, I STILL miss you.......42 years later!

[@kikurass322]

Suicide Solution is about Ozzy's struggle with addiction, well worth the listen. Love your channel.

[@Watching4Fun_]

That's half true. The song was written by Bob Daisley. He says it was loosely based on the drug use by Ozzy but Ozzy says that when he recorded the song he was talking about Bon Scott drinking himself to death. Either way it's a great song by the best band in the world.

[@OhBeNice]

Bob Daisleys lyrics are fantastic

[@DouglasDorner-I812]

Im currently 5 days in recovery from a decades long meth addiction. My mind is still in turmoil. Im scared i wont be any better sober. I will bbeat this thanks for listening

[@wesw6840]

You got this...30+ years here.....fuckin do it

[@Marshall_EL34]

I was on the strongest opiods for 6 years …i had crushed nerves in my neck that caused suicidal spinal headaches. I lost all emotions and only could see and feel in black and white. After the surgery that fixed it …i replaced those opioids with cycling and daily weightlifting …replacing that opiod high with a natural high. It worked. You have to replace that negative habit with new healthy habits. Your life your choice. Good luck.

[@tennessee_]

It does get better and you will as well.

[@johnhorchler5447]

Get away from the negative people in your life for you not for others go work at a pound help the dogs it will help you out it did me 🎉🎉❤

[@SahiraSound]

You can do this. In March I will be 30 years clean from a 10-year meth addiction. You can do this but you're going to have to make changes in your life. I moved 500 mi away. I reconnected with my family, I accepted very humble jobs washing dishes at the age of 32, I didn't go out, I didn't drink alcohol, my only addiction was my cigarettes. At that point I gained weight I replaced meth with food. But I stayed clean and I went to college and I put all my energy into that and I ascended I won awards and scholarships and I eventually earned a PhD. I got married and had a child and even though that didn't work out, I stayed clean. Decades later nearly 30 years later I came face to face with the cause and source of my addiction. I was closeted transgender and I finally came out and when I did the weight melted away and I was finally free. It'll be 30 years clean for me in March of 2025. Your story is your own, but you can do this if you have the will to leave behind the world you knew and make a new one. I wish you all the love and every blessing on your new journey. This is how winning is done!

[@ricks7093]

Can absolutely relate! I was a teenager when this album came out. But had been an Ozzy fan for many years already. Ozzys music has helped me let go of pain more than once

[@C_mao]

Teenagers listened to this stuff in the 80's. There was some damn good music back then.

[@capthowdy7112]

One of the greatest songs ever. I couldn't live without it

[@0ldSch00l13]

I don't think "I'm here to stay," is the uplifting message you took it as. I always took it to mean, "I'm here to stay in this state of madness and despair."

[@Flum666]

nah bro, she's right, here to stay means I'll be here when it's all over.

[@burnthetubs]

The madman consumed the sane one is always how I took it.

[@ii-wt7jq]

I always took it as he was hoping for death and maybe even making an attempt for it, but when it never came, he had nothing but to write. "Unfortunately, dear diary, I am here to stay."

[@curtdkrueger]

I always thought he was singing "I'm here today", as in I'm struggling and haven't committed suicide due to the struggle of day to day anguish..

[@ozzy7109]

One of my favorites... OZZY is the goat! ❤️🤘🤘♥️

[@SteveSmith-os5bs]

In 1987 I saw Ozzy in concert Germany at Monsters of Rock, he was amazing.

[@andydavis8437]

I would have loved to have seen Jake E Lee, That must have been amazing, I saw them in 1980

[@markc5771]

I clung to this album during my dark days. I often credit it for pulling me through.

[@markmosher7720]

This is his greatest song ever. This would sound amazing live with an orchestra.

[@barrymc10]

I bought this album when it was released. I was probably 13. What’s amazing about this song is I would listen to it in my room with headphones on just like you were. The crazy things was how it would lift me when I was going through tough times as a teenager. The lyrics and music helped me. I think it was because it made my me feel like I wasn’t alone in how I felt.

[@97warlock]

THIS SONG, AND ALBUM JUST GETS BETTER EVERY YEAR!!!

[@squidly2112]

One of Ozzy's very best pieces. I love this song.

[@scottlaughlin9897]

This has always been my fav. Song by him. What a masterpiece!

[@MisfitPhotographer]

Bassist Bob Daisley wrote the lyrics.

[@joechurch7]

Bob was a key part of those first two Ozzy albums. Lee Kerslake as well. As solid a rock rhythm section as you can get.

[@pyrotarkus]

Bob's career is just amazing.

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@joechurch7 According to Bob's book he eventually got fired for sticking up for Lee after Sharon told him they wanted to fire Lee. After that Randy kind of checked out and was planning on leaving after the tour. The whole band were disillusioned after the band name was changed from Blizzard of Oz to Ozzy Osbourne by Sharon and Ozzy.

[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

Ozzy really had no problem breathing life into those lyrics though. His own mental health struggles made him the perfect guy to sing Bob's lyrics. RIP Bob Daisey.

[@Gregbaltzer]

@@TonyTheBassPlayer1 Bob Daisley's still alive 😂

[@Mach19760]

In 1981 when DIM came out, I was Stationed at Miramar NAS i was waiting for discharge. We drove up to LA listen to this on the coast highway to LA. Man that album said everything about me and I still listen today. Very Cool 😎 Ozzy never has gotten over Randy.

[@muninnseyes]

I listened to the whole album Diary of a Madman while high on lsd. Saw the gods and was never the same again. Long live rock n roll!

[@Streetglidescotty70]

One of my all time favorite albums and as someone with clinical depression this song means sooo much. This type of music has kept me alive. The times when I felt like nothing else mattered hard rock and heavy metal god me through some extremely difficult times. Thank you for this reaction.

[@rodyork979]

Ozzy’s words are full of emotion and truth. I’ve been through a lot of dark times and listening to his words seemed to help. He was sued for the song suicide solution because the parents of a listener committed suicide. If they had listened to the words they would have understood.

[@OzzyFan80]

The cool thing about Ozzy is whether he wrote the songs or not he was willing to sing and delve into the darkest parts of himself and vocalize it though his singing. Love Ozzy he has been my favorite artists and always will be and part of that is like most of us dealing with addictions to many things just not drugs and just trying to make it though everyday being as happy as we can.

[@markbranson3723]

I've struggled with mental health for many years and this song still speaks to me since I first heard it when I was 14 years old.

[@neils123]

Excellent commentary! As far as music, mental health, and the 80s (my pre-teen and teenage years), it's important to keep in mind that heavy metal music has always touched on the darker elements of the the human experience. That's part of what metal is really all about, at least as much as distorted guitars. So yeah, there's plenty of examples of metal bands and musicians talking about mental health, depression, anger, frustration, suicidal ideation, etc. throughout the 80s and even going back to metal's roots in the 70s. As a lonely teenager who contemplated suicide myself, one of the songs that really got me through was "Nobody Hears" by (ironically enough) the band Suicidal Tendencies. That would also be worth a listen.

[@joealvarez8733]

I wish she'd react to Institutionalized... 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@THESNEAKERADDICT]

It’s sad how many people haven’t heard Ozzy and just reference him to the mtv show, he is one of the most brilliant artists ever.

[@RogerFlynt966]

some days the struggle is very real :( To all of you absolute warriors out there, keep fighting, you're worth it...

[@demonlust75]

One of the greatest songs of all time!

[@autoharpmug6276]

The guitar work is every bit as important as the lyrics. The oddly out-of-time intro, where each phrase gains tempo. The unexpected and sudden changes in soung(i.e. acoustic to overdriven). And especially, the slightly off-key lead runs and trills, leave the listeners feeling a little anxious. GENIUS, BE THOU RANDY RHODES!!!

[@josephputz2964]

On the reality show "The Osbounes", I can remember Ozzy walking into the living room and finding that Jake's Bulldog had destroyed the sofa -- stuffing all over the room. I almost died laughing when Ozzy said calmly, "Oh my God. The dog demolished the fu#>ing couch." The Prince of Darkness. You gotta love him. 😁

[@genegiusti6239]

"Solitude" by Black Sabbath with Ozzy on vocals. It is a person suffering from depression after a breakup. It is haunting....at times in my youth it spoke to my own feelings and pain when in a similar situation.

[@BigTimeRushFan2112]

I was a 12 year old boy when this was released. There was such a stigma to mental illness living in a rural setting like I did back then. Ozzy was considered almost like a God to my generation. His lyrics are super profound, welcome to the rabbit hole, it goes very deep!

[@pastasbeard]

This Album came out when I was 6. Ozzy is what got me into Heavy Metal, and I have been here ever since. Having lost my father 3 years prior, I had no idea what I was feeling at the time. I was not old enough to really dive deep into my thoughts and understand what even happened. I did have rage as I put my arm through a window a few months after he died and almost lost my own life. But this song, and others from Ozzy spoke to me and I didn't even realize it until decades later. I had no idea the meaning of the lyrics, but this still allowed me to use music as an outlet, a way to cope with hard feelings, pain, etc. Thank you for this, I am eternally grateful! I wish Randy had lived a long life, imagine what other great music he could have created.....

[@reggiepowell8826]

Not being mean but I was born in 71. Love your show. All we had was music to connect to the outside world was music. It was the closest thing to social media we had then.

[@jeffjones6221]

The impeccable Randy Rhoads!

[@JAMESMOORE-gq4vv]

This album really helped me in 1981, as a nineteen-year-old.

[@JohnPristas]

This music was revolutionary for its time, yet at the same time being attacked by religious groups for being satanistic and troubling for teens without even hearing the lyrics. How far we've come.

[@Art-By-Aly]

At that point in time Satanism was real big .

[@uoabigaillevey]

@@Art-By-Aly Still is.

[@Art-By-Aly]

@@uoabigaillevey I mean as in everybody was a satan asked if they were black or if they was just music or if they use slang that kind of thing.

[@uoabigaillevey]

@@Art-By-Aly Ahh hehe Yeah.. Iived through that (born 70) .. it was especially bad considering I was both into heavy metal **and** Dungeons and Dragons. LOL

[@Art-By-Aly]

@@uoabigaillevey yeah I wasn’t born til 79 . But I was blonde and blue eyes little thing in the 80s . I remember my mom being terrified.

[@OzarkMountainKing]

This song is so close to me. It makes me tear up, always has had that effect. This song provided the words that escaped me when I really needed to express how i was feeling. It provided the gateway to the means for my parents to understand that I was asking for help. We discussed the lyrics, what they meant to Bob Daisly, and how they reflected on me. They went from completely misunderstanding Ozzy and me, to completely getting both. In a way, this song greatly improved my life and my relationship between myself and my parents.

[@simonroberts33]

Ozzy also did a song about disability; You're no different to me. Well worth listening to.

[@barbarino2000]

This entire album is fantastic. Masterpiece of it’s time, both lyrically and musically.

[@poor96svt9]

What an outstanding album! You can’t kill rock n roll! 🤘🏻

[@biloki3079]

Ozzy's lyrics were quite deep. That was a big part of the attraction.

[@DrTomMD]

Intriguing and thoughtful reaction. I was 13 when this came out and it was hard to believe an album could be better than BlizZard of OzZ. While diary of a madman was never performed live that I know of, it, to me, epitomizes Ozzy Osbourne solo career and is still my favorite Ozzy Osbourne song. And as a physician who once inspired to become a PsyD in psychology, your breakdown really appeals to me. And I love how you kept it professional while also being real. I am a fan.

[@MichaelValdez86]

Mental health was always talked about but the approach was to just live with it or get over it. I love your breakdowns!

[@Kri13395]

Ozzy is an absolute legend!! Do more of his stuff!! 'Cause you been missing out 😊

[@Ambush-r3v]

EVERY song Ozzy wrote and sang is this deep and breathtaking. It's a shame that you do not know more except the Reality show (wich one was the first).

[@chasemartin5373]

Ozzy didn’t do any writing. It was all Bob and Randy.

[@FritzMonday]

A masterpiece !

[@douglaspriest2770]

For someone to have the ability to sing like he does... and talk as he does... just DAMN😮

[@johnettereynolds6507]

Ozzy has lived with mental health and substance abuse issues with most of his life so he knows of what he sings. This song and his music literally saved my life, more than once. As an undiagnosed autistic girl going through serious trauma and abuse in my childhood from a dysfunctional family, a brother with schizophrenia and narcissistic parents, I was hurting badly and thinking seriously of committing suicide. During this time, I discovered this album, and the lyrics spoke to me in a way nothing else did. They let me know I wasn’t alone, and someone else was feeling or had felt the same way I was. It helped me survive. It really did. A lot of his music deals with mental health struggles and substance abuse, and has always helped when I start thinking about doing bad things to myself, I can always light some incense, listen to his albums and feel a little better. I became a huge fan and have loved him for years because without this song, I probably wouldn’t be here today.

[@ojdavis6978]

This is one of the greatest albums of all time and I am not talking about just Ozzy Osbourne albums...

[@MichaelB5150]

Great choice!!! I was stationed in west germany in '81 when this came out. Our barracks played tf out of this album, especially this song!! Walk the line....again today...

[@jeremyhulka3582]

I have loved that song since I was a kid, but I never thought about the lyrics until I saw reactions from you and Mental Amanda’s reaction. Well done.

[@chad_holbrook]

I was a kid in the 80's. Non-metal heads at the time didn't really get it but a LOT of metal and punk (blues and ska, too) were on the this topic. A major reason that I love these songs, bands, and genres. From Bad Brains' "I against I" on society pitting us against each other and ourselves. Almost every Suicidal Tendencies tune. Metallica's early work. The Ramones "I want to be Sedated" may have been a joke song but the topic was still front and center. Dave Mustaine's lyrics in "Sweating Bullets" is from the early 90's but still. The 80's were full of spandex and aquanet but there were a LOT of bands taking on mental health (album by Iron Maiden) and other serious topics. Most of Ozzy's work hit on this. Black Sabbath's "Paranoid" (song 1970) was was actually about depression. Black Flag's "Nervous Breakdown" from 1979 is a punk's view into his own "Diary". So much of the heavy metal scene was about mental health. I'm really glad you're scratching the surface of the genre.

[@JohnnieHaro-w5f]

I needed this so bad ❤❤❤❤

[@jamesherter9481]

I've just sought out a therapist in conjunction with my psychiatric care. Wish this lady here was my therapist. So cool!!!😊

[@Marshall_EL34]

The massive sonic difference between Blizzard and Diary …was the addition of the new Lexicon 240 Reverb. Producer Max Norman said that much of Randys clean guitar parts had 30 seconds of that lexicon reverb applied to it. Fkn love that reverb …you just fade into it.

[@oteroair]

Pink Floyd - The Wall... The Entire Album is about Mental Heath ,.. and theres a movie for it too .

[@williamreiser3118]

Great album

[@craigpiper2905]

check out his song - Revelation "Mother Earth"

[@KingEdwardMMVIII]

YES!

[@Twy7chTec_Shop]

Stumbled upon this, as a guitarist/musician this is one of my top Ozzy/Randy songs, and yes totally, majority of us fans can seriously relate to all Ozzy songs. Though this was Bob Daisleys lol but to me, anyone can relate to any Ozzy song....ps music/writing is what has helped me through the 25+ yrs. I always encourage anyone to find SOME kind of outlet, doesn't have to be an instrument, but hey! Doesn't hurt! Dig the channel 🤘🏻🎸🤘🏻 keep on Rockin' Like Dokken!

[@HECTORRODRIGUEZ-py6gt]

Bob Daisley wrote the song with Randy Rhoads

[@LONEWOLFKASH]

Over the mountain was the first Ozzy song I've ever heard that was on the diary of a madman album so I got that album. I love it I love your take on it thank you Randy Rhodes was the guitar player who died in a tragic airplane accident.

[@gigsnsht]

You literally did paranoid by black Sabbath a few days ago! He's the singer!

[@PsyberDude69]

🤣

[@vyprkngsnk]

I was gonna comment on that

[@gnd111]

Brilliant song, one of my all time favorites.

[@passitto86]

Im glad someone recognized the genius writing, and performance of this masterpiece.

[@NicBurwell]

Thank you so much for doing this video. I am a recovering addict, and I have been sober for three years now. This song speaks volumes to me as I struggle with my new life and still live with the mad man who is the addict. I have found the hardest struggle is to find who both of these parts of me become who I am. I am looking for help but can not afford mental health care. You doing this video helped me, so thank you.

[@HeartSupport]

From ebcoile: @NicBurwell First i want to scream a huge congratulations on your sobriety. I know that it may not seem the same to you, but i have had a strong addiction to porn for the majority of my 49 years on this earth. It has destroyed relationships and completely wrecked my brain when it comes to how i view women and relationships. I can understand what you mean by trying to reconcile the beast within to your new found sobriety. I have faith in you that you will defeat this and i pray that you are able to find support to help you walk this journey. Dont ever doubt your strength! We aren't all licensed counselors, but we all struggle and fight battles like you, so please reach out when you need an ear. With Love Eric

[@HeartSupport]

From ebcoile: @NicBurwell First i want to scream a huge congratulations on your sobriety. I know that it may not seem the same to you, but i have had a strong addiction to porn for the majority of my 49 years on this earth. It has destroyed relationships and completely wrecked my brain when it comes to how i view women and relationships. I can understand what you mean by trying to reconcile the beast within to your new found sobriety. I have faith in you that you will defeat this and i pray that you are able to find support to help you walk this journey. Dont ever doubt your strength! We aren't all licensed counselors, but we all struggle and fight battles like you, so please reach out when you need an ear. With Love Eric

[@HeartSupport]

From OneStepAtATime: @NicBurwell I am sending a lot of congratulation and love on your sobriety! Battling addiction is one of the hardest things that one person can go through. And to say you are 3 years sober is such a huge accomplishment. Stoked for you, and I am proud of you. These battles can bring out every emotion that we have as people, as well as complete lack of feeling and emotion. Which can be so bizarre, painful, and confusing. I am not a therapist by any means, but I am happy to chat if you ever want to. We are hear for you at Heart Support. And fighting these battles with a team can give us a lil extra strength. Much love, Blake

[@HeartSupport]

From cloud1974: @NicBurwell 3 Years is great!! Everyday added to that is even more awesomer! Yer allowed to be patient and kind with yerself in this struggle!!

[@HeartSupport]

From cloud1974: @NicBurwell 3 Years is great!! Everyday added to that is even more awesomer! Yer allowed to be patient and kind with yerself in this struggle!!

[@WolfgangHood8404FMF]

I'm 55 and a Veteran and have been living in my head since i was 10. no one can reach me i dwell within the confines of my own self made dark despair. i embrace it.

[@HeartSupport]

From adv_mat: @WolfgangHood8404FMF Hello my friend and thank you for sharing, I hear you have been struggling for so long, it has to be so hard to go day by day and fighting. I feel you that i has to cost you a lot of effort and focus.... Please be sure that you deserve to be understood, that you are to be listened and supported. I dont know your full story but i do belive that everyone deserves some space and attention to their needs and situation. Especially that there is usually much more to our stories then just "here, now". If you want to share more, please be sure that are here, that there are people around that will give their time to be with you and listen. It might be hard on us sometimes to get out of the comfort of know "darkness" and speak up on what hurts us.... but knowing my story and others.. that usually is the first step.. and honest you just did that somehow, sayin here, out loud how you feel and what is going on with your life :) That is some bravery there to openly say that, and i respect that!! I hope you find whatever makes you feel better and you please be sure that you deserve that support, that love :heart: Sending my best thoughts Matt

[@robertrosenbaum2911]

Megadeth “sweating bullets” would be right up your alley

[@Loozinitizoffhismedz]

1000%

[@dansiltala1576]

Also “The right to go insane”

[@TonyTheBassPlayer1]

Oh Hell Ya!

[@TrianglesAndCircles]

For me diary of a madman was so different for its time. I was 11 when it was released. I didn't understand then, but it made perfect sense a few years later at age 19 when PTSD claimed a portion of my consciousness. ❤

[@lemmy9809]

Ozzy is a lyrical genius as is lemmy from motorhead they are so underestimated..listen to 1916 ❤

[@petebowers8483]

Ozzy writes very few lyrics. He does write vocal melodies, important as well but most all the lyrics on Diary are by Bob Daisley.

[@sparkomatic100]

I love looking at your face.. with mouth puckered down to the melody of the song

[@bornsonoran]

The reason I listened to Ozzy is because he did sing about mental health issues. I could identify with him. You couldn't talk to anyone about your mental health without being shunned or ignored. By Ozzy talking about such subjects it made me not feel like I was the only one.

[@mikeg.4211]

You really should react to a lyric video of Black Sabbath's "Megalomania". Even the album cover is suggestive of someone living inside of them, and the vocals have two contrasting voices of Ozzy's singing. Lyrics by Geezer Butler, who wrote the lyrics for "Paranoid".

[@Goldbay]

I just turned 18 years old when that came out and I remember exactly where I was when I heard that song for the first time

[@bretta3]

I was 16 when this came out. I went and bought the cassette the day it hit the stores and that night my best buddy and I listen to it in my 1971 mercury while smoking some awesome weed. We were stunned by how good this album is.