
The Wild Chronicles of Tommy Lee and Ozzy Osbourne’s Ant-Snorting Escapade

There’s rock ‘n’ roll outrageous, and then there’s Ozzy Osbourne. In a tale that teeters on the unbelievable, Motley Crue’s drummer Tommy Lee recounts an incident involving the Prince of Darkness that would make even the most seasoned rock enthusiast’s jaw drop. So brace yourself, as we dive into the realms where music and madness intertwine with Tommy’s tale from their 1984 tour.
- Ant-snorting mayhem – just a prelude to something even more outlandish.
- The room went silent, before erupting into shocked gasps.
- In a display defying any semblance of normalcy, Ozzy took performance art to a disturbing extreme.
According to Lee, following the infamous ant-snorting incident, Osbourne’s craving for the outrageous didn’t just end there. In fact, things escalated so quickly that it seemed the ant-snorting was merely an aperitif for the night’s main course of chaos.
The spectacle turned from shock-rock to shocker when Osbourne, unfazed by the band members’ stares, opted for a bizarre display of impromptu ‘art’. The scene unfolded with Osbourne engaging in an act that left even his hard-partying tour companions lost for words. Tommy recalls in vivid details the moment when Ozzy, with an almost surreal casualness, started using his own excrement as paint, turning the hotel room into a disturbing canvas.
It was a display that cemented Ozzy’s legacy not just as a music icon, but as an uninhibited wild man of rock. Understandably, this incident has been seared into the memories of those who witnessed it and now is a near-mythical tale recounted in rock history books and late-night tour bus conversations.
Though known for their own outrageous behavior, Motley Crue members were suddenly the audience to a performance that redefined the limits of rock ‘n’ roll infamy. To this day, the recounting of the story hints at a time when rock stars were not just musicians; they were legends living on the edge of social acceptability.
While some may read this with a mix of horror and disbelief, for those who lived through the golden era of rock, it’s a stark reminder of the genre’s enigmatic and often untamed spirit—a spirit that perhaps no one encapsulated quite like Ozzy Osbourne.