Ozzy Osbourne's son making documentary

Ozzy Osbourne is the subject of a new documentary being made by his son Jack, who told RollingStone.com that he's "trying to paint a realistic picture of who my father is." Jack added that he thinks the family's hugely successful reality series, The Osbournes, "tarnished the public's perception of my dad as a bit of a senile, funny, bumbling guy. Yeah, my dad can be that guy, but it's not him. I think that almost discredited who he is as an artist. My dad's not an idiot -- he's nothing short of a genius, in my opinion. He does have huge flaws, and we're trying to really paint an honest picture of that."

Ozzy himself told us that The Osbournes presented a more or less accurate picture of him at that time: [ Click to listen if you have a backstage pass] "When we were doing that show, all I was was being myself, you know. And people would come up to me and say the weirdest things, like, 'You remind me so much of my old man Al. I'd go, 'Oh,' I'd feel like saying, 'How much dope did he smoke today, you know?'"

Jack began shooting the film last January. It features interviews with Ozzy's family and friends, all the principal members of Black Sabbath, plus various members of his solo band.

Jack Osbourne said he hopes to preview some of the film at next year's Ozzfest, which will once again be a "destination festival" in Dallas and perhaps some other cities.

Ozzy Osbourne co-headlined the one-day Ozzfest with Metallica earlier this month. He is currently working on a new album and his only scheduled live date is October 11th in Las Vegas.
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