Ozzy Osbourne before he was famous

Before Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne worked in a slaughterhouse.

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1963 Out at fifteen
He left school at fifteen and went straight into work.
Left school at fifteen and went straight into work. Source
1963-1967 Five dead-end jobs
Building sites, plumbing, toolmaking, tuning car horns, then the slaughterhouse.
Was employed as a construction site labourer, a trainee plumber, an apprentice toolmaker, a car factory horn-tuner and a slaughterhouse worker. Source
1965 Six weeks inside
Convicted of robbing a clothes shop; his father refused the fine.
Was convicted of robbing a clothes shop and served six weeks in Winson Green Prison after his father refused to pay the fine. Source
1967 Two shows, over
Geezer Butler recruited him for Rare Breed. Two shows, finished.
Was recruited as singer of Rare Breed by Geezer Butler; the band played two shows and broke up. Source
1968 The second call
Butler called again: with Tony Iommi and Bill Ward.
Reunited with Geezer Butler in the Polka Tulk Blues Band alongside Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, who renamed themselves Earth. Source
1948
Was born John Michael Osbourne in Marston Green, Warwickshire. Source