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Genius Annotation

“Mr. Crowley” is a song in which Ozzy Osbourne sing about Edward “Aleister” Crowley’s life as an occultist. Ozzy was and still is criticized and called a Satanist by many Christian groups that didn’t understand what he was singing. In his Rolling Stone interview he talked about it:

I never did this black-magic stuff. The reason I did “Mr. Crowley” on my first solo album [Blizzard of Ozz, 1980] was that everybody was talking about Aleister Crowley. Jimmy Page bought his house, and one of my roadies worked with one of his roadies. I thought, “Mr. Crowley, who are you? Where are you from?” But people would hear the song and go, “He’s definitely into witchcraft.”

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What did Ozzy Osbourne say about "Mr. Crowley"?
Genius Answer

“[Mr.] Crowley” has been a fixture of my live shows for nearly 25 years. The song really takes me back. It’s definitely one of my favorites.

—Ozzy Osbourne, Prince Of Darkness booklet.

Are there any facts about this song?
Genius Answer

During a listening party on the 21st of September 2020 that celebrated the 40th anniversary of this album, Ozzy stated via his Twitter account, some facts about this song:

While we were recording the Blizzard of Ozz album there was a pack of tarot cards that Crowley had designed lying around the studio. One thing lead to another and the song ‘Mr. Crowley’ was born.

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