An iconic rock star is selling his own DNA in cans with hopes he can be cloned one day and continue entertaining audiences.
Ozzy Osbourne offered 10 cans of Infinite Ozzy from Liquid Death for $450 each. According to Blabbermouth, the Black Sabbath singer drank 10 cans of Liquid Death Iced Tea, and then each can was sealed to preserve traces of his DNA from his saliva.
“Now, when technology and federal law permits, you’ll be able to replicate Ozzy Osbourne and enjoy him for hundreds of years into the future,” the beverage maker said.
The cans, released in limited-edition, lab-quality containers hand-signed by Osbourne, sold out quickly at liquiddeath.com/ozzy.
It’s unclear if the purchases came with any restrictions about how to use the DNA, but Osbourne said he’s fully on board with being cloned in the future.
“Clone me, you bastards,” Ozzy said in a statement.
Osbourne, 76, is gearing up for a star-studded farewell concert with Black Sabbath. The July 5 show at Villa Park in Birmingham, England, will be his final performance with the heavy metal group, which formed in Birmingham in 1968.
The lineup will feature performances by Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Pantera, Halestorm, Gojira, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon, Tool, and Rival Sons, plus surprise guests and a supergroup featuring members of Smashing Pumpkins, Limp Bizkit, Judas Priest and Rage Against the Machine.
The concert will reunite singer Ozzy Osbourne, guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler and drummer Bill Ward for their first live performance together in two decades. Tickets sold out quickly, but fans can now purchase tickets to stream the concert online at backtothebeginning.com.
Black Sabbath, a pioneer of the heavy metal genre, is an English band best known for 1970s hits like “Iron Man,” “The Wizard” and “Paranoid.” Late Cortland native Ronnie James Dio replaced Osbourne as Black Sabbath’s lead singer in 1979, among other lineup changes over the years that included performing as Heaven and Hell.
The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 and received a Grammys Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019. Osbourne, who starred on the 2000s MTV reality show “The Osbournes” with his family, was also inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a solo artist.
