Off Topic R.I.P Ozzy

R.I.P. Ozzy. They don't make them like that any more

 

R.I.P. Ozzy Osbourne.

 

Such a shame, RIP Ozzy

 

Gutted.

First album i ever bought was Sabbath Bloody Sabbath, maybe around 1975, so I would have been about 10.
Lucky enough to have seen Ozzy a couple of times (82 & 83), but my highlight was seeing Black Sabbath (with Ozzy) on The End tour in 2017.

R.I.P. Ozzy, a true rock legend.

 

I took the bairn to the gig. He was so happy when he was performing. Can't believe he's gone so soon after that.

 

Unbelievable that he got to that age. Rip ozzy.

 

RIP. Absolute legend.

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/-C6wMMSgEfY?si=VMO7dAvWNeWt-yUW

 

RIP Ozzy lad. Top bloke

 

RIP Ozzy. One of Rocks characters. Amazed he managed to live to such a good age. No doubt he'll be riding the Crazy Train to Heaven.

 

So many tributes on twitter



...Ozzy Osbourne decided to stop using acid while recording Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4. He said “I took 10 tabs of acid then went for a walk in a field. I ended up standing there talking to this horse for about an hour. In the end, the horse turned round and told me to **** off. That was it for me.”

 

RIP fella, sad day for the uk music scene. Watched his performances the other week at Villa park, what a legend.

Not my cup of tea music-wise but the bloke was clearly absolute legend of the music scene.

 

Great bloke loved his shows and that 'bat' story ! RIP

 

RIP Ozzy..unique guy, great voice. He didn't die wondering...he did it all

 

Good innings considering the absolute chaos he lived through.

 

"It's impossible to put into words what Ozzy Osbourne has meant to Metallica," the band said in a statement on X. "Hero, icon, pioneer, inspiration, mentor, and, most of all, friend are a few that come to mind."

Henry Rollins, former frontman of hardcore band Black Flag, said it was "rare that somebody can be so synonymous" with a specific musical genre. "But if you want to talk about heavy metal, first up it's Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath. Everyone else comes after."

US rock band Aerosmith called him "our brother in rock", sending their love to "the millions around the world who felt his fire".

Osbourne's bandmates in Black Sabbath all shared separate tributes on social media.

Drummer Bill Ward, external looked back at their time together and said: "Where will I find you now? In the memories, our unspoken embraces, our missed phone calls? No, you're forever in my heart."

Bassist and lyricist Geezer Butler, external wrote: "Goodbye dear friend. Thanks for all those years - we had some great fun. Four kids from Aston - who'd have thought, eh?"

On 5 July, the self-styled "prince of darkness" performed in Birmingham supported by many of the musicians he had inspired, including Metallica and Guns N' Roses.

Billy Corgan, lead singer of The Smashing Pumpkins - one of the many bands that performed alongside them - said: "Some of the biggest musical artists in the world travelled from all over the world to be there literally to celebrate the legacy of this band. "It's one of the greatest musical moments of my life," added Corgan, who spoke to BBC Radio 4's The World Tonight.

"For him to have been that close to death on July 5 and still get up there and perform like he promised... Wow! That puts him in a category of his own," Sammy Hagar, external, former vocalist of Van Halen, who also played at the farewell concert, wrote on Instagram.

AC/DC posted that Osbourne's death was a "great loss to all that loved him", while Sir Elton John, external posted on Instagram: "So sad to hear the news of Ozzy Osbourne passing away. He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods - a true legend. He was also one of the funniest people I've ever met. I will miss him dearly. To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love."

Foo Fighters wrote that "Rock and Roll would not be as loud or as fun" without Osbourne; while Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant said he had "truly changed the planet of rock".

 

Has it been mentioned anywhere where Ozzy died?
UK, LA, Switzerland....