Music Legend Ozzy Osbourne Passes Away

[Mitchell]

www.rollingstone.com

I just read that Music Legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away today at age 76.

Mr Osbourne was a wonderful musician.

R. I. P. Mr Osbourne

 

[wolfman40]

Living in Birmingham this hits very hard.

He was a working class guy made good

There was a recent gig at the soccer stadium which raised millions for charity.

A fitting tribute

 

[FrenzyTickles]

So sad, so young, after he worked so hard to be so successful, the originator of heavy metal,
but he got to “go out in a blaze of glory” with that record-breaking charity concert!!

He, Black Sabbath & the other musicians raised about 200 million, a world record.
He purposely stopped taking his pain meds in order to be “lucid” for that farewell performance.
Someone said it was truly “the most metal” exit.

The outpouring of Love before & after his death is a testament, he was overall a kind & generous soul as well as a creative genius.
Coming from a very difficult childhood… I’m very sorry he had to later struggle with Parkinson’s.
The godfather of heavy metal did so much good… RIP.

 

[BritishSteel]

I don’t think I’ve processed this yet — as silly as that might sound.

Tony Iommi perhaps summed it up best when he said “there’ll never be another Ozzy”, and how could there be? From Sabbath to solo stardom, the ups, the downs, the drugs and debauchery, his story was unique and it’ll never be repeated.

I had a ticket to see Ozzy live in concert at Newcastle in 2003 (my fourteenth birthday, as it happens), and it was cancelled after he suffered medical problems. I remember feeling disappointed at the time but my love for the Double O grew over time and his music still means an incredible amount to me.

He lived one hell of a turbulent life, but just like Lemmy, you always hoped he’d beat the hell out of death. As it is, we’ve got a stunning collection of music to sustain us — and that’ll do.

Rest in peace, Ozzy ❤️