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Ozzy Osborne
Ozzy Osbourne, legend of ‘heavy metal’ and singer of the group Black Sabbath, died at age 76 “surrounded by love,” the family announced.
“It is with a sadness that words cannot express that we inform that our dear Ozzy Osbourne He passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family’s privacy at this time, ”said the family members in a statement.
Osbourne had been diagnosed with the Parkinson’s disease em 2019.
As vocalist of Black SabbathIt was at the forefront of the ‘Heavy Metal’ scene, a deeper and darker branch of ‘hard rock’. His iconic stage presence, including once he bit the head of a bat at a concert, and the style of “Prince of DarknessThey marked it as a controversial figure.
Less than three week ago, in a farewell show of the band in BirminghamIn the UK, Osbourne said to 42,000 fans: “They have no idea how I feel – Thank you from the bottom of your heart“.
“Back to the Beginning,” Ozzy’s farewell concert, was aligned with performances by some of his favorite artists, including Metallica e Guns N’ Rosesto the “final farewell” of the star.
Osbourne e us Original members of Black Sabbath – IMomi, terence “greeze” butler a bill ward – They met for the first time in 20 yearsand were the last to appear on stage for the concert.
After your death, the Metallica published a photo on X With Osbourne, along with a broken heart emoji, note a. Also the account of Black Sabbath In X published a photo of Osbourne from the concert with the caption: “Ozzy forever!”
Ronnie Wood, dos Rolling StonesHe wrote: “I am very sad to hear the death of Ozzy Osbourne. What a beautiful farewell concert he had at Back to The Beginning in Birmingham.”
E Ali Campbellvocalist of the UB40, wrote: “Rest in peace Ozzy. The Prince of Darkness. A true legend of Birmingham. The indisputable king of heavy metal. Not just shaped a culture, define it. You led from the front and never looked back. My thoughts are with Sharon and the whole family Osbourne during this moment. ”
Sir Elton John described his “dear friend” as a “great pioneer” that “guaranteed your place in the pantheon of the rock gods. It was also one of the funniest people I met, ”wrote the singer on Instagram.
Born John Michael Osbournand on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, became known as the Heavy Metal Godfather.
O self -proclaimed prince of darkness He was a pioneer of the musical genre with the Black Sabbath before having a huge success in his own right. It was famous for successes including Iron Man, Paranoid, War Pigs, Crazy Train and Changes, both with the band and solo star.
Black Sabbath’s debut album in 1970 reached the UK Top 10 and paved the way for a series of tracks. The group became one of the most influential and successful metal bands of all time, selling over 75 million albums worldwide.
The singer also found a different type of famethanks to the MTV reality show of the 2000s, The Osbourneswho followed the life of some chaotic of the star raised in Birmingham in Los Angeles with his wife Sharon and two of his sons, Kelly and Jack.
In 1979, the Black Sabbath pushed Osbourne out of the band for their legendary excesses – as appear late to rehearsals and miss concerts.
“We knew that We didn’t really have a choice but to say goodbye itbecause it was simply out of control. But we were all very below with the situation, ”wrote bassist Terry“ Geezer ”Butler in his memories Into The Void.
Osbourne resurfaced the following year as Artist to Solo with your album Blizzard of Ozz. In 1981, he released his second album, Diary of A Madman. The two albums became hard rock classics.
In addition to Parkinson’s disease, Ozzy has suffered other health problems in recent years, including complications of injuries suffered in a fall em 2019.
Osbourne won the Grammy Awards five times and secured her place at the UK Music Hall of Fame and US Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – twice for both, with the Black Sabbath and as a solo artist – and has a star at the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Leave your wife, Sharon, and your childrenAimee, Kelly and Jack, as well as her two older children, Jessica and Louis, from her first marriage to Thelma Riley, and grandchildren.
