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Ozi Osbourne re -joined Black Sabbath for a final performance before his death, a show that will mark the last time the basist Terence “Geyser” would mark Butler, watching his long -time friend.
Butler reminded of his time with Osbourne – about six decades after the formation of the band in 1968 – and the importance of his final show together near his hometown.
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Geyser Butler last spoke to his long -time friend and Black Sabbath Bandmate, Ozi Osbourne. (Tibrina Hobson)
Bassist said that Ozi was a “born entertainment” that would “do anything for laughter.” He coined his friend “prince of laughter”.
Prior to the July 5 concert, Butler admitted that he knew that the main singer had issues of health, but he admitted that he was surprised to see how “Fril” Ozi had become in his last days.
“I knew he was not in good health, but I was not ready to see how weak he was,” Butler wrote in an essay published. Sunday Times.
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“He was helped in a rehearsal room by two assistants and a nurse and was using a cane – as an ozer, the cane was black and herbs with gold and precious stones.”
Butler continued, “He did not really say beyond the general greeting and when he sang, he was sitting on a chair. We used to run through the songs, but we could see that it was tired after six or seven songs. We had a little chat of a chat, but he was actually calm than the old Ozi. After a few weeks we were ready for the show.”
Osborne performed on 5 July with Black Sabbath for a final concert. (Reuters/Sachin Ravikumar)
Osbourne was the founding member of Black Sabbath in 1968. (Michael Putland/Getty Images)
The 10-hour show was hosted by Jason Momoa and was performed with Metalica, Guns Ann ‘Roses, Jack Black, Steven Tyler And another. During the show, at a point, which was livestroined in the UK, mythological drivers, including the tool’s Danny Carry, Red Hot Chile Papers Chad Smith and the Travis Barker of Blink -182, covered the “signs of the universe”, fighting with their drumsticks.
For the closing set, veteran Rock Star was lifted on stage with a black throne with the skull and placed on top with a black bat. He sang a hit like “Crazy Train” and “Mama I Am Coming Home” while sitting during the entire set.
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“You don’t know how I feel,” Osbourne told the crowd. “Thank you deeply of my heart.”
Butler remembered that “the strange part of the show was the end.”
Black Sabbath consisted of Geyser Butler, Tony Eomi, Bill Ward and Ozy Osbourne. (Chris Walter/Wirimage)
“Generally, we all hugged each other and used to take a bow for the audience,” Butler wrote. “But Ozi was on his throne and we didn’t think what we do? What we do? Tony shared his hand, I presented it with a cake, but it was a strange feeling to finish our story like this.
“I wish, I had more time backstage with Ozi, but desires are now meaningless. As Ozy said:” Wish you in one hand and the other in the other and see who comes first. “
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Butler said, “Nobody knew that he would be a little more than us two weeks after the last show. But I am very grateful that we got to play together once in front of our beloved fans. Fans and all bands, musicians, singers and single artists love that night was incredible that night.
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“Everyone came to pay tribute to the prince. I am very privileged to spend most of my life with him. Of course, there are millions of things that I think I should have written, but how can I be friends of 57 incredible years in some paragraphs? God blessings, ooze, this is a hell of a ride!”
Born in Aston, West Midlands, UK, Ozi was designed for theater as a child, but he eventually turned to music after listening to a special song the Beatles,
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“When I heard that she loves you,” my world went like a shooting star, “Osborne once told Eskwire.” It was a divine experience. The planets changed. I used to imagine that Paul McCartney would marry my sister. “
After leaving school as a teenager, Osborne spent six weeks in jail after being convicted of robbing a clothes shop. In 1967, he was admitted by Butler to be a singer in a band who would become Black Sabbath.
Ozi and Sharon Osbourne married on 4 July 1982. (Greg Dosti/Getty Images)
Prior to his death, Osborne reflected on a permanent heritage that he wished to leave the world as his Parkinson’s disease increased.
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“Survival is my legacy,” he told People magazine. “I mean, I am 73 years old. People go, ‘Okay, you are 70 … Why don’t I throw the towel?’ I should still buy my records.
Osbourne wife Sharon, daughters Kelly and Amy, and sons Jack, besides daughter Jessica, and sons have survived their first marriage by Elliot and Louis.
