Black Sabbath’s Ozi Osbourne died, farewell show weeks after the show

One of the most recognizable and influential musicians in Rock, Ozi Osbourne died at the age of 76.

As the frontman of Black Sabbath, Birmingham -born musician is credited with inventing heavy metals, thanks to songs such as Iron Man and Paranoid.

Less than three weeks ago, the self-style “Prince of Darkness” performed a farewell concert in his hometown, inspired by many musicians, inspired by many musicians, which included Metalica and Guns ‘N’ Gulab.

In a statement, his family said: “This is only with more sorrow than words, it can tell that our beloved Ozi Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love.”

He did not specify a cause of death, although Star had a series of health problems and Parkinson’s detected in 2019.

A family spokesperson confirmed BBC News that Osborne died in the UK.

Born in John Michael Osbourne, he was out of school at the age of 15, held many low-paying jobs and spent a short magic in jail for theft before starting his music career.

After singing with several local bands, he joined Black Sabbath in the late 1960s with guitarist Tony Iomi, Basist Geyser Butler and drummer Bill Ward.

He developed a unique sound, inspired by blues, but slow, loud and more frightening – with frequent contexts of mental manoget.

Assuming heavy metal pioneers, he released his self-examination album in 1970 and then throughout the decade such as Platinum Records such as Paranoid and Master of Reality.

In 1978, he was fired from the band, he began a successful single career with the 1980 Albizard of Oz, featuring the Classic Single Crazy train.

The next year’s diary of a Madman was even more popular, selling more than five million copies.

The way, Osborne developed a reputation for his infallible live performances, (possibly the apocrifle) was imitated by the story that he had once bitten the head with the bat during a concert, accidentally thought that it was a toy thrown on stage by a fan.

Their consumption of drinks and drugs was mythological, causing some strange behavior. The rock band Motley Crew once told how Osborne, whose habits were the most unhappy in a competition, snatched a line of ants from a hotel floor.

There was also a dark side for his addiction. In 1989, he woke up in jail, arrested for attempting to kill his second wife Sharon.

After the arrest, Osborne was ordered to spend six months in rehabilitation by the court. Assuming that he was repenting, Sharon decided not to suppress the allegations.

Speaking at the 2020 documentary The Nine Lives of Ozy Osbourne, he remembered: “I said to him,” I don’t want money, but if you do this again, I am going to kill you or you are going to kill me. And what do you want for children? “

In the 1990s, his wild image changed thanks to the MTV reality show The Osbornness – which portrayed the star well as meaning, often with an uncontrolled home patriarchy.

This, he said, he had a true personality.

“All accessories on the stage, madness, all this is just a role I play, my job,” he told the New York Times in 1992. “I am not an antichrist. I am a family person.”

Osbornness also made his manager -wife Sharon and children’s Jack and Kelly stars – with whom he dowed on a chart topping version of Sabbath Geet Changes in 2003.

The same year, however, he suffered a spine injury after an all-terrain vehicle, or ATV involved after an accident in 2003.

In 2019, the injury was extended by late night fall, requiring several rounds of extensive surgery.

In 2020, Star revealed that he was diagnosed with Parkinson and retreated a massive tour after playing the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Games in 2022.

However, he was firm to create a last appearance by bending his last concert at Villa Park in Birmingham on 5 July – throwing a stone from his childhood house in Eston.

The composer sang while sitting on a black throne – clapping, waving his arms and pulling the wild -eyed look, he performed hits including crazy train, Mr. Croly and War pigs.

He appeared overwhelmed in a few moments. “You don’t know how I feel. Thanks from under my heart,” he told the audience – and about six million more people who used to tune for live streams.

Speaking on the stage, the Pantera Frontman Phil Ansalmo said that without Osbourne and Black Sabbath, the artists on the bill will be “all different people”.

“This is the truth. I will not stay here with this microphone in my hand without Black Sabbath. The biggest ever.”

A host of stars, including Ronnie Wood and Metalica of Rolling Stones, has paid tribute to Osbourne.

On social media, Tony Iomi, co-founder of Black Sabbath, said he “really could not find words” he and other band members “lost our brother”.

Member of Fellow Band, Basist Terence “Geyser” Butler said, “Goodbye dear friend – thank you for all those years – we had some great fun. Eston’s four children – who thought, Eh?”

Elton John stated that Osbourne was “a dear friend and a huge trailblazer, who finished his place in the Pantian of Rock Gods – A True Legend”.

Singer Yungblust, who covered changes in The Farewell Concert with Black Sabbath in Birmingham a few weeks ago, looked at Osbourne as a “legend” and said “I didn’t think you would leave so soon”.

Queen guitarist Sir Bryan May said “the world would miss the unique appearance and fearless talent of Ozi”, saying that he was grateful to sharing “some cool words with him” after Osbourne’s final show.

Green de singer Billy Joe Armstrong posted a picture of a singer on Instagram and wrote: “No words. We love you.”

Sir Rod Stewart said: “Goodbye, goodbye. Sleep well, my friend. I will see you there – later soon.”

Former van Helen Frontman Sammy Hagar, who was one of the performing musicians during the last show of Black Sabbath, said Osborne “always one of one kind, a true rock legend”.

Osbourne is alive by his wife and his three children, Amy, Kelly and Jack Osborne and many grandchildren. He is also alive by three children from the previous marriage: Jessica, Louis and Elliot.