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Fans have gathered at Black Sabbath Landmark in Birmingham after the death of singer Ozi Osbourne at the age of 76.
In 2019, Parkinson’s disease was detected, Osborne played the farewell gig of Black Sabbath in his home city earlier this month.
Fans gathered on Broad Street on the Black Sabbath bench where flowers were placed. An advertisement van played the group’s hit films on Tuesday evening.
People also gathered in a wall close to the New Street Station, which were recently designed in tribute to the concert, and on the old crown in Station Street where the band photos were known as the band, widely known as heavy metal pioneers. The band played there in his early years.
Ian Marshall from Cardiff came to Birmingham to celebrate his 52nd birthday on Tuesday and was having a black sabbath tour with his daughter, Arin and her lover, Tyler.
Mr. Marshall, who said that he had probably loved Sabbath for more than 35 years, said that Osbourne had “lived a life”.
The group visited a wall of the group and Mr. Marshall was taking his picture there when he heard the news.
He said: “He has done everything more and he had the most spectacular life that can happen anytime and I think he has brought great pleasure to so many heavy metal fans.”
Birmingham -based Jim Simpson, the first manager of Black Sabbath, said Osbourne was “always one of the good people”.
He said: “[He was] A very cute man, a really sweet -tempered man and always to live with a pleasure. ,
Mr. Simpson said that the last time he spent time with him, when Osborne was given his stars on Broad Street in Birmingham.
“We had tea together in the green room which was inside [International Convention Centre] Across the road, just her, me and her two aunts and she was beloved to her.
“This was: ‘Aunty, would you like another cup of tea?”
“This was not a bat head to cut Ozi Osbourne which the world knows.”
Donna Ford and Suu Peters were in a pub, who were still old in Wolverhampton, when they heard the news.
He said that Pub stopped Karaoke and played changes, one minute silence was held and all picked up a glass.
Speaking on the Black Sabbath Bench on Broad Street in the city, he said that he bought some flowers and brought them down.
Aston Villa FC, whose stadium Osbourne played his last gigalum earlier this month, said he was sad to know that “world-famous rockstar and villain” had passed away.
The club said: “Growing in Aston, not far from Villa Park, Ozi always had a special relationship for the club and the community that came from.”
Birmingham Children Hospital, the band, was chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the July 5 concert, Osborne “an incredible career and life, but never forgot their brums roots”.
“Our hospital was extremely lucky to support itself in the years and with its recent final performance, which would leave a permanent heritage for our sick children.”
It said that the hospital lost “a friend, Birmingham a son and the world a music legend”.
Central Boli (Business Improvement District) Birmingham said that he was “a true icon and a favorite son of Birmingham”.
“Ozy’s legacy has touched every corner of the world, but his heart never left our city,” said this.
Lyel Bannan, a night-time economy ambassador-based in Birmingham, said: “Birmingham has been sealing forever in the process of working class to create a full new style, popular music and culture in this process, to build one of the world’s largest bands, in this process.
“Some weeks ago for the final show for the final show for the last show for the final show to return to the city with his original bandmates, some artists would match anytime.”
Pop Culture Convention Comic Con Midlands, Where Osborne met fans weeks agoSaid that he was not just a rock star, he was “a piece of the soul of Birmingham, and his influence on the generations of music, culture and fans will survive forever”.
It said: “A few weeks ago to do ozi with us, here in Birmingham where all this started for him was an unforgettable honor.”
Birmingham City University, who posted images on X since June in the freedom of the city event in recognition of the connection of Black Sabbath to Birmingham, said he was “Broomi Legend”.
The university added “The Prince of Darkness … put our city on the map”.