BBC News, West Midlands
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Hundreds of black sabbath fans gathered at Birmingham City Center to pay tribute to Ozi Osbourne.
Memorial meat-up was held at Victoria Square in the city, before the fans visited the entire city to visit temples.
Ash Farley, organizer of Bartley Green, said that he had established the program to celebrate the life of the singer as well as being “part of Birmingham and Metal Community”.
People came from “far -wide”, he said, “Obviously because he is an icon worldwide”.
‘dreams can come true’
He said that the response to the incident was “astronomical”, saying that about 300 fans were coming out.
,[Ozzy] There were ancestors of metal and had a voice of rebellion for outsiders, “he said.
“And he showed that you dreams can make true, and change people’s lives.”
‘Bring on Ozy’
One of those attending the meeting, Abigail Moore said that the artist had done a lot to grow up.
“My mother and father brought me to him and just made me a metal head,” he explained.
“They just gave me the courage as to who I am and what people say about me, do not be afraid of it.”
He described the singer, who died on Tuesday, “a man of people”.
“He built an entire empire, made a metal, and gave it to people who did not have a platform, to stand for themselves for a platform,” he said.
“They just gave me the courage as to who I am and what people say about me, do not be afraid of it.”
‘Funny, rebel and mischief’
Apart from this, Kiran Meriman, a resident of Birmingham, came to the center of the city, who “described the meeting as a celebration of the man, who helped me feel who I am and welcome me”.
He said: “Ozi and Black Sabbath created this style of music to make it a place to come together and be themselves.
He said that it was an opportunity to celebrate the city as well as artists.
“It is just hot to be a part of the city that gave birth to a metal.”
‘He is always going there’
Brooke Moore, who also participated in the event, said that Ozy “had given me the courage to do a lot of things that I could not do if I had such a scene, I would not have been able to do it.”
“I was really sad when he died,” he said.
“He is proving many people that if you come from nothing, you can still make yourself something.”
Tina Engel, who is a fan since the age of 15, traveled from Southampton for the event.
He said: “He is with me for my life; he has helped me every day of my life – UPS and through Downs.
“I can’t think of anything other than that when I am putting down their music on a full explosion and he keeps walking me, and makes me intelligent.
“I think every song that he has made is made for me.”