[arista]

[Ammi]

…I recall him saying that he always felt young inside, it was just his body that didn’t agree…I’m glad that he got to perform again for his fans, that would have meant so much to him, I think…


“I have made it to 2025. I can’t walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I’m still alive. I may be moaning that I can’t walk, but I look down the road, and there’s people that didn’t do half as much as me and didn’t make it,” he mused.
Osbourne had dealt with a series of medical challenges leading up to his passing.

[Niamh.]

He got to a good age tbf with life he led!

[Kazanne]

Sad news, I wasn't a great Ozzy fan tbh,but sad for his family.

[caprimint]

So sad, RIP Ozzy I feel so bad for Sharon

[bots]

i don't mean this as a criticism as Ozzy was a big part of my youth, but it's really a miracle he lived this long. The same applies to the rolling stones, the who, elton john and paul mcartney

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by bots

i don't mean this as a criticism as Ozzy was a big part of my youth, but it's really a miracle he lived this long. The same applies to the rolling stones, the who, elton john and paul mcartney

…I think that Ozzy would probably have agreed with you there…he battled with many health issues so much even before his Quad Bike injuries and Parkinson’s diagnosis…and pain would have been a huge part of his life for a long time, I think…

[Oliver_W]

Y'know part of me wonders ... he's been ill a long time, he had a farewell concert, and did a massive meet-and-greet with fans at a comiccon ... was this "planned" ... ?

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by Oliver_W

Y'know part of me wonders ... he's been ill a long time, he had a farewell concert, and did a massive meet-and-greet with fans at a comiccon ... was this "planned" ... ?

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if this is an assisted death

[bots]

it may simply be that he had a bucket list of things he wanted to achieve and once he had ticked them off, he no longer had the determination to continue

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by bots

it may simply be that he had a bucket list of things he wanted to achieve and once he had ticked them off, he no longer had the determination to continue

That can happen too

[Maru]

Originally Posted by bots

it may simply be that he had a bucket list of things he wanted to achieve and once he had ticked them off, he no longer had the determination to continue

That's true. People have a strong will when it comes to these things. He's not the first artist to go during/after a final concert season, either.

Sharon is a character also in her right and quite the fire, so I'm not too worried about her. Her daughter has also grown quite a bit since her bratty early days... they're all well-balanced all considered. (So he wouldn't need to worry)

[arista]

Originally Posted by Ammi

…I recall him saying that he always felt young inside, it was just his body that didn’t agree…I’m glad that he got to perform again for his fans, that would have meant so much to him, I think…


“I have made it to 2025. I can’t walk, but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I’m still alive. I may be moaning that I can’t walk, but I look down the road, and there’s people that didn’t do half as much as me and didn’t make it,” he mused.
Osbourne had dealt with a series of medical challenges leading up to his passing.

Great Photos Ammi.


2nd from the Left, Tony Iommi
Lead Guitarist can play anything
Utter Bliss, aged 77 still playing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi

[arista]

As he appeared in the Simpsons

[Ammi]

Originally Posted by arista

Great Photos Ammi.


2nd from the Left, Tony Iommi
Lead Guitarist can play anything
Utter Bliss, aged 77 still playing.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Iommi

……you’re such a knowledge of musicians, Arista…

[arista]

[Beso]

Originally Posted by Cherie

That can happen too

It can

[Crimson Dynamo]

[Kazanne]

We have a wine bar where i live that was once owned by Ozzy it still has that name today and its a cracking night out ,people have started laying flowers there.

[Mystic Mock]

Originally Posted by Kazanne

We have a wine bar where i live that was once owned by Ozzy it still has that name today and its a cracking night out ,people have started laying flowers there.

I never knew that he owned a bar.

It's good to see that people are paying their respects to him.

[Dogeatdog]

Was gutted when I heard the news. I remember watching The Osbournes on MTV years ago (It’s available to watch on Amazon Prime for anyone who’s interested). He was such a great man and he lived such a crazy lifestyle, I’m glad he got to do one final show as he had such a love and passion for music. RIP Ozzy.

[Ammi]

Ozzy Osbourne’s music re-enters charts…


The back catalogue of Ozzy Osbourne and his band Black Sabbath has surged in the charts following the rockstar’s death.

Black Sabbath’s signature song Paranoid, a number four hit in 1970, has returned to the Top 40 (at number 32) for the first time in nearly 45 years, the Official Charts Company said.

Osborne, 76, died on Tuesday, and Black Sabbath’s The Ultimate Collection returned to the album chart, climbing 129 places to number 22.

It is one of six Black Sabbath and Osbourne releases inside this week’s wider top 200, with Black Sabbath’s 1970 album Paranoid at number 52, Osbourne’s 2014 hits collection Memoirs Of A Madman at 60, his Prince Of Darkness at 71, and Sabbath’s Mob Rules at number 107.


https://uk.yahoo.com/news/ozzy-osbou...170000540.html

[Vanessa]

Absolutely loved Ozzy he was one of a kind.
A person that has been through a lot in his life, but came through it.
His music was great, also really liked The Osbournes TV show, absolutely hilarious.
He was deep down a kind man who loved his fans and adored his family.

[Ammi]

Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral cortege is to pass through his home city of Birmingham on Wednesday.

The hearse will travel along Broad Street to Black Sabbath Bridge and the Black Sabbath bench – the sites of thousands of messages, floral tributes and vigils following the metal star’s death last week at the age of 76 – at 1pm BST.

Lord Mayor Zafar Iqbal said: “It was important to the city that we support a fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral. We know how much this moment will mean to his fans.”

The Osbourne family has paid for the event and all associated costs, and Osbourne’s wife, Sharon, and children Kelly and Jack – possibly among his other children – will follow the procession before the private funeral later in the day, the details of which have not been made public.

The local brass band Bostin Brass will soundtrack the procession, with members of Black Sabbath and the musician Yungblud thought to be taking roles. Fans at home will be able to watch the procession via an ongoing live stream of the Sabbath bench.

Fans from across the world – including the Canadian R&B megastar Drake, who was passing through the city on tour – have travelled to Birmingham to pay their respects to Osbourne. Iqbal said that he had been moved by accompanying fans in a line to sign a book of condolences, and that Osbourne had put “Birmingham on the map. He put Aston on the map.”

In June, Osbourne and Black Sabbath were given the Freedom of the City ahead of their Back to the Beginning gig, a mammoth, all-star show paying tribute to Osbourne as he and Black Sabbath gave their final live performance. The event raised more than £1m for local charities fundraising for children’s causes and treatment of Parkinson’s, which Osbourne was diagnosed with in 2003.

Evoking David Bowie’s death just days after the release of his final album, Blackstar, in 2016, Osbourne died 17 days after the performance, at home in Buckinghamshire.

Thousands of fans are expected to attend the event: Birmingham council has encouraged mourners to turn up early, and roads will close from 7am. A book of condolences will remain open at the Birmingham Museum and Art gallery, where the exhibition Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025): Working Class Hero remains open.

In 2011, Osbourne told the Times what he hoped for from his funeral. He didn’t care about the music, he said. “But I want to make sure it’s a celebration, not a mope-fest.”

[arista]