Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76
So cool he got to play out the final show, rip legend
Wonder if he knew it was coming. Glad he got that farewell concert
He and Sharon have been longtime proponents of euthanasia. It's entirely possible this was the plan all along.
Honestly, no judgment either way. Ozzy is a legend, and he died as he lived - on his own terms. RIP.
There were some comments he made after the show that really made it sound like he knew his time was up.
Me too. The man was a legend and a pioneer, and deserved nothing less. RIP Ozzy, it was fun having you in our lives.
"Mama I'm coming home."
Tearing up just typing it.
🤘
Shocked he made it this long tbh. That's a long life of going hard
I'm not sure that's how I would describe his last 25 years. He was shuffling around on the Osbournes a quarter century ago looking a little worse for ware for someone in their early fifties.
IIRC, those were early signs of his Parkinson's disease, and he was untreated at that point. He was doing much better for a number of years after that show, once they figured out what was wrong with him and started him on a treatment plan.
It ain't the years, it's the mileage. - Indiana Jones
The Osbournes are a bunch of Trump supporters. After the (allegedly) staged assassination attempt, the whole family hopped on The Osbournes podcast to sing his praises. I grew up with this family but I was so disgusted by their comments that I immediately unsubscribed and haven't followed anything Ozzy since...
...
Fuck.
I didn't know that about him. I wish I still didn't.
No shade on you. Thank you for bringing it up.
EDIT: I can't find anything about Ozzy or the Osbournes supporting Donald Trump, and most of the articles I can find even regarding the two are Ozzy calling Trump an out-of-touch old fool and the Osbournes sending him a C&D over his use of Crazy Train (with a note suggesting he use music from artists that actually support him, like Kanye, Kid Rock, and Ted Nugent). That said, I did find a podcast episode where they talk about the assassination attempt, but the synopsis doesn't say what they say about it. I guess I'll have to listen to it and judge for myself, when I have the spoons to do so.
I'm not 100% sure but I think this is the episode I was referencing. Have a listen and let me know (don't have time to check for myself; about to clock in for work):
Plus, his bitch wife is a grade-a asshole. Fired her many-year PA for not running BACK into a burning building to get her trinkets while he was in the back of an ambulance on a ventalator being treated for smoke inhalation from running in to the building to rescue her dog - which she'd left to burn. And she went on TV and gleefully recounted the story, laughing, because of what a good story it was.
Zero surprise she's a Trumper.
Besides being a Trump supporter, Ozzy was also a huge backer of Israel.
Ozzy Osbourne and celebrities slam BBC for anti-Israel bias in Gaza coverage
This month Ozzy's band Black Sabbath invited the Disturbed vocalist, known for signing artillery shells on Gaza, on their farewell performance
Disturbed Vocalist David Draiman Responds to Being Booed at Final Black Sabbath Concert
allegedly staged? You don't have to be conspiracy theorist to hate Trump...
I'm not a conspiracy theorist.
You have seen the footage from the newly released camera angle that was circulating a few days ago, right? Here it is with descriptive captions in case you haven't:
So long Ozzy. Thanks for all the metal.
RIP to the Prince of Darkness
One of my favorites: https://youtu.be/G3LvhdFEOqs
banger
Man, he made one last farewell before he joined the ferryman. This deserves all the respect he got. Fuckin legend!
Charon! Charon!
He made it to the average expectancy. Considering he was anything but "average" he made it a lot longer than most I think expected.
R.I.P Hellraiser. May you rock out in the afterlife with Dio, Lemmy, Cliff and all the others we have lost. Forgive us for though you said 'No More Tears' we shed this loss. Rest easy.
"Sharon!"
Thank you, Ozzy. R.I.P.
Ozzy fucking rules. Absolute icon of metal.
I didn't think there was enough human in him left to die.
"He just turned into a fine powder... is that cocaine?"
Hed have snorted himself if he could
Rest easy you fucking legend. He will be very missed
If anyone would have been immortal, I'd be Ozzy. No such luck. RIP you legend.
We lost a pioneer of culture today. Ozzy had such a vast cultural reach he became a household name. I can’t tell you how many dogs I’ve met named Ozzy because of him.
Rest in Peace to one of the most incredible personalities in music ever.
Did they bark at the moon?
I have a friend who adopted Ozzy as his nickname thanks to Ozzy Osbourne. And yes, we did go to Ozzfest together, twice, and had an awesome time both times.
Ozzy finally took the Crazy Train himself.
Are they sure? Like it seems like it might be difficult to tell on that guy
Ozzy just went upstairs to drink with Lemmy.
He shared his gift with the world until the last minute, a true artist!
RIP
A testament to human durability. Thanks for the music Oz.
Today sucks
Sure does
Wow. That's a pretty long life, all things considered. May he rest peacefully.
RIP to a legend
I saw Sabbath live when I was a teenager in the early aughts and they def still had it then, so I'm assuming the same up until that final show. RIP
I'm sure he's in hell now, having a blast.
Just back home, to hell, and rock forever.
His voice and music will be with us forever too.
This one is tough. I wasn't an Ozzy super fan or anything, but at the time I grew up (70s - 80s), there was no avoiding him.
I listen to some of the older Black Sabbath songs differently now as well, and have a different appreciation for them. Doesn't stop me from doing some air guitar in the car though.
🤘RIP Ozzy🤘 You certainly didn't die as an ordinary man.
Rest now you madman! Hope you got to ride the crazy train across Styx!
⚰️ 😬 🦇
FUCK
I was never really into his music, but after seeing his farewell tour and how he passed the torch to youngblud it just reminds me type of man he was, and the world isn't as good as it once was without him.
RIP to a real one
NO
Farewell to a truly quirky original.
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Part of my favorite Ozzy clip.
Momma he’s coming home.
Another link (Germany's state funded foreign news broadcaster):
Rest in peace
That's a lot of weeks, just over a year.
Non sun link: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/22/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-frontman-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76
@miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com please edit the link itself to thisMission accomplished 🎉🎉Respect @miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com some folks are either busy, buried in comments… or maybe take offense to suggestions but IDK if they’re silent… so good edit!