Ozzy Osbourne passed away on July 22 at the age of 76.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” shared his family in a statement. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis”
The rocker’s passing comes just weeks after Osbourne and Black Sabbath delivered their final performances in a farewell event in their hometown of Birmingham, UK on July 5.
Billed as “Back To The Beginning”, the band were joined by a number of guest artists paying tribute to the influential heavy metal band
Black Sabbath formed in Aston in 1968, and went on to create eight albums and worldwide sales of over 75 million albums; the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006 – Ozzy was honored in 2024 – and the group was awarded a Lifetime Ivor Novello Songwriting Award in 2015 and were presented with a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2019.
When announcing the event earlier this year, Ozzy said: “It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham Forever.”
The rocker launched his solo career with “Blizzard of Ozz” after being fired by Black Sabbath in the spring of 1979; introduced with the lead single, “Crazy Train”, the project featured ex-Quiet Riot guitarist Randy Rhoads, lyricist and former Rainbow bassist Bob Daisley, former Uriah Heep drummer Lee Kerslake, and session player and Rainbow keyboardist Don Airey.
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