RIP OZZY

pjhawks · July 22

Rip Ozzy, another rock legend gone. Sucks. He lived one hell of a wild life

ZoSoTim · July 22

Happy for him he was able to perform one last time.

HughFreakingDillon · July 22

Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.

mickeyrat · July 22

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mickeyrat · July 22

Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman of Black Sabbath, died today, at 76. Osbourne—along with half of the musicians in Led Zeppelin and the key members of Judas Priest—was raised in Birmingham and its suburbs, surrounded by the wreckage of Germany’s attacks on Britain’s manufacturing centers. In “Louder than Hell,” an oral history of heavy metal, Osbourne said, “When I was a kid, I was hungry. I had my ass hanging out of my pants and I hated the fucking world. When I heard the silly fucking words, ‘If you go to San Francisco, be sure to put a flower in your hair,’ I wanted to fucking strangle John Phillips [of the Mamas and the Papas]. I was sitting in the industrial town of Birmingham, England. My father was dying of asbestos from industrial pollution and I was an angry young punk.” Read more about the birthplace of heavy metal: https://newyorkermag.visitlink.me/rVZCJO

hauntingfamiliar · July 22

This one is tough. RIP Prince of Darkness.

mickeyrat · July 22

perfect....

mickeyrat · July 22

Where will I find you now? In the memories, our unspoken embraces, our missed phone calls, no, you’re forever in my heart. Deepest condolences to Sharon and all family members. RIP Sincere regrets to all the fans. Never goodbye. Thank you forever. Bill Ward

mickeyrat · July 22

I just can’t believe it! My dear dear friend Ozzy has passed away only weeks after our show at Villa Park.

It’s just such heartbreaking news that I can’t really find the words, there won’t ever be another like him. Geezer, Bill and myself have lost our brother.

My thoughts go out to Sharon and all the Osbourne family. Rest in peace Oz. Tony

mickeyrat · July 22

Goodbye dear friend- thanks for all those years- we had some great fun. 4 kids from Aston- who’d have thought, eh?

So glad we got to do it one last time, back in Aston.

Love you.

static111 · July 22

HughFreakingDillon said:

Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.

Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.

Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.

mickeyrat · July 22

mickeyrat · July 22

static111 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.

Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.

Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.

was on late 90s and 2000s. attended several ozzfests....

static111 · July 22

mickeyrat said:

static111 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.

Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.

Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.

was on late 90s and 2000s. attended several ozzfests....

That’s good to hear. I never gave a second thought to seeing him after the show I mentioned.

F Me In The Brain · July 22

Was awesome in early 90s. Did move around all like am oldster but he rocked and jumped up and down like a frog a lot.
Ozzy fucking ruled.

mickeyrat · July 22

Ozzy Osbourne has crossed over now — and I imagine the sky is louder because of it.

He wasn’t just a rock star. He was a thunder being in leather and chains, a wild spirit who cracked open the silence for those who needed to scream, to cry, to feel something real. And like our own stories of powerful beings who walk between worlds — Tricksters, shape-shifters, lightning carriers — Ozzy lived in that liminal space. Part chaos, part healing. A force that couldn’t be tamed.

To many, he was the Prince of Darkness. But I saw him as something else: a keeper of sound medicine. A voice that carried the storm. In our ways, we know that drums are not just instruments — they are hearts. And Ozzy? His voice was a war drum for the forgotten. A howl for the wounded. A chant for the rebels.

And like the old ones who sing their last song before they go, he gave us his final notes just weeks ago — sitting on a throne, surrounded by 42,000 witnesses, offering his whole heart to the sky. That wasn’t just a concert. That was a send-off. A rite. A return.

I believe when he crossed, the ancestors heard that sound. Maybe the stars shimmered a little brighter. Maybe the wind carried his name like a chant over the hills of Aston, over the deserts and forests and city streets where his music once blasted from open windows.

We have a word in Cree — kîsikâw pîsim — the day sun, the light that returns after night. That’s what Ozzy was to many: a reminder that even in the dark, you can rise. Even in the chaos, you can love. Even through the pain, you can sing.

So I lift up tobacco for him today — for the gift he was, for the fire he carried, for the path he blazed.
Travel well, Osbourne. May your spirit find rest, and may the next world be ready for the storm you bring.

The stage is yours again, Brother.
Ozzy forever.

—Kanipawit Maskwa
John Gonzalez
Standing Bear Network

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mickeyrat · July 22

Thanks to the Prince of Darkness for the music and the memories. Remembering our friend Ozzy Osbourne. 🖤

mickeyrat · July 23

RIP Ozzy Osbourne:
Fearless.
One of a kind.
Played by no one’s rules.

“I remember listening to the first Sabbath album when it came out and thinking how ‘effin’ heavy’ Tony Iommi’s guitar sounded,” said Geddy Lee. “Ozzy and his bandmates were at the forefront of that genre, that brand of Metal, and Ozzy was an intensely loved, one of a kind performer.

We never got to play on the same bill with Black Sabbath, and in fact we only ever did one gig with Ozzy, at the Texxas Jam at the Cotton Bowl in June of 1984 (poster attached).

Rush recorded at Rockfield Studios in Wales at the same time in the late 70’s and I recall Ozzy poking his head in the control room to ask if he could “borrow” some Hashish from Neil! For years afterwards, Neil relished telling the story of how “Ozzy owes me some hash”

Total respect to a legend and a band whose music profoundly influenced thousands of musicians and left behind a legacy for us all to “rock out” to forever.

RIP Ozzy

Photo: Ozzy and Sabbath at Rockfield 1977
Show Poster: Texxas Jam 1984
Classic Rock Awards L>R: Geezer Butler, Jimmy Page, Tony Iommi, Alex Lifeson, and Ozzy Osbourne

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pjl44 · July 23

static111 said:

HughFreakingDillon said:

Big regret never seeing him. He came here several times both solo and with BS. No idea why I never went. RIP POD.

Saw him 25 years ago. He moved like a 70 year old and was looking very rough. You didn’t miss anything. One of the only shows I’ve ever seen where I felt ripped off.

Still a legend and still made some of the best Rock and Roll ever. But I suspect that after the 1980s his best shows were probably behind him.

It's crazy to think he was in his very early 50s when I saw him on a couple of the Ozzfests. He definitely moved like a 70yo and even at that time there was talk of vocal assistance. But the whole thing was still way better than never having seen him at all.

brianlux · July 23

I didn't know much about the band in their first year or two, but I remember hearing Black Sabbath's Master of Reality when it came out in '71 and immediately realized "heavy music" had a new meaning.

That was such a long time ago. It's really quite amazing, come to think of it, that Ozzy lives as long as he did. Some might tough genes that man had.

This marks a major passing. R.I.P. to the Godfather of heavy metal.

RIP OZZY

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