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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76

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Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and icon of British heavy metal, dies aged 76

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Ozzy Osbourne dies 'surrounded by family at home' weeks after last show
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OZZY Osbourne died “surrounded by family” at home with his wife Sharon and their children by his side, a source has revealed. His death, aged 76, comes just weeks after the Black Sabbat…

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/jul/22/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-frontman-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76

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  • M137
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    Dang, one of the few that I feel most people actually get sad about. He did get to live a long life though, longer than anyone else would have with all the shit he’s done (don’t mean that in a bad way). Rock in peace you legend.

    • greenfire
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      16•6 days ago

      Iggy’s still performing…

      • dream_weasel
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        Yeah but she was born in like 1990.

        • @[email protected]
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          /s? Say /s please.

          • dream_weasel
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            Of course /s.

        • greenfire
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          was referring to Iggy Pop/Stooge b.1947 or so

          • dream_weasel
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            Yeah I was making an Iggy azalea joke.

          • greenfire
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            seems you knew that…

      • M137
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        Yeah, it kinda feels like he doesn’t count though, he’s more like a demigod. Ozzy was kinda that too, but always felt like he had a human element that Iggy hasn’t, also don’t mean any of this in a bad way.
        Seen both live a couple of times, superb shows even though I’m not a major fan of either’s music. Definitely appreciate the music and have no issues with it, just not my goto.

  • @[email protected]
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    176•6 days ago

    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

    • @[email protected]
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      @[email protected] please edit the link itself to this Mission accomplished 🎉🎉

      • @[email protected]
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        6•6 days ago

        Respect @[email protected] some folks are either busy, buried in comments… or maybe take offense to suggestions but IDK if they’re silent… so good edit!

      • M137
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        They did!

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          Mission accomplished 🎉🎉

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    wow, that was an actual final show for the original sabbath.

    • @[email protected]
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      2•6 days ago

      Randy Rhoads?

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        He wasn’t an original Sabbath member. Ozzy, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward were the members. Rhoads was Ozzy’s guitarist when he went solo.

        • @[email protected]
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          Ah - right. I got the timeline wrong.

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            Happens to the best of us. Ozzy was ready to go see him.

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        deleted by creator

  • @[email protected]
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    113•6 days ago

    “Mama I’m coming home.”

    Tearing up just typing it.

    • Baron Von J
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      🤘

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    170•6 days ago

    So cool he got to play out the final show, rip legend

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      85•6 days ago

      Wonder if he knew it was coming. Glad he got that farewell concert

      • @[email protected]
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        73•6 days ago

        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.

        • Banana
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          I mean, I wouldn’t be surprised what with the late-stage parkinson’s

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            symptoms usually begans around 60, so he would had for a while.

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              There’s a reason he came off so doddering on The Osbournes.

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                i looked more into the disease, apparently for some people the first symptoms are usually outside the brain, like loss of smell, or some GI issue, not all but some. one time i stumbled into a parkinsons forum, and some people said they began loss of smell

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          …

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        There were some comments he made after the show that really made it sound like he knew his time was up.

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          The emotions he had during a few of the songs, I chalked up to the finality of the performance at the time. Now I definitely feel it was something bigger he knew.

          Singing about end-times in your twenties is cool and edgy. Bringing those same lyrics to his metaphorical death bed, hit totally different and it showed.

        • This is fine🔥🐶☕🔥
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          Or maybe it was just a ‘shot in the dark’.

        • @[email protected]
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          The radio show I was listening to while driving this morning said that concert felt like a tribute except he was technically alive and present.

      • Booboofinger
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        Me too. The man was a legend and a pioneer, and deserved nothing less. RIP Ozzy, it was fun having you in our lives.

  • @[email protected]
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    56•6 days ago

    RIP to the Prince of Darkness

    One of my favorites: https://youtu.be/G3LvhdFEOqs

    • @[email protected]
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      7•6 days ago

      banger

  • Evil_Shrubbery
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    RIP

    • synae[he/him]
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      23•6 days ago

      I prefer this one

      1000022841

      • Evil_Shrubbery
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        It is better.
        Or maybe just the second panel of the first one :‘’(.

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          I just came across this one, part 3 I guess?

          1000022853

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          I like that idea

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    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…

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      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.

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        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):

        https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=H_UpvRwkr8k

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      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.

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      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

    • VeryFrugal
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      allegedly staged? You don’t have to be conspiracy theorist to hate Trump…

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        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:

        https://imgur.com/gallery/GH45Vq0

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    So long Ozzy. Thanks for all the metal.

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    Shocked he made it this long tbh. That’s a long life of going hard

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      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.

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        I remember going to an ozzy concert around the time of the Osborne’s and he shuffled to the mic like an old man, and as soon as the music hit, he was running and jumping around stage like a madman. The concert was ozzy and Rob zombie so it was a great show, i also remember Rob zombie’s wife in a cage on stage

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        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.

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      It ain’t the years, it’s the mileage. - Indiana Jones

  • GreenBottles
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    Ozzy just went upstairs to drink with Lemmy.

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    FUCK

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    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.

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      Did they bark at the moon?

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      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.

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    I’m sure he’s in hell now, having a blast.

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    Ozzy makes breakfast

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