He was nicknamed “The Prince of Darkness”. The British Ozzy Osbourne, legend of Heavy Metal and leader of the Black Sabbath group, died at the age of 76, his family announced on Tuesday. “It is with a sadness that words cannot express that we must announce that our dear Ozzy Osbourne died this morning. He was surrounded by his family and love, ”write his wife Sharon and his children. The singer suffered from Parkinson’s disease.
The singer appeared on stage with Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward just two weeks ago. In front of 45,000 fans gathered in Birmingham, they had provided a final farewell show. “You have no idea what I feel, I thanked Ozzy Osbourne, sitting on a throne, unable to walk because of the disease and his stage makeup stained with tears. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. »»
Sponsor of the metal and a crazy icon, Ozzy Osbourne was notably known for having crunched the head of a living bat in the middle of the concert. But also for his family reality TV show in the 2000s, “The Osbournes”, one of the greatest successes of MTV, which had enabled him to reach a completely different audience.