Alamo, the site of a famous American battle between Texans and Mexicans, paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, the legend of Heavy Metal who died on Tuesday, which had scandalized the United States by urinating on the monument drawn up by Texas in homage to its heroes who fell in battle.
“We are sad to learn the death of the legendary musician Ozzy Osbourne. His relationship with Alamo was initially marked by a deeply disrespectful event in 1982, “he written on the official social networks of the site.
That year, Ozzy Osbourne, dressed in a dress borrowed from his wife who had hidden his clothes to prevent him from going out, shocks the Americans by urinating on the cenotaph commemorating a battle between the Texans and the Mexicans, in 1836. The battle was lost by the first but would trigger a succession of events leading to the attachment of Texas in 1845.
The metal star was arrested and forbidden to occur in the city of San Antonio for years.
“However, redemption and reconciliation ended up being part of its history,” according to the same source.
According to the site, Ozzy Osbourne first apologized in 1992 to the mayor of the time. Then, in 2015, he returned to the site “to discover and appreciate the deep history of this place, showing humility and understanding”.
Heavy metal legend and charismatic leader of the Black Sabbath group, the British singer, who suffered from Parkinson’s disease, died at the age of 76 on Tuesday.
Having become a star of reality TV with his program “The Osbournes” in the 2000s, one of the greatest successes of MTV, Ozzy Osbourne was also known for his excesses of alcohol and drugs. He had marked the memoirs by crunching the head of a living bat in the middle of a concert.
“Today, we recognize the journey of Ozzy Osbourne, from regret to reconciliation on this historic site, and we condress our condolences to his family and his fans from around the world,” adds the site.
