Heavy steel legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76 – NBC New York

Heavy steel legend Ozzy Osbourne has died on the age of 76, his household mentioned in a press release.

Osbourne reunited simply weeks in the past together with his Black Sabbath bandmates for a farewell present in England.

“You have no concept how I really feel – thanks from the underside of my coronary heart,” Sky Information reported the 76-year-old advised the group as he carried out from a throne on stage at Villa Park in early July.

In a press release, his household mentioned he died “surrounded by love.”

“It’s with extra disappointment than mere phrases can convey that we’ve got to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has handed away this morning. He was together with his household and surrounded by love. We ask everybody to respect our household privateness presently,” the assertion learn.

Ozzy Osbourne was a pioneer of the heavy steel style, each together with his band Black Sabbath and as a solo performer. A few of his most well-known songs embrace “Iron Man,” “Paranoid,” “Conflict Pigs,” “Loopy Practice” and “Adjustments.”

He additionally discovered a distinct type of fame within the early 2000s within the then-fledgling actuality TV style. He starred together with his spouse Sharon and kids Jack and Kelly in “The Osbournes,” which gave followers a deep view into their typically uncommon household life.

Osbourne had suffered unwell well being lately and had been recognized with Parkinson’s illness.

Born John Michael Osbourne in Manchester, England, Osbourne rose to rock fame, changing into identified for his stage persona as “The Prince of Darkness.”

The rocker was infamous for his on-stage antics, together with the second he bit the pinnacle off of a dwell bat whereas on stage in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1982. He later mentioned he believed it was a rubber bat when he took the chew.

That very same 12 months, he was arrested for urinating on the Alamo whereas in Texas.

A pioneer of the heavy steel sound and look, together with his heavy make-up and Goth picture, Osbourne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Corridor of Fame twice. He was first inducted in 2006 as a part of Black Sabbath after which in 2024 in his personal proper.

Osbourne made no secret of the truth that he had consumed copious quantities of medicine and alcohol throughout his many a long time on the street, and publicly marveled at his longevity regardless of his habits. He typically credited his spouse Sharon for his survival.

Osbourne leaves behind his spouse, Sharon, and their youngsters, Aimee, Kelly and Jack, in addition to his two older youngsters, Jessica and Louis, from his first marriage, and several other grandchildren.