Sharon Osbourne has expressed gratitude to everyone for their kind condolences after her husband Ozzy passed away.
Six years after receiving a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, Ozzy, the leader of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, passed away on Tuesday, July 22, at the age of 76.
Only a few weeks have passed since his last performance, which he held on July 5 in his hometown of Birmingham, UK.
A staggering $190,000,000 was raised by Ozzy and his bandmates for charity from the performance’s revenues.
Confirming the news of the Prince of Darkness’ death, the Osbourne family said in a statement: “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
Following Ozzy’s passing, people have been expressing their condolences online, and some of them have been answered by his cherished wife Sharon, whom he married in 1982.
One tribute was given by Jack Saunders of BBC Radio 1, who raved about Black Sabbath’s groundbreaking albums and Ozzy’s amazing music over the years.
“As I was on air tonight, the news broke that we had lost one of the greatest showman the world of metal and music has ever seen,” the DJ posted to Instagram.
“The bands and artists that dare to fly the flag in the name of rock n roll do so because Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath did first. He was a blessing to music. Rest In Peace the Prince Of Darkness.”
Replying to the sweet tribute, Sharon penned to Jack, “Jack, thank you for your tribute to Ozzy tonight, Bless you.”
In another location, Gavin Rossdale honoured Ozzy and posted a picture of the two of them.
Alongside it, he penned: “RIP OZZY – a great man – a true legend – I met Ozzy through Jack just a few times but he was so warm and kind and funny and I love that memory. Sending much love to his family at this difficult time. Rest in power.”
Ozzy talked about his funeral wishes years before he passed away.
The music legend penned for The Times back in 2011: “There’ll be no harping on the bad times. It’s worth remembering that a lot of people see nothing but misery their whole lives, so by any measure, most of us in this country – especially rock stars like me – are very lucky.”
“That’s why I don’t want my funeral to be sad, I want it to be a time to say ‘Thanks’.”
