Ozzy Osbourne's heartbreaking final words
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Tributes have poured in following the death of Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne at the age of 76. His family said he passed away on Tuesday “surrounded by love” as they announced the sad news. It comes just weeks after the rocker played his final gig with his band at Villa Park in Birmingham.
Born John Michael Osbourne, the English musician rose to fame as the so-called Prince of Darkness with his heavy metal band, Black Sabbath, which he co-founded in 1968. The band released popular hits like “Paranoid,” “Iron Man” and “War Pigs.”
Osbourne was a heavy metal pioneer as the lead singer of Black Sabbath and just played a farewell show in Birmingham, England.
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