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The late Ozzy Osbourne was able to see his musical legacy celebrated in a final farewell concert just a few days before his passing—the heavy metal god sat upon a throne and sang his iconic hits to an adoring crowd one final time. But the breadth of his impact on the world might be wider than many realize.
The two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee was a distant relative of Stephen Colbert and some of the people who died in the 79 AD eruption of Italy’s Mount Vesuvius.
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Osbourne was known for his outrageous behavior – allegedly biting the head off a dove during a 1981 record company meeting and allegedly doing the same to a bat during a 1982 show in Iowa.
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One of Osbourne's final ventures included selling cans of Liquid Death with "trace DNA." A can sold on Ebay for more than $4,600.
Ozzy Osbourne Sells His DNA on Liquid Death Cans for the Low Price of $450: 'Clone Me, You Bastards'
Ozzy Osbourne is selling trace amounts of his DNA on empty Liquid Death iced tea cans he's drank from. Only 10 cans with the Prince of Darkness' saliva remnants were available for purchase at $450 each.
It's impossible to narrow down Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's most important and influential songs to just 15, but these are a good point of entry.
The Prince of Darkness died at 76, just weeks after selling his DNA in cans one of which was even bought by a celebrity.
Travis Barker owns a Liquid Death can containing Ozzy Osbourne's DNA. The Blink-182 rocker was one of 10 people to purchase the cans sold for a cool $450 each.
Singer Ozzy Osbourne, the lead vocalist of the band Black Sabbath, died on Tuesday (July 22) at the age of 76. The statement from his family read, "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.