Black Sabbath singer, Ozzy Osbourne, died today at age 76, his family announced.
“With an indescribable sadness, we reported the death of our beloved Ozzy Osbourne this morning. He was with his family, surrounded by great affection. We ask everyone to respect the privacy of our family at this time,” they said in a statement.
Born as John Michael Osbourne on December 3, 1948 in Aston, Birmingham, left school at age 15 and carried out sporadic jobs, including work in factories, before joining his friend Geezer Butler in several bands.
Black Sabbath’s homonymous debut album, published in 1970, reached the Top 10 of the United Kingdom and paved the way for a series of successes.
They became one of the most influential and successful metal bands of all time, selling more than 75 million albums worldwide.
Earlier this month he said goodbye to his fans with a Black Sabbath meeting in Villa Park, Birmingham.
In the “Back To the Beginning” concert were the Anthrax, Metallica and Guns N ‘Roses bands. There were messages of gratitude from other celebrities, such as Jack Black, Ricky Gervais and Dolly Parton.
The group was included in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, and Osbourne was included for the second time last year.
In 2019, he suffered a fall at home that aggravated the injuries suffered in an almost deadly accident in 2003, which prevented his two concerts from No More Tours from being held in Europe and the United Kingdom.
The tour had rescheduled several times due to diseases, the Covid-19 pandemic and logistics problems.
