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Over the course of a six-minute skit, Osbourne forgets the lyrics to Crazy Train, calls Barry Manilow “the antichrist” and unintentionally strangles a guy
Ozzy Osbourne was an unruly chaos agent and a beloved family man alike.
Ozzy Osbourne's death sparks reactions from collaborators, friends, and fellow industry figures. Pearl Jam, Elton John, Yungblud, and more speak.
Ozzy Osbourne, Prince of Darkness, Dead at 76 originally appeared on L.A. Mag.
Ozzy Osbourne married his second wife, Sharon Osbourne, in July 1982. Sharon Osbourne's father, the late Don Arden, had been the manager of Black Sabbath. Louis Osbourne is Ozzy Osbourne's son with ex-wife Thelma Riley, to whom he was married from 1971 until their divorce in 1982.
Alice Cooper called Ozzy Osbourne an 'unmatched showman and cultural icon' following the death of the Black Sabbath singer yesterday.
The year was 1972. Black Sabbath was early in its career, comprising a band of young blue-collar men from the United Kingdom. But this wasn't any kind of Beatles repeat of teenage groupies smitten for a man in a bowl cut.
There may be no more fitting tribute to the beloved Prince of Darkness, Ozzy Osbourne, than his haunting ballad "Mama, I’m Coming Home," following his death Tuesday morning in Birmingham, England—the city where he was born 76 years ago. His death came just weeks after reuniting with his band Black Sabbath for a final farewell show in England.