RIP Ozzy Osbourne

[MontyVeda]

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I must admit to not listening to Ozzy and Black Sabbath as I always thought it was not to my tastes. ...

Same here for many years, having only heard Paranoid, Snowblind and Bark at the moon as a tween and nothing more until I was about 30 years old and became enlightened. Hearing stuff like Fluff, Laguna Sunrise and Planet Caravan made me realise that Sabbath were much more than just a heavy metal band.

 

[gbb]

Same here for many years, having only heard Paranoid, Snowblind and Bark at the moon as a tween and nothing more until I was about 30 years old and became enlightened. Hearing stuff like Fluff, Laguna Sunrise and Planet Caravan made me realise that Sabbath were much more than just a heavy metal band.

Planet Caravan...wonderful track, quite haunting.

 

[PeteXXX]

I had the joy of seeing Sabbath live in 1970 when Paranoid was first released.
It was at the Black Prince, on the A2, Bexley.
Typical pub function room of the time; licensed for probably 100..Must have been 500 of us crammed into it for the evening 😂
Eternal memory of my youth..

RIP Ozzie 😔

 

[gbb]

The more I think about it, (and i know I'm stating the obvious for.many people) his loss is.monumental. Almost the founding father of heavy metal, he.must have been a massive influence on many that came adter, despite his excesses, as far as we know, he never acted i a way that was abhorrent or disrespectful, a genuine.nice fella it seems to me.
As the mornings gone on and you think about it, the sadder i feel...
I'm not sure the loss of any musician has made me feel that way

 

[ianrauk]

I'm not sure the loss of any musician has made me feel that way

The last time I felt as sad about a musician passing was Ronnie James Dio. Singer for Black Sabbath.

 

[matticus]

The more I think about it, (and i know I'm stating the obvious for.many people) his loss is.monumental. Almost the founding father of heavy metal, he.must have been a massive influence on many that came adter, despite his excesses, as far as we know, he never acted i a way that was abhorrent or disrespectful, a genuine.nice fella it seems to me.
As the mornings gone on and you think about it, the sadder i feel...
I'm not sure the loss of any musician has made me feel that way

I wouldn't call myself a big Ozzy/Sabbath fan, but you've really nailed it with that bold text.
There was a period where I wrote him off as "the drunk/dopey ex-rockstar in that reality show with his tedious american family"; but in hindsight he wasn't doing any harm even then, and lots of people loved watching those programmes! The pleasure his music has given many many people is in another league altogether.

A life well lived. He won't be forgotten.

 

[postman]

Having never heard any of his music,i have had a listen to a few on Spotify.I am going to listen to all of those mentioned on here,I like Paranoid,but so far i am in love with CHANGES oh my word.

 

[Ming the Merciless]

I also don’t have any Sabbath or his solo stuff. But been listening to a few on YouTube and really like them.

 

[postman]

View: https://youtu.be/dOz_dLmpT9A?feature=shared

 

[YMFB]

View: https://youtu.be/8m2nfk5jCOI?si=LmpL5KUYfS0qK6VU

 

[Ming the Merciless]

“Of all the things I've lost I miss my mind the most.”

"I knew it was time to get off of reality TV when someone asked me if I sang as well as acted."

”I have a saying. 'Never judge a book by its cover'. I say that because I don't even know who Ozzy is. I wake up a new person every day."

”I couldn't be a royal. It's like living in a supersonic goldfish bowl."

 

[Drago]

"Who would you like to play you on film, Ozzy?"

"Denzel Washington."

 

[classic33]

 

[johnnyb47]

There re running the fly on the wall series' of the Osbournes on that's tv if anyone's interested

 

[Electric_Andy]

I would say he had a good life. He pretty much invented heavy metal and that is a legacy I'm glad he realized before he died.