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Pat Boone, the famously clean-cut pop crooner, paid tribute to his friend and former next-door neighbor, the Prince of Darkness himself, Ozzy Osbourne. “I am stunned. I can’t believe that my former next-door neighbor and good friend has passed suddenly,” Boone wrote on Facebook following the news of Osbourne’s death …

Ozzy Osbourne told Rolling Stone in 2002 he already knew what his epitaph would say. “I guarantee that if I was to die tonight, tomorrow it would be, ‘Ozzy Osbourne, the man who bit the head off a bat, died in his hotel room …’” he said. “I know that’s …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Ozzy Osbourne was widely credited as one of the founding fathers of heavy metal, and while the beloved performer was best known as the lead vocalist of Black …

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Since he was first introduced to the world as Black Sabbath‘s frontman nearly 55 years ago, Ozzy Osbourne recorded some of the greatest heavy metal music of all …

This story was originally published in the December 9, 2010 playlist issue of Rolling Stone. “I feel so privileged to have been on this planet when the Beatles were born,” says Ozzy Osbourne. “They are and will forever be the greatest band in the world. I remember talking to Steve …

Drake paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during his tour stop in the metal legend’s hometown of Birmingham, England, on Wednesday evening. The rapper walked out to Black Sabbath’s “Iron Man,” the 1970 hit track about a time-traveling metal monster off Paranoid. Taking the stage, Drake addressed the thousands gathered at …

Coldplay paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne during their concert in Nashville Tuesday night following the musician’s death. Frontman Chris Martin dedicated the performance to Osbourne before the band showcased a cover of Black Sabbath‘s 1972 ballad “Changes.” “We’d like to dedicate this whole show to the incredible genius, talent, and …

Alice Cooper fondly remembered Ozzy Osbourne as both “the prince of darkness” and “the court jester” following the death of the metal legend yesterday, July 22. In a statement shared on Instagram, Cooper heaped praise on the Black Sabbath singer, writing: “Over his long career, he earned immense respect among …

Ozzy Osbourne, the singular metal legend whose Black Sabbath virtually invented heavy metal and in later years became a reality-TV pioneer, died on Tuesday at the age of 76. Osbourne’s family confirmed his death in a statement. “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have …

The devastating news that Ozzy Osbourne has died landed this afternoon, and the rock world remains in a state of absolute shock. The metal pioneer had been in failing health for years, but he performed just 17 days ago at Black Sabbath‘s Back to the Beginning all-star tribute and was …