As anyone who remembers MTV’s The Osbournes can attest, Ozzy Osbourne, who died Tuesday at 76, had a way with words. It didn’t matter if he was walking offstage after playing to 50,000 fans or sitting at his house struggling to work the TV remote, the metal pioneer always managed …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne's Memoirs Return to Top of Charts Following Singer's Death
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Ozzy Osbourne’s legacy extends far beyond his pioneering work in music and reality TV. The Black Sabbath frontman, who died on Tuesday at the age of 76, also …
Read More »Pat Boone Says He'll Always Cherish the 'Warm Friendliness' of His Old Neighbor Ozzy Osbourne
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 …
Read More »Why the World Never Fell Out of Love with the Prince of Darkness
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 …
Read More »Gibson Guitars Remembers Ozzy Osbourne: 'His Legacy Will Echo for Generations'
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 …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath Albums Rock Amazon's Charts in Wake of Prince of Darkness' Death
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 …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne's Top Ten Beatles Songs
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 …
Read More »Drake Honors Ozzy Osbourne at Birmingham Concert
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 …
Read More »Metallica Remember Their Friend Ozzy Osbourne: 'Hero, Icon, Pioneer, Inspiration, Mentor'
Metallica have paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, whom they credit for giving them their big break. The musician died on Tuesday morning at the age of 76. “It’s impossible to put into words what Ozzy Osbourne has meant to Metallica.Hero, icon, pioneer, inspiration, mentor, and, most of all, friend are …
Read More »Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath Singer and Heavy Metal Pioneer, Dead at 76
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 …
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