Ozzy Osbourne ‘knew his days were numbered' at historic final gig where star ‘got to say goodbye' to rock legend pals
The
star's death came just weeks after he
with his band mates in
Birmingham.
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Ozzy took to the stage for the final time on July 5
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David Ellefson of Megadeath has now spoken out after the star passed away
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The legendary rocker
at the family mansion in Buckinghamshire with his wife Sharon, 72, and four of his six
His sad death was announced on Tuesday following the star's brave battle against Parkinson's disease.
Only three weeks ago, Ozzy gave us one last hurrah when
Earlier this month, the rock legend
arrived on stage in
Birmingham,
dressed in his trademark black, in what was his last ever performance earlier this month.
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The Back to the Beginning gig ended with him - seated on a giant black throne because he could not stand -
Now, Megadeath founding member David Ellefson, who performed at the Villa Park gig, revealed that the after party felt like one for Ozzy.
Ellefson claimed that Ozzy "knew his days were numbered" during his final performance.
He said: "It really felt like this was the celebration of life before this inevitable day that happened right? Because Ozzy knew it, right? We've seen the videos online. He knew his days were numbered.
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"And God bless Sharon for just keeping it going and giving him something to look forward to.
"The fact that he got to say goodbye, the fact that we all got to say goodbye to him.
"In my opinion, not trying to be morbid. I'm being celebratory here. We got to have the celebration of life before he passed.
"I mean, what a beautiful thing."
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Ellefson, who had toured many times with Ozzy, described the Brummie icon as "the Elvis of heavy metal".
During Ozzy's last gig, the crowd was delighted to see the iconic rocker back on stage this month and kept chanting his name.
Ozzy was equally thrilled to be performing, and repeatedly broke out into a massive grin.
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