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Jack Osbourne Shares Heartbreaking Farewell Message to Dad Ozzy Osbourne: ‘My Heart Is Full of So Much Sadness'
A week after heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne was laid to rest, the singer's son Jack Osbourne has shared the grief, heartache and beautiful memories he'll keep of his famous father in a touching Instagram post. 'I haven't really wanted to post anything since the passing of my father. My heart has hurt too much. I'm gonna keep this short because he certainly hated long rambling speeches,' wrote Jack, 39, one of three children Ozzy shared with wife/manager Sharon Osbourne. 'He was so many things to so many people, but I was so lucky and blessed to be apart of a very small group that got to call him 'Dad.'' More from Billboard Rod Stewart Under Fire For Strange 'Forever Young' Ozzy Osbourne AI Tribute: 'Craziest Most Disrespectful S–t I Ever Saw' Downright Dirty: How Dominik Mysterio Became Wrestling's Most Hated Superstar Piers Morgan Is 'Disappointed' to See Beyoncé 'Culturally Appropriate' Marilyn Monroe in Levi's Ad Jack's message was posted alongside a sweet video montage of moments with Ozzy from throughout his life, from a childhood visit with pops to the Howard Stern show in 1997 in which he tells the shock jock that having Osbourne as a dad is 'very cool,' to shoulder rides, reality show shenanigans and adventures on the road as an adult. The images were cued to Ozzy's sentimental Beatles-esque ballad 'So Tired' from 1983's Bark at the Moon solo album. 'Time has come to say goodbye/ I know it's gonna make you cry/ But you belong to another, my love/And half a love that just ain't enough/ I am so tired (so tired)/ And I just can't wait around for you,' Ozzy sings over weepy strings on the tune. Osbourne died at 76 on July 22 from cardiac arrest and coronary artery disease that contribute to a heart attack. 'My heart is full of so much sadness and sorrow, but also so much love and gratitude. I got 14,501 days with that man and I know that is such a blessing,' Jack wrote before offering up a famous quote from late gonzo writer and hell-raiser Hunter S. Thompson from his book The Proud Highway: The Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967 about living big and leaving behind a well-worn corpse: 'Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body… but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming, 'Wow! What a ride!'' The clip ends with a series of photos of Ozzy smiling with his children and laughing and pulling faces with his grandchildren, as well as archival footage of him teaching a young Jack how to properly bow and say goodnight to an audience after a show. In addition to pics of Jack and his brood at Osbourne's final show, the July 5 all-star Back to the Beginning gig in the rocker's home town of Birmingham, England, Jack included the NSFW flower arrangement that was set up on Ozzy's estate for his private funeral last week that read: Ozzy F–king Osbourne. 'That was my dad. He lived and he lived his life fully,' Jack wrote. 'I love you dad.' Jack's tribute cam just days after his sister, Kelly Osbourne, thanked fans for holding her up during this hard time. 'I've sat down to write this a hundred times and still don't know if the words will ever feel like enough … but from the bottom of my heart, thank you,' Kelly wrote. 'The love, support and beautiful messages I've received from so many of you have truly helped carry me through the hardest moment of my life. Every kind word, every shared memory, every bit of compassion has meant more than I can ever explain… I will not be OK for a while — but knowing my family are not alone in our pain makes a difference. I'm holding on tight to the love, the light and the legacy left behind.' Watch Jack's video here. Best of Billboard Chart Rewind: In 1989, New Kids on the Block Were 'Hangin' Tough' at No. 1 Janet Jackson's Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits H.E.R. & Chris Brown 'Come Through' to No. 1 on Adult R&B Airplay Chart Solve the daily Crossword
CBS News
15-02-2025
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- CBS News
Psychedelic doom band Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats headlines Regency
Celebrated British psychedelic doomsayers Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats return to the Bay Area for the first time in nearly three years when they headline the Regency Ballroom Friday. Over the course of a 16-year career, the group has risen from a fledgling bedroom studio project to become one of the more celebrated modern metal exports from the U.K. playing today. Founded by principle songwriter Kevin "K.R." Starrs, the shadowy group from Cambridge initially garnered notice in 2009 with a few catchy, fuzz-drench songs, posted on the band's MySpace page. Entreaties from fans for an album led to an an extremely limited-edition CD-R entitled simply Volume 1 that showcased tuneful proto-metal dirges that matched memorable Beatles-esque vocal melodies to pulverizing riffs. A second self-released album – 2011's sonic homage to classic Hammer Films horror Blood Lust – further refined Starrs' songwriting and scored Uncle Acid & the Deadbeats a deal with Rise Above Records. For its ambitious 2013 follow-up effort Mind Control, Starr drew inspiration from '60s exploitation flicks and the murderous machinations of hippy cult leader Charles Manson to craft a diabolically listenable concept album. The band made its stateside debut when it played the Maryland Death Fest the following year, later returning to the U.S. for a fall tour that marked the first time most metal fans in the U.S. got a chance to see the group. The band continued with the concept-album route on its next recording, 2015's The Night Creeper, which told the tale of a serial killer styled after Jack the Ripper. Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats hit a new high with their most recent collection, 2018's more sophisticated Wasteland. Tracked at the same Los Angeles studio where the Beach Boys recorded Pet Sounds, the album expanded the band's instrumental palette with extensive use of keyboards and a much more dynamic range of moods. While it took time for Starr and company to release their latest effort, last year's sprawling Nell' Ora Blu stands as the group's most ambitious yet as well as its greatest departure from the tuneful psychedelic doom template the band created. The double album pays homage to the lurid Italian giallo films of the '60s and '70s that ranged from violent serial killer crime thrillers to occult horror flicks. The recording not only mines a similar vibe as the classic giallo soundtracks of Ennio Morricone and regular Dario Argento collaborators Goblin, but actually incorporates a storyline with voice actors and dialog to create a uniquely cinematic concept-album experience. With an augmented band line-up including horn players and additional keyboards and a synchronized widescreen projection backdrop matching the music to Starr's imagined film opus, the live full-album performance of Nell' Ora Blu has been receiving rave reviews since the touring production made its debut in Paris last month. The celebrated tour makes its Bay Area stop at the Regency Ballroom Friday night with Jonathan Hultén opening the show. The former lead guitarist of Swedish death-metal mavericks Tribulation has been exploring a more subdued brand of dark atmospheric folk since leaving that band, but his brand new album Eyes of the Living ventures into a far more progressive-rock direction.
