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Stars React After Ozzy Osbourne's Death at Age 76: Lady Gaga, Adam Sandler and More
Several celebrities have spoken out in the wake of Ozzy Osbourne's death at age 76 following his battle with Parkinson's disease. 'It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,' Ozzy's family announced in a statement on Tuesday, July 22. 'He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.' Fellow musicians and more notable celebs quickly took to social media with sweet tributes for the late Black Sabbath singer, who performed his final concert with the band just weeks before his death. Keep scrolling to read how celebrities are honoring Osbourne: Lady Gaga Gaga honored Ozzy while taking a bow to his song 'Crazy Train' while wearing his merch during the San Francisco stop of her Mayhem tour on July 22. Cyndi Lauper The singer played 'Crazy Train' during her North Carolina show on the night of July 22. 'For Ozzy,' she told the crowd. Korn 'Ozzy took us on our very first big arena tour. He and Sharon presented us with our first gold record. He taught us so much about the music industry, and we looked up to him,' the band captioned a post on X. 'We love you forever, our Prince of Darkness. Thank you for all of the unforgettable memories and for paving the way.' Foo Fighters 'Rest in peace, Ozzy. And thank you for a lifetime of inspiration,' the group wrote via X. 'Rock and Roll would not be as loud or as fun without you. You will be forever missed. Our deepest condolences to the entire Osbourne and Sabbath family.' Kelly Osbourne Thanks Fans for Dad Ozzy's Last Black Sabbath Show: 'No Idea What It Did for My Dad' Elton John 'So sad to hear the news of @ozzyosbourne passing away,' the fellow musician shared via Instagram. 'He was a dear friend and a huge trailblazer who secured his place in the pantheon of rock gods — a true legend. He was also one of the funniest people I've ever met. I will miss him dearly.' John concluded, 'To Sharon and the family, I send my condolences and love.' Jason Momoa 'Love you @ozzyosbourne,' the actor shared via Instagram. 'All my aloha @sharonosbourne and ohana. So grateful. RIP.' Ozzy Osbourne Through the Years: Black Sabbath, Solo Career, Addiction, Married Life, Reality TV and More Black Sabbath Ozzy's band — which also features members Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler — remembered the singer. 'Ozzy Forever,' the group captioned an Instagram post. In a separate post, Ward wrote, 'Where will I find you now? In the memories, our unspoken embraces, our missed phone calls, no, you're forever in my heart. Deepest condolences to Sharon and all family members. RIP Sincere regrets to all the fans. Never goodbye. Thank you forever.' 'I just can't believe it! My dear dear friend Ozzy has passed away only weeks after our show at Villa Park,' Iommi shared via Instagram. 'It's just such heartbreaking news that I can't really find the words, there won't ever be another like him. Geezer, Bill and myself have lost our brother.' Butler wrote, 'Goodbye dear friend- thanks for all those years- we had some great fun. 4 kids from Aston- who'd have thought, eh?' Rod Stewart 'Bye, bye Ozzy. Sleep well, my friend,' the singer shared in an Instagram statement. 'I'll see you up there — later rather than sooner.' Adam Sandler 'Whether we were in our basements with our brothers, in the woods with our buddies, in the car, at a keg party, on a boat, at football practice, at a sleepover … Nobody was more badass to crank up on our speakers than the one and only prince of darkness — Ozzy Osborne!' the actor wrote on X. 'Loved him a lot like we all did! Sending love to the family and so happy to have spent time with the legend himself. RIP.' Joe Walsh The Eagles member shared a photo alongside Ozzy on Instagram. 'A fine gentleman, father, husband and friend with a legacy that will never be denied. But for me — above all — a gentle soul,' he captioned an image. 'Our deepest condolences to Sharon and the family. May @ozzyosbourne RIP, the Prince of Darkness!' Mike McCready 'Sad to hear Ozzy died today. When I was in high school I discovered Sabbath. 'War Pigs' was terrifying and mesmerizing at the same time. It was Ozzy's voice that took me away to a dark universe. A great escape,' the Pearl Jam member shared on X. 'Then when The Blizzard of Ozz record came out I was instantly a fan. Randy Rhoads was an influence on me to play lead guitar. Luckily I got to play on the song 'Immortal' on the last record. Thanks for the music, Ozzy it makes our journey in life better.' Gene Simmons 'Sad to report Ozzy has passed away. He was a giant,' the Kiss singer added. 'Admired and loved by millions of fans worldwide. Prayers and condolences go out to the Osborne family.' Ice-T 'RIP Ozzy. Right after the recent huge Black Sabbath final concert,' the actor added. 'Sad ... In my opinion the Creators of Heavy Metal.' Billie Joe Armstrong 'No words,' the Green Day singer captioned an Instagram post. 'We love you Ozzy.' Ronnie Wood 'I am so very sad to hear of the death of Ozzy Osbourne,' the Rolling Stones member shared via X. 'What a lovely goodbye concert he had at Back To The Beginning in Birmingham.' Inside Ozzy Osbourne's Final Concert With Black Sabbath Weeks Before His Death YungBlud 'I didn't think you would leave so soon the last time we met you were so full of life and your laugh filled up the room. But as it is written with legends, they seem to know the things that we don't,' the singer captioned an Instagram post following Ozzy's death. 'I will never forget you — you will be in every single note I sing and with me every single time I walk on stage. Your cross around my neck is the most precious thing I own.' He added, 'You asked me once if there was anything you could do for me and as I said then and as I will say now for all of us the music was enough. You took us on your adventure — an adventure that started it all. I am truly heartbroken. You were the greatest of all time.' Metallica The band posted a throwback photo of Ozzy via their official Facebook page, captioning the image with a broken heart emoji. Nirvana 'Thank you Ozzy Osbourne for the inspiration,' the band's official X account wrote. '@BlackSabbath is the template for heavy Rock. #Ozzy.' Sean Ono Lennon 'One of the greatest of all time,' the musician wrote on social media, tagging Ozzy's X account. 'R.I.P.' Nile Rodgers 'Rest In Power Ozzy,' the producer shared in an Instagram comment. Ozzy Osbourne Announced His Upcoming Memoir 'Last Rites' Less Than 2 Weeks Before His Death Billy Bush 'Rest in peace to the legendary Ozzy Osbourne,' he captioned a video posted via X on July 22. 'A true icon who changed music forever.' Bush said he had 'great memories' of Ozzy, recalling the time he went to the musician's home for a 'huge interview' to promote the family's reality show. 'I'll never forget that,' he continued. 'It had to be almost 20 years ago.' Flavor Flav 'Man,,, real heart broken over the passing of OZZY OSBOURNE,,, we go way back and it was a real honor to watch him get inducted into the @rockhall last year,' the rapper shared via X on July 22. 'Sending my love and prayers to Sharon and his kids and whole family. RIP.'
USA Today
3 days ago
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Cyndi Lauper says goodbye to touring with heart, color and powerhouse vocals: Review
BRISTOW, Va. – In the nine months since Cyndi Lauper launched her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, she's birthed a worldwide arena run and an October premiere date for her long-gestating 'Working Girl' musical. She's also been rightfully crowned an inductee into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame this fall and remained a staunch advocate for the LGBTQ+ community and women's issues, raising $200,000 through fan donations during the tour for her Girls Just Want to Have Fundamental Rights Fund. In other words, Cyndi has remained Cyndi – indefatigable, loyal and bracingly authentic. The final leg of her final tour kicked off July 17, this time hitting amphitheaters, with a slightly modified production from her arena run. Lauper, a seemingly ageless 72, will say goodbye to the road – but not to music – with a two-night stand at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles Aug. 29-30. At Jiffy Lube Live amphitheater in northern Virginia July 24, Lauper uncorked a generous mix of classics ('True Colors,' 'Change of Heart') and album tracks ('Who Let in the Rain,' 'Shine') with her well-honed five-piece band anchored by drummer Sterling Campbell and percussionist Mona Tavakoli. But her storytelling between the music also riveted those willing to stop scrolling through their phones to listen. There is a direct through line from Lauper to Lady Gaga from a theatrical standpoint. Unlike Gaga, also currently captivating fans with her sublime Mayhem Ball tour, Lauper has never been a dancer, aside from her unbridled arm waves and hip swings first captured on the cover of her blockbuster 'She's So Unusual' debut more than 40 years ago. She uses her bold fashion – wig changes from blue to canary yellow, outfits from ruffled trains to polka dots – and gale-force voice to sell her drama. Cyndi Lauper tells fans 'you write the book' While it is endlessly amusing to watch Lauper cavort through the opening 'She Bop' (hilarious to recall the song was considered risqué in the '80s) as fans are blasted with rainbow confetti and dance with abandon during the underappreciated 'The Goonies 'R Good Enough,' the songs where Lauper flourishes are ballads. Her rendition of Roy Orbison's 'I Drove All Night' is an exhale of yearning. But Lauper sharing her story of how being an outcast in high school shaped her is what garnered the most applause: 'This is one chapter in your life. You get to write the other chapters … you write the book,' she said in her staccato New York accent. A highlight of the two-hour show was her riveting performance of 'Sally's Pigeons.' Following a deep, detailed story about her family, growing up in Queens and the neighbor who inspired the song, Lauper stood under a lone spotlight, singing the first verse of the song a capella. Close-ups of her face on the long-paneled screens behind the stage captured every facial contortion as she poured her emotion into the poignant ballad. More: Lady Gaga thrills at theatrical Mayhem Ball tour kickoff: Review Cyndi Lauper has mastered mixing fun with philosophy Lauper's Carole-Lombard-meets-Lucille-Ball kookiness has always been part of her charm. She can blast her voice to stratospheric heights on her version of Gene Pitney's 1964 hit, 'I'm Gonna Be Strong,' gather her band and two backup singers for a sprightly skip through 'Iko Iko' or ask the crowd to hold up their phones to 'make a community of light, in case it gets really dark' for the eternally tender 'Time After Time.' Opener Jake Wesley Rogers joined her for a vigorous rendition of 'Money Changes Everything,' the pair slinging lyrics between them and laying on the stage floor to pound out emphatic notes before an encore that, of course, included 'Girls Just Want to Have Fun.' Through it all, Lauper's mixture of street-smart philosophies delivered with candor and undiminished vocal prowess cement her standing as a hall of famer far beyond a music museum.
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
Cyndi Lauper on how her iconic hairstyles reflected her life's defining moments
Cyndi Lauper's bold, ever-changing hairstyles have always been more than just a fashion statement -- they were acts of rebellion. In an interview with "Good Morning America" Digital, Lauper revealed that her half-shaved head in the "Time After Time" music video symbolized defiance at a time when women were "haunted by the image of their mother in a life of drudgery." "Cutting my hair in that way would also be a rebellious act, one culture fighting to move away from a more oppressive culture for women," she said. Lauper said she surprised Dave Wolff -- her longtime boyfriend in the '80s and former manager -- with her haircut, revealing her new red style for the first time while the cameras were rolling in the video because she wanted his reaction to be "natural." "The hair symbolized a counterculture and rebellion, and that was significantly important to me," she said. "If you're going to color your hair, you might as well ... color it a color." Lauper also reflected on a deeply personal moment in the video: The tears she shed onscreen were real. She said it was the moment she realized she had made it as a rock star, recalling how she had once faced homelessness and was voted "most likely to die" by her peers in school. "I was either going to expire or be this artist, and I wound up being this artist," she recalled. "That's why I was crying, because I couldn't believe life had given me that gift." Nearly 40 years later, the video has amassed more than 500 million views on YouTube, proof of its lasting cultural impact. "It became a classic because I think I spoke to people," Lauper said. Lauper added that the video's message still resonates, because women today can relate to the feeling of not wanting to fit in. "From the clothing to the hair to the makeup, it symbolized one culture fighting to move away from a more oppressive culture for women," she said. Lauper told "GMA" her hair has been an outlet for her creativity over the years and a way to encourage women. Below, she described the inspiration behind some of her most memorable styles. Photo shoot, 1983 "Red hair, I just liked the way it felt," she said. "And it wasn't just regular red, it was a crazy color. I think at that point I was using fire-engine red, and sometimes it was brighter than others." American Music Awards, 1985 "For the 'Money Changes Everything' music video, that was the color. Everything was black and white except for my hair, and that was painted," she said. Performing in Chicago, 1999 "A friend of mine had done her hair in dreads, and I said, 'How do you do that?' Because it looked like once you could do it, you didn't have to mess with it," Lauper recalled. She continued, "I had done my hair blue, which I liked at the time, and it was after I had my kid, and I just did my own dreads, and I was doing my own hair on tour … it looked good." Melbourne concert, 2023 "I like mohawks, and, yeah, purple is good," Lauper said. "A lot of times, you know, if it's spring, I get it. Inspired by the flowers, you know, and tulips." Lauper has seen tremendous success over her decadeslong career, earning two Grammy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, a Tony Award for co-writing "Kinky Boots," four Billboard Music Awards, two American Music Awards, and a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Her debut album from 1983, "She's So Unusual," made history as the first by a woman to score four top-five hit singles, including the iconic "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" and "Time After Time." She is set to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November. Lauper is currently on the last leg of her yearlong Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, with 21 shows left in North America this summer.
Yahoo
17-07-2025
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Music Legend, 72, 'Always Felt Like a Loser,' 'Angry at the World'
Music Legend, 72, 'Always Felt Like a Loser,' 'Angry at the World' originally appeared on Parade. , the iconic '80s singer behind such hits as "True Colors," "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and "Time After Time," opened up in a new interview with Women's World about her anxiety as a kid, feeling like a loser and being "angry at the world." "When I was younger, I was angry at the world. I was the oddball. Then I learned it was my job to make the world fairer. Sometimes, that's just smiling at someone. It's a tiny thing with a big impact. You must enjoy life as best as you can because hey, when you're not here anymore, you're not here!'" said the 72-year-old singer, adding, "Making people happy is important. When I was a kid, I didn't fit in. I always felt like a loser." But as an adult, she came into her own and definitely marches to the beat of her own drum. "I chose a job where I could wear whatever the hell I want. Find the kind of clothes that make you feel strong, inspired and confident. If you find a hat that makes you feel good, wear the hat! Find the shoes that make you feel comfortable, the clothes that make you feel alive. When you do things just for yourself, it will make you truly happy," said Lauper. She also said of her upcoming Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction, "I'm really happy. I'm proud to stand on the shoulders of the women who came before me … I started singing when I was 2 after the lady upstairs taught me a song in Italian. Then I sang it, everybody applauded, and I was hooked. The songs tell my story — we should all share our stories in some way. That's what I focus on: bringing community together." Lauper is set to be inducted in the 2025 class of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Her fellow 2025 classmates include Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Joe Cocker, Outkast, Soundgarden, and The White Stripes in the performers category. Other honorees include SALT-N-PEPA and Warren Zevon in the musical influence category and Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye in the musical excellence category. 🎬 SIGN UP for Parade's Daily newsletter to get the latest pop culture news & celebrity interviews delivered right to your inbox 🎬 Music Legend, 72, 'Always Felt Like a Loser,' 'Angry at the World' first appeared on Parade on Jul 12, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 12, 2025, where it first appeared. Solve the daily Crossword
Boston Globe
15-07-2025
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- Boston Globe
Does pop music need a retirement age?
Cyndi Lauper performed during the Global Citizen festival on Sept. 25, 2021, in New York. STEFAN JEREMIAH/Associated Press If this is Lauper's last tour, she's the rare legacy artist to leave behind the rigors of the road. Like Congress, the presidency, and the Supreme Court, pop music has no retirement age. And for better or worse, artists in their 70s, 80s, and beyond keep touring and flogging their oldies for fans who just don't know how to let go. Get The Gavel A weekly SCOTUS explainer newsletter by columnist Kimberly Atkins Stohr. Enter Email Sign Up Then again, neither do the performers. Advertisement Last week, During the first part of that tour in 2022, McCartney played two sold-out shows at Fenway Park. In his Advertisement For devoted fans, the intangible essence that makes a particular artist distinctive can obscure the inevitable ravages of time, even to the artist themselves. A few years ago I went to a concert featuring two groups whose commercial peak came in the 1980s. One of the bands, a British duo, sounded fantastic, as if no time had passed. Not so with the lead singer of the other group who, at 70, didn't seem to notice that once easily accessible notes were now well beyond his reach. But for older performers it can be more than octaves that are no longer within their range. Last year, social media was inundated with clips of singer 'I absolutely love what I do,' Valli wrote. 'And I know we put on a great show because our fans are still coming out in force and the show still rocks.' Others recognize when it's time for their last encore. Plagued with health problems, In May, Osbourne told Advertisement For many artists, the fans who've stayed with them for decades are family, too, and they can't imagine walking away despite fragile health or advanced age. Excess, not age, was Elvis Presley's problem, and it led to his death at 42. In an 'E! True Hollywood Story' about But his fans didn't care. 'His audience accepted him,' Jerry Weintraub, a legendary concert promoter and film producer, said in the episode. 'When they saw him on the stage and they saw him at 300 pounds, they saw the Elvis from 20 years before. They couldn't see [the physical changes].' Remembering aging artists as young and dynamic is also a vital link to our own younger and more dynamic selves. That's part of what music alone uniquely does. A riff or a chorus whisks an audience back to that original moment of revelation. Gleefully screaming out the lyrics of a favorite song played live in concert erases today and its woes and revives all those yesterdays full of possibilities. I felt that the first time I saw Lauper in concert on an unseasonably raw spring day in 2004, two decades after her breakthrough album, 'She's So Unusual.' She stood on the arms of a seat in the middle of the audience and belted out 'Girls Just Wanna Have Fun' — in the same venue where she'll play on Thursday. It's understandable why many musicians shun retirement — few things can replace the rapture of an adoring audience. But there's a lot to be said for those who walking off the stage too early rather than too late when neither the singer nor the song remain the same. Advertisement Renée Graham is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at
