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Daily Mirror
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Black Sabbath's Geezer Butler recalls first time he met 'lunatic' Ozzy Osbourne
Black Sabbath star Geezer Butler recalled the first time he met Ozzy Osbourne, who showed up at his front door in an unusual outfit Black Sabbath star Terence 'Geezer' Butler recalled the first time he met Ozzy Osbourne all those years ago. The bass player, along with his former bandmates, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, recently issued respective statements to fans following the news of Ozzy's heartbreaking death this week. The news comes just weeks after he took to the stage with his former bandmates at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on July 5 for his farewell concert, Back to the Beginning. The sold-out charity gig reunited Ozzy with guitarist Tony, 77, bassist Geezer, 76, and drummer Bill, 77, who are the original members of Black Sabbath. Geezer paid tribute to his pal in a post which read: "Goodbye dear friend – thanks for all those years - we had some great fun. 4 kids from Aston - who'd have thought, eh? So glad we got to do it one last time, back in Aston. Love you." A post was also shared on the band's Instagram page tonight following the news of singer-songwriter Ozzy's death this week. Alongside a photo of him taken at his final concert, the caption of the post simply read: "Ozzy Forever." The bass player previously opened up about the first time he met Ozzy, which happened after Geezer spotted the Prince of Darkness' 'Ozzy Zig Needs Gig' advertisement at the local musical instruments store. Geezer noticed he lived nearby in Aston and went to knock on his door, but no one answered. Later that day, Ozzy showed up and casually knocked on his front door. "My brother told me, 'There's something at the front door for you'," he said. "It was a skinhead in his dad's toolmaker's work gown, with no shoes; he had a chimney brush over his shoulder and was holding one trainer on a dog lead. "It was raining and he was soaking wet. I just burst out laughing. I thought he was the local lunatic." The 'local lunatic' turned out to be Ozzy, who just served six weeks in Birmingham's Winson Green Prison for burglary. Geezer previously revealed the first three Sabbath albums were recorded in a "reasonably straight" fashion before the group started using hard drugs while making Vol. 4 in Los Angeles in 1972. 'The serious stuff was imbibed when we recorded that one in L.A. ... and then later on Sabbath Bloody Sabbath,' he explained. 'None of it made me play better. I'd think so at the time – then when listening to it back sober, I'd have to redo everything. "Alcohol is by far the worst for performing. I only ever did that once, and that was enough.'
News18
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- News18
Aerosmith, Foo Fighters, Jon Bon Jovi Post Heartfelt Tributes As They Remember Ozzy Osbourne I N18G
British rock legend Ozzy Osbourne, fondly known as the 'Prince of Darkness' amongst his millions of fans, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 76. While fans queued up to remember Ozzy, several music legends too, posted heartfelt tributes for him. Watch this video for more! news | entertainment news live | latest bollywood news | bollywood | news18 | n18oc_moviesLiked the video? Please press the thumbs up icon and leave a comment. Subscribe to Showsha YouTube channel and never miss a video: / showshaindia Follow Showsha on Instagram: / showsha_ Follow Showsha on Facebook: / showsha Follow Showsha on X: Showsha on Snapchat: / 6yeotzey More entertainment and lifestyle news and updates on:
Time of India
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Coldplay dedicates Nashville concert to the late singer Ozzy Osbourne; the band performed 'Changes' as a tribute
Coldplay, the British rock band, dedicated their Nashville show to the legendary late singer, Ozzy Osbourne . Chris Martin and his fellow band members sang a cover of the 1972 ballad 'Changes' by Black Sabbath, appreciating the 'Prince of Darkness' and his musical genius. Coldplay gave a tribute to Ozzy Osbourne On July 22, 2025, the rock star, Ozzy Osbourne, passed away at the age of 76. Later in the evening, at Nissan Stadium, Martin said, 'We'd like to dedicate this whole show to the incredible genius, talent, and character called gift to the world, who was Ozzy Osbourne. We send our love to his family,' according to People. After playing the heartwrenching ballad, Coldplay's frontman said, 'Ozzy, we love you, wherever you're going." Many fans said that they could hear the band playing the track during the soundcheck on X. Osbourne's family gave an official statement after he passed away. '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," they said, before adding, 'He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time." by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo Ozzy Osbourne and the farewell tour A couple of weeks ago, Osbourne performed his farewell concert in Birmingham on July 5 from his throne, as the last performance by Black Sabbath. In January 2020, the late singer had revealed that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003. At the time, he said, 'It's not a death sentence.' Additionally, in 2019, the 'Mama, I'm Coming Home' singer had been diagnosed with pneumonia and suffered a fall that required neck surgery. Despite numerous complications, Osbourne owned the stage at the goodbye concert, where he collaborated with numerous bands and celebrated music along with his fans.
RTÉ News
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- RTÉ News
Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne dies age 76
Steve Futterman, LA-based journalist, remembers the life and legacy of 'the Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne, who died at the age of 76
Boston Globe
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, rock's ‘conductor of mayhem'
Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up And he was not what you would call conventionally handsome; Osbourne was slightly doughy and his lank, shoulder-length hair often obscured his face on stage. (As the band rocked – and, boy, did Advertisement At some point, Osbourne became a caricature, which mostly had to do with an incident, sure to be included in the many obituaries and testimonials to come, when he Advertisement 'All I am is a conductor of mayhem,' he would say later. 'I like to see people get off in a good way.' But Osbourne, it must be noted, was also prone to saying some profoundly vile things, which may or may not have been related to his longstanding issues with drugs and alcohol. Not long after the bat incident, for instance, Osbourne – who was by then known as the 'Prince of Darkness' – gave a TV interview in which he expressed a certain admiration for Adolf Hitler. When asked during a 1982 episode of the cable TV show 'Night Flight' about the inspiration for his stage performance, Osbourne 'He was a freak, he was a lunatic, but he had something about him, you know. It was bad what he did, it was terrible what he did, he killed all of these people and whatever, but it was like he had something about him…If somebody put that in a positive way, for the good of mankind… whatever anybody says about me, I might be the biggest lunatic that you've ever met in your life guys, but I'm here for you guys, I'm here for people…' It'll be interesting to see how many of the obits and testimonials mention that bit of Osbourne's colorful background. In the early 2000s, with his solo career stalled for the moment, Osbourne managed to become something of a TV star thanks to the Advertisement He seemed grandfatherly; he shuffled more than walked and his speech was mumbled. Like so many reality shows of the time, ' Osbourne did not seem well at Black Sabbath's ballyhooed farewell show, held a few weeks ago in the band's hometown of Birmingham. Unable to walk without support, the singer sat in an oversized throne while his bandmates, Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, and drummer Bill Ward, played four classic Sabbath tracks: ' Osbourne gamely sang along, but his voice, once so haunting, was thin and trembling. It won't be how I or anyone else who heard Ozzy at the peak of his powers will Mark Shanahan can be reached at
