British rock singer and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne died Tuesday at the age of 76, weeks after his final concert with his bandmates at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom, according to British media reports.
Osbourne’s family announced his death this afternoon in a statement: “It is with indescribable sadness that we report the passing of our beloved Ozzy Osbourne this morning. He was with his family, surrounded by much love. We ask everyone to respect our family’s privacy at this time.”
Ozzy’s health problems began in 2019 with the flu that led to a respiratory infection that threatened to develop into pneumonia. Before that, he even suffered a staph infection in his thumb.
The aging rocker ended up hospitalized. He even spent time in the ICU, and upon returning home, a domestic accident forced him to postpone all his scheduled dates for that year until 2020.
Born in Birmingham, Osbourne rose to fame as a singer thanks to the sound of Black Sabbath, the band founded in 1968 and which he led until 1979, starring in songs such as “Paranoid,” “War Pigs,” and “Iron Man.” After being fired from the group, he embarked on a solo career that includes eleven albums and has made him a true icon of heavy metal worldwide.
Some of his solo hits compiled on this album include “Crazy Train,” “Mr. Crowley,” “Bark At the Moon,” “No More Tears,” “Perry Mason,” “Gets Me Through,” and “Let Me Hear You Scream.”
