Ozzy died.

[Sammers]

Just got back home from watching Ozzy come through town 1 last time, definitely an atmosphere of celebration, to be expected with a guy like him.

Plenty of tourists and lots of pride on show from Brum natives, which is nice to see.

 

Managed a couple snaps of Sabbs bridge on Sat as I was in the area, streams of people coming to pay their respects.

 

 

[MacDaddy]

Frank Skinner (voice of Ozzy's audio biography) on when he first met Ozzy.

 

Frank: I used to be in a band who played Paranoid.

 

Ozzy: So did I!

[dmccombe7]

55 minutes ago, MacDaddy said:

Frank Skinner (voice of Ozzy's audio biography) on when he first met Ozzy.

 

Frank: I used to be in a band who played Paranoid.

 

Ozzy: So did I!

Ozzy's one of those guys you'd be happy to meet for a blether. Comes across as just a genuine nice guy who once had some issues like many from that era.

Dave

[Misdee]

I think all of the Black Sabbath members have had something of a reinvention in recent times. If the stark reality of the hedonistic exploits of their heyday was laid bare and judged by the morality of the present day, I think they wouldn't be so accepted by the mainstream.

 

I've said this before but it's  a bit surreal to me as someone who's been a Sabbath fan since the 1970's to see how they've become part of the establishment and are now (rightly) seen as one of Britain's greatest cultural exports. It was unthinkable forty years ago that Ozzy's eventual death would garner such blanket media coverage and widespread public displays of grief.

 

Sabbath used to be wild, inaccessible and mysterious. I preferred it that way. It's all getting a bit much. I suppose that in later life Ozzy was as much a raconteur as he was a musician and that's what people will miss.  

Edited 20 hours ago by Misdee

[TheGreek]

Coldstream Guards play "Paranoid"...

 

https://www.facebook.com/share/r/19L5yQ9HyM/

[Bassassin]

2 hours ago, Misdee said:

I think all of the Black Sabbath members have had something of a reinvention in recent times. If the stark reality of the hedonistic exploits of their heyday was laid bare and judged by the morality of the present day, I think they wouldn't be so accepted by the mainstream.

 

I've said this before but it's  a bit surreal to me as someone who's been a Sabbath fan since the 1970's to see how they've become part of the establishment and are now (rightly) seen as one of Britain's greatest cultural exports. It was unthinkable forty years ago that Ozzy's eventual death would garner such blanket media coverage and widespread public displays of grief.

 

Sabbath used to be wild, inaccessible and mysterious. I preferred it that way. It's all getting a bit much. I suppose that in later life Ozzy was as much a raconteur as he was a musician and that's what people will miss.  

 

Like it or not, it's Ozzy's time as a reality TV star which made him the odd cultural icon he became.

 

His life & passing would still have been massively celebrated within the metal community, but there would have been very little of this blanket coverage if he hadn't been all over the telly with his catchphrases.

[Downunderwonder]

On 31/07/2025 at 01:23, steantval said:

cretins in the crowd showing absolute disrespect by chanting and singing Ozzy Ozzy Ozzy Oi Oi Oi

Granted they were out of order, but in their minds they were expressing respect. I think the family probably didn't mind. Ozzy sure didn't. Showbiz innit?