The music world is reacting to the information that Ozzy Osbourne has died. Osbourne’s surviving bandmates in Black Sabbath led the way in which with a easy message: “Ozzy Endlessly.”
Black Sabbath’s different founding members—guitarist Tony Iommi, bassist Geezer Butler, and drummer Invoice Ward—every penned their very own tributes to Osbourne as nicely. “The place will I discover you now? Within the recollections, our unstated embraces, our missed cellphone calls, no, you’re without end in my coronary heart,” Ward shared, whereas Iommi wrote, “It’s simply such heartbreaking information that I can’t actually discover the phrases, there received’t ever be one other like him.” Butler put it most succinctly: “4 children from Aston- who’d have thought, eh?”
“He was a pricey buddy and an enormous trailblazer who secured his place within the pantheon of rock gods – a real legend,” wrote Elton John, who featured on the title tune of Osbourne’s Peculiar Man. “He was additionally one of many funniest folks I’ve ever met. I’ll miss him dearly. To Sharon and the household, I ship my condolences and love.”
Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready, a collaborator on Osbourne’s remaining album, Affected person Quantity 9, shared: “Unhappy to listen to Ozzy died right now. Once I was in highschool I found Sabbath. ‘Battle Pigs’ was terrifying and mesmerizing on the identical time. It was Ozzy’s voice that took me away to a darkish universe. An awesome escape. Then when The ‘Blizzard of Ozz’ report got here out I used to be immediately a fan. Randy Rhoads was an affect on me to play lead guitar. Fortunately I received to play on the tune ‘Immortal’ on the final report. Thanks for the music, Ozzy it makes our journey in life higher.”
Additional notes have been shared by Public Enemy’s Taste Flav, Metallica, Nirvana, John Maus, Yungblud, Rage In opposition to the Machine’s Tom Morello, the Roots’ Questlove, Inexperienced Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, the Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wooden, Disturbed’s David Draiman, Twisted Sister’s Dee Snider, Zane Lowe, the Smashing Pumpkins, Sean Ono Lennon, Julian Lennon, Pantera, Sammy Hagar, and Jack White.
