Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath singer and godfather of heavy metal, dead at 76

Steve Williams · Thursday at 11:55 AM

Hard to believe he gave his last concert a few weeks ago. He had to sit for his performance annd only sang a few songs.
Definitely one of the kings of heavy metal rock ‘n’ roll. Who can ever forget Black Sabbath

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath singer and godfather of heavy metal, dead at 76 | CNN

Ozzy Osbourne, the hellraising frontman of Black Sabbath and reality TV star, died Tuesday, his family shared.

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Ron Resnick · Thursday at 12:38 PM

What is anybody's hypothesis as to why these old geezer rockers just can't get off the stage? Phil Collins performing in a chair. Ozzy? The Rolling Stones?

Are these guys as psychologically addicted to the adoration of screaming fans today as they were physically addicted to drugs decades ago?

Why not go out at the top as a jumping rockstar maniac, instead of having your fans remembering you as an elderly and feeble octogenarian sitting in a chair?

bonzo75 · Thursday at 12:41 PM

Nice article in the Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/music/2...-and-icon-of-british-heavy-metal-dies-aged-76

Saw them live over a decade ago at Hyde park Soundgarden opened for them, but BS were much better at their sound was also much better at the same venue

bonzo75 · Thursday at 12:43 PM

Ozzy teaching John Lennon music

dminches · Thursday at 1:34 PM

Ron Resnick said:
What is anybody's hypothesis as to why these old geezer rockers just can't get off the stage? Phil Collins performing in a chair. Ozzy? The Rolling Stones?

Are these guys as psychologically addicted to the adoration of screaming fans today as they were physically addicted to drugs decades ago?

Why not go out at the top as a jumping rockstar maniac, instead of having your fans remembering you as an elderly and feeble octogenarian sitting in a chair?

Ron, is there any profession where people retire at the top of their game?

Musicians love to perform and that’s all they really know what to do. I know people who have saw the stones in last tour and thought they performed very well.

andromedaaudio · Thursday at 1:55 PM

RIP ozzy it was nice to see him perform for a last time doing what he loved most .

A True spirit always spoke his mind / no filter

Billgates307 · Thursday at 2:59 PM

Ron Resnick said:
What is anybody's hypothesis as to why these old geezer rockers just can't get off the stage? Phil Collins performing in a chair. Ozzy? The Rolling Stones?

Are these guys as psychologically addicted to the adoration of screaming fans today as they were physically addicted to drugs decades ago?

Why not go out at the top as a jumping rockstar maniac, instead of having your fans remembering you as an elderly and feeble octogenarian sitting in a chair?

It's not so hard to imagine that Ozzy might have wanted to go out doing what he loved. He was never one to play it safe. That raw, defiant spirit was central to who he was. And let’s be honest, true artists like Ozzy, the Stones, Waters and others don’t retire in the traditional sense. They live and breathe their craft to the very end. For them, dying in the harness isn’t a tragedy, it’s a final act of authenticity.

Another Johnson · Thursday at 3:07 PM

Ron Resnick said:
What is anybody's hypothesis as to why these old geezer rockers just can't get off the stage? Phil Collins performing in a chair. Ozzy? The Rolling Stones?

Are these guys as psychologically addicted to the adoration of screaming fans today as they were physically addicted to drugs decades ago?

Why not go out at the top as a jumping rockstar maniac, instead of having your fans remembering you as an elderly and feeble octogenarian sitting in a chair?

Money and nostalgic emotions drive this, especially when the market supports the effort. As long as fans show desire to fill venues, it’s hard to argue that the personality should let it go.

I have friends who talked about Osbourne’s last show as though it was an important event in their lives.

If he’d lived, I wouldn’t have been surprised if he’d scheduled more shows as his stamina and ticket sales allowed.

In an analogous love, Charlton Heston made his last public appearance at the national NRA convention in Orlando not long before his death. The large room was packed, and they wheeled him out in a wheelchair with a blanket. They put a muzzleloader in his hands and he managed to hold it over his head and say “From my cold, dead hands” one last time, before Toby Keith gave his performance. The room was electric. Heston was not there for money. He was there for his love of the enthusiasm for his cause.

fbhifi · Thursday at 3:28 PM

RIP Ozzy. Considering that Sabbath originated the genre- You ARE Ironman!

Ron Resnick · Thursday at 3:59 PM

dminches said:
Ron, is there any profession where people retire at the top of their game?

Hello David!

Statistics about professions is not my field. So I really don't know.

What about that baseball guy, Bob Ruth?

How did Bobby Mercer do?

What about Lou Alcindor?

Duffy Dyer?

That football guy, Tom Hardy, did well, no?

That boxing guy of whom Billy Crystal used to do an amazing impersonation?

Porsche · Thursday at 4:08 PM

Ron Resnick said:
What is anybody's hypothesis as to why these old geezer rockers just can't get off the stage? Phil Collins performing in a chair. Ozzy? The Rolling Stones?

Are these guys as psychologically addicted to the adoration of screaming fans today as they were physically addicted to drugs decades ago?

Why not go out at the top as a jumping rockstar maniac, instead of having your fans remembering you as an elderly and feeble octogenarian sitting in a chair?

or maybe he wanted to say goodbye to his millions of fans knowing his time was short, cause it had nothing to do with money and ironically his last song was "momma im coming home"

hopkins · Thursday at 4:12 PM

Ron Resnick said:
That boxing guy of whom Billy Crystal used to do an amazing impersonation?

Ali. They were friends. He spoke at his funeral.

Ron Resnick · Thursday at 4:16 PM

hopkins said:
Ali. They were friends. He spoke at his funeral.

Yes, that's the guy!

hopkins · Thursday at 4:25 PM

Ron Resnick said:
Yes, that's the guy!

A legend…where have you been hiding all these years?

To answer your question about old geezers performing, I just assume some of them enjoy it.

andromedaaudio · Thursday at 4:28 PM

I just asked AI who is the founder of heavy metal .

Answer ......Black Sabbath

DasguteOhr · Thursday at 4:28 PM

I remember a scene from The Osbournes. Ozzy was supposed to record the song "Dreamer." They set up a bubble machine in the studio. The whole room was filled with them. When Ozzy came in, he said, "Bubbles, really, you fucking kidding me I'm the Prince of Darkness, and he will always be one." (R.I.P.)

Ron Resnick · Thursday at 4:48 PM

hopkins said:
A legend…where have you been hiding all these years?

I don't know sports guys.

Steve Williams · Thursday at 4:50 PM

dminches said:
Ron, is there any profession where people retire at the top of their game?

Musicians love to perform and that’s all they really know what to do. I know people who have saw the stones in last tour and thought they performed very well.

Totally agree David. Posts like that IMO are to be ignored I saw the last Stones concert and loved it. Ozzy was a super star and a legend and yes I agree with Ked that Black Sabbath was the start of something big

Saw Phil Collins too. Always liked him

Here in SoCal my wife and I commonly go to The Coach House in San Juan Capistrano for the past 40 years to see all of the old acts. We love them .

Going to see Judy Collins end of August who also has to sit for her concerts and walks with a cane and has lost most of her voice from a stroke but another true legend . Saw Don McLean there 2 weeks ago who is 79 and still performing . He's lost most of his voice too but the crowd was standing for the entire concert. He was great

Saw Rod Stewart a few months ago at Caesar's Forum. He's 80. Couldn't sing like he used to but had swagger like Jagger and played to a full house and brought the house down with 3 encores.

Billy Joel collapses on stage.....has medical and mental issues but IMO also a true legend who always [played to a sold out Madison Square Gardens

Porsche said:
or maybe he wanted to say goodbye to his millions of fans knowing his time was short, cause it had nothing to do with money and ironically his last song was "momma im coming home"

Totally agree.. great post

DasguteOhr · Thursday at 4:55 PM

andromedaaudio said:
I just asked AI who is the founder of heavy metal .

Answer ......Black Sabbath

The scholars argue about this. When Deep Purple performed "Child in Time" in 1970, the audience looked at each other and said, "What kind of nut is this? Today, one of the best songs ever."

P.S
Just like Gene Simmons of Kiss claimed to have invented the symbol, but it was actually Ronnie James Dio. His grandmother used it to calm goats when they were jumping around. The truth lies somewhere in between, as always.

fbhifi · Thursday at 5:15 PM

andromedaaudio said:
I just asked AI who is the founder of heavy metal .

Answer ......Black Sabbath

Please see my post above.

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