{"id":27692,"date":"2025-07-27T20:48:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27692\/"},"modified":"2025-07-27T20:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-27T20:48:08","slug":"new-details-reveal-ozzy-osbournes-quiet-farewell-before-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/27692\/","title":{"rendered":"New Details Reveal Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s Quiet Farewell Before Death"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Tuesday, fans around the globe mourned the sudden loss of rock legend Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>, who died at 76. Just over two weeks before his passing,<\/a> the Prince of Darkness <\/a>took the stage one final time during Black Sabbath\u2019s farewell<\/a> concert in Birmingham, his beloved hometown<\/a> and the birthplace of heavy metal.<\/p>\n

Tony Iommi Was \u201cShocked\u201d By Osbourne\u2019s Passing<\/p>\n

\"Jack(Photo by Dia Dipasupil\/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)Jack Black and Ozzy Osbourne onstage during the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony streaming on Disney+ at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on October 19, 2024, in Cleveland, Ohio. <\/p>\n

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who shared decades of music and friendship with Osbourne, broke his silence in an emotional interview with Guitar World.<\/a><\/p>\n

Ozzy Osbourne with his vocal coach Katie Riggs before what would it be his last performance. <\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a shock for us,\u201d Iommi admitted<\/a>. \u201cWhen I heard yesterday, it couldn\u2019t sink in. I thought, \u2018It can\u2019t be.\u2019 I only had a text from him the day before.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n

The Toll of That Final Performance<\/p>\n

\"Flowers,(Photo by Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images)Flowers, candles, drinks, and messages in memory of Ozzy Osbourne are left on the Black Sabbath Bridge bench on Broad Street on July 23, 2025, in Birmingham, England. <\/p>\n

Despite the energy Ozzy displayed during the farewell event, Iommi revealed that his health had clearly been deteriorating.<\/p>\n

Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s last performance \u201cMama I\u2019m coming home\u201d July 5th, 2025\u202617 days later, he went home.<\/p>\n

RIP to The Prince of Darkness\ud83e\udd18\ud83c\udffc\u2728\n<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s not looked well through the rehearsals,\u201d Iommi said<\/a>. \u201cI think he really just held out to do that show. And just after that, he\u2019s done it and said goodbye to the fans. And that was the end of it, really.\u201d<\/p>\n

In Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s own words, the sheer effort he put in both mentally and physically to perform his final gig before he died yesterday. <\/p>\n

Iommi believes Osbourne had an unspoken sense that the performance might be his last.<\/a> \u201cI think he must have had something in his head that said, \u2018Well, this is gonna be it, the last thing I\u2019m ever gonna do.\u2019 Whether he thought he was gonna die or what, I don\u2019t know. But he really wanted to do it\u2026 and fair dues, he\u2019d done it.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Text Message Days Before<\/p>\n

\"Warner (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives\/Getty Images)Warner Bros. Records publicity still photo of Black Sabbath (L-R) Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi, Bill Ward, and Ozzy Osbourne, circa 1970.<\/p>\n

Osbourne\u2019s final message to Iommi came just a day before he passed away. It was brief but revealing.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe said he was tired and low on energy,\u201d Iommi recalled. \u201cWe could see it in rehearsal. We didn\u2019t want him there every day\u2026 they\u2019d bring him in and he\u2019d sit down and sing a few songs, and then we\u2019d talk about some rubbish old times\u2026 have a laugh, and then he\u2019d go.\u201d<\/p>\n

A Farewell Meant to Be<\/p>\n

\"Musicians (Photo by Kevin Winter\/Getty Images)Musicians Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, and Geezer Butler of Black Sabbath appear at a press conference to announce their first new album in 33 years and a world tour in 2012 at the Whisky a Go Go on November 11, 2011, in West Hollywood, California. <\/p>\n

The final concert wasn\u2019t just a performance; it was a goodbye.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe gig was for him, really,\u201d Iommi said. \u201cFor us, to say goodbye. And to have Bill [Ward] drum with us as well after 20 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Although the show clearly drained him, no one in the band expected Osbourne to pass so soon.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe didn\u2019t expect him to go that quickly, really,\u201d Iommi said. \u201cWe didn\u2019t expect him to go. So it\u2019s been a shock.\u201d<\/p>\n

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