Legendary British rock musician Ozzy Osbourne was buried today in his hometown of Birmingham. Thousands of fans gathered on the streets of the city to pay their last respects to the great rock and heavy metal music.
The hearse of the frontman of the band “Black Sabbath” passed through the city, while family members walked behind them. Fans from all over the world laid flowers and left farewell messages on the famous “Black Sabbath Bridge”. The procession was followed by a private funeral for the legendary musician.
Birmingham Mayor Zafar Iqbal said ahead of the funeral that today would be a tribute to “one of Birmingham’s greatest legends”. He called Osbourne a “son of Birmingham” and stressed that the famous musician made the city famous.
Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22 at the age of 77, less than three weeks after his legendary band “Black Sabbath” reunited and played their farewell concert at “Villa Park”.
Black Sabbath first performed in Birmingham in 1968, at the Crown pub on Station Street. The pub is officially considered the “birthplace of heavy metal”.
The English band has influenced generations of musicians, especially those who have chosen to focus their creativity on creating and performing music with the “hard sound” of heavy metal and hard rock. The band has had several singers over the decades, including big names such as Ronnie James Dio, Ian Gillan, Tony Martin and Glenn Hughes, but Osbourne has left the deepest mark and is considered by many to be “the only true singer of Black Sabbath”.
In addition to being part of Black Sabbath, Osbourne, who was called the “Prince of Darkness”, also had an enviable solo career, collaborating with big names in rock music such as Randy Rhodes and Zakk Wylde, and is considered one of the greatest figures in the history of modern music.
