Ozzy Osbourne dead at 76

(NewsNation) — Ozzy Osbourne, the pb vocalist of British dense metallic set Black Sabbath, has died astatine 76, according to aggregate reports.

Ozzy, calved John Michael Osbourne, lone weeks anterior had played a last amusement with Black Sabbath successful the band’s hometown of Birmingham.

Osbourne formed Black Sabbath successful 1968 successful Birmingham, a metropolis past known for its dense manufacture that became the crucible of the British metallic scene. Black Sabbath’s devil imagery and thunderous dependable made them 1 of the era's astir influential — and parent-scaring — metallic acts. Both the set and Osbourne arsenic a solo creator person been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Osbourne’s fame expanded into the mainstream successful the aboriginal 2000s, erstwhile helium joined his woman Sharon Osbourne, and 2 of their children successful the MTV world TV amusement “The Osbournes.”

He had struggled with wellness issues since 2003 pursuing a near-fatal quad motorcycle crash. He revealed his Parkinson’s diagnosis successful 2020 and paused touring successful 2023 aft spinal surgery.