The Godfather of Heavy Metal is Gone
By celticeagle
@celticeagle (178436)
Boise, Idaho
July 22, 2025 2:02pm CST
I was wondering around the net wondering what to post about when I saw it. Ozzy dead? Surely this is a hoax. I see it everywhere. He was 76. I was just watching a re-run of the show he did with his son, Jack. Jack would show videos of weird stuff and Ozzy and wife Sharon would decide if it was real or not. I could hardly understand his speech but he was still the old feisty guy.
In 2020 on the Good Morning America show he and his wife told the world he had Parkinson's. It was no surprise with the neurological issues and his long drug use. You have to admire his wife, Sharon. She stood by him through it all. They had been married since 1982.
I never cared for heavy metal but my daughter liked it so got my fill of it. Crazy train played on and on.
What a crazy guy. I bet his family is really rocked. He's held on for so long. I guess he was in a wheelchair most recently. Gosh. It is sad.
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@celticeagle (178436)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul
Thank the Gods for the technology we have that allows us to enjoy these talents long after they leave this Earth.
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@wolfgirl569 (120878)
• Marion, Ohio
22 Jul
I just seen a little about him passing earlier.
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@celticeagle (178436)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul
It was all over the news when I got up. I thought sure it had to be a hoax. Sure wish it had been.
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@RebeccasFarm (95587)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Jul
I saw him when he was in his fine prime at the Hammersmith Odeon in London..what a show.
One of a kind and a sure talent. What charisma he had on stage.
So sad to hear of this, RIP Lad.
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@celticeagle (178436)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul
I have been watching a show with him, his wife and Jack there Jack shows a video and then those two would rate of it's authenticity. It was fun to watch them interact. I bet Jack and Kelly and Sharon are in an awful state right now. He was such a force of nature. Such a talent. I am always thankful for technology in that we have film to continue to enjoy talent such as his. He made until he was 76, quite a feet for the kind of life he chose to lead.
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@RebeccasFarm (95587)
• Arvada, Colorado
23 Jul
@celticeagle Yes and he was honestly so humble for being such a talent.
Oh yes his family must be devastated..no one can replace him.
@celticeagle (178436)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul
I am too. He wasn't a big favorite of mine musically but I enjoyed his persona on some TV shows I watched that included him and his family. I feel so badly for his family right now. They had such a cool relationship.
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@LindaOHio (197923)
• United States
23 Jul
Another legend bites the dust. There have been too many recently. May he RIP.
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@celticeagle (178436)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Jul
Dropping like flies. I almost hate to open my laptop each and see who has passed now.
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@LindaOHio (197923)
• United States
24 Jul
@celticeagle Yes, so many are getting to "that age"....myself included!
