Ozzy
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Ozzy Osbourne, who achieved massive success as a pioneer of two disreputable but popular entertainment genres, heavy metal music and reality television, died on Tuesday. He was 76.
His family announced the death in a statement. It did not say where he died or specify a cause. He had been treated in recent years for a rare genetic condition called Parkinsonism, with symptoms similar to Parkinson’s disease, exacerbated by chronic drug abuse.
Although Mr. Osbourne repeatedly announced his retirement over the years — he called a series of live dates in 1992 the “No More Tours” tour and a 2018 series “No More Tours II” — he gave his final concert this month, at a festival in his hometown, Birmingham, England, in his honor. Seated on a black throne, visibly moved by the enthusiasm of the crowd, he closed out his career by reuniting the original lineup of his heavy metal group Black Sabbath.
As the lead singer of Black Sabbath, Mr. Osbourne was one of the inventors of heavy metal. As a solo artist, he became a remarkably durable star, with 13 platinum albums and the nickname “Prince of Darkness.”
Ozzy was not the sort of man to whom one expresses the sentiment “Rest in Peace,” but I suppose “Rest” is in order. I’m not the biggest Sabbath or Solo Ozzy fan around, but he put together a very strong career catalogue and was productive for much longer than anyone gave him any credit for. Serious metal folks rarely scoff at his influence on the genre. Let’s listen to some Ozzy: