Goodbye, Ozzy Osbourne: Remembering His Life in Photos

Karen Ruud July 22, 3:38 pm

Rock and roll legend Ozzy Osbourne poses for a portrait in Los Angeles, California. — Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath frontman and all-around Crazy Man, has passed away at 76, just a few short weeks after his final concert blowout.

Ever since I was a little kid, I have been OBSESSED with him. I have long been dreading the day that he would die; the only other musician whose death made me this upset was Olivia Newton-John. I guess they were the devil and angel on my shoulder, you could say.

Well, now the day is here and I thankfully can pay tribute to him the best I can, with this photo gallery remembering the wild man. RIP Ozzy, I hope that we will meet in the end. What memories do you have of him? Share in the comments!

('NO SUB AGENCIES) Black Sabbath, 1970: Bill Ward, Geezer Butler, Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi during Black Sabbath File Photos in , United Kingdom.

Black Sabbath, 1970: Bill Ward, Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler in ,

METAL: A HEADBANGER'S JOURNEY, Black Sabbath, from left: Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler, early 1970s, 2005.

BLACK SABBATH, Ozzy Osbourne (back center), c. 1970s — Everett Collection

English musician Ozzy Osbourne and Jake E Lee perform in concert, New York, New York, circa 1986

British heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne screams inside a bar, with an electric guitar mounted on the wall behind him, 1980s. — Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne stands laughing over a woman chained to a table, beneath a swinging blade and an upside-down crucifix, circa 1982. — Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne spreads his legs as he is held by MTV executive producer Julian Goldberg (L) and MTV VJ J.J. Jackson, circa 1982. Osbourne announced that he would establish a scholarship fund in the name of guitarist Randy Rhoads. — Hulton Archive/Getty Images

Ozzy Osbourne, 1980s — Everett Collection

Ozzy Osbourne and Lita Ford — Everett Collection

Ozzy Osbourne, singing with Black Sabbath, at the Moscow Music Peace Festival, 1989. — Everett Collection

Ozzy Osbourne, in concert, circa 1990s. — Everett Collection

381053 05: Singer Ozzy Osbourne and wife Sharon Arden pose for photographers at the premiere of New Line's — Chris Weeks/Liaison

BATTLE FOR OZZFEST, Sharon Osbourne, Ozzy Osbourne, 2004, — MTV/Courtesy: Everett Collection

LONDON - NOVEMBER 16: (L-R) Black Sabbath band members Terry Butler, Bill Ward, Ozzy Osbourne and Tony Iommi pose backstage with the award for their induction into the UK Music Hall Of Fame 2005, the culmination of the two-week Channel 4 series looking at 1950's-1990's popular music, at Alexandra Palace on November 16, 2005 in London, England. Acts are selected by a panel of over 60 artists, journalists, broadcasters and executives, with artists including Alanis Morissette, The Pretenders and Slash paying tribute to their fellow musical artists at the event.

JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE, Ozzy Osbourne, (aired May 21, 2007), 2003- — Michael Desmond/ABC/Everett Collection

Musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during half-time of the NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium on September 08, 2022 in Inglewood, California — Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 26: (L-R) Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne speak onstage during the 62nd Annual GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on January 26, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy ) — Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 24: Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs at Ozzfest 2016 at San Manuel Amphitheater on September 24, 2016 in Los Angeles, California.

CLEVELAND, OHIO - OCTOBER 19: Inductee, Ozzy Osbourne speaks 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.