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Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Alice Cooper honour Ozzy Osbourne during concerts
Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Alice Cooper are among the music artists who have honoured the 'Prince of Darkness', Ozzy Osbourne, by paying tribute to him during live concert performances. The death of the music star, who fronted heavy metal band Black Sabbath, was announced in a statement to the PA news agency saying he was 'with his family and surrounded by love'. Advertisement His Black Sabbath band mates – Terence 'Geezer' Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward – led tributes to Osbourne alongside fans from his home city of Birmingham and celebrity friends including Kiss star Gene Simmons and Queen guitarist Sir Brian May. His death at the age of 76 comes just weeks after Osbourne took to the stage for a farewell concert at Villa Park in Birmingham – a stone's throw from where the band was formed in 1968. The Back to the Beginning concert featured performances from Anthrax, Metallica and Guns N' Roses, with Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates the last to appear on stage. Lady Gaga Lady Gaga paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, wearing a t-shirt and playing his debut solo single Crazy Train (Ian West/PA) US pop star Lady Gaga took to the stage in an Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt as she ended her first Mayhem Ball show in San Francisco on Tuesday. Advertisement 'We'll miss you Ozzy', she said, as Osbourne's song Crazy Train played in the background. Crazy Train was released in 1980 as Osbourne's debut solo single, which featured on his debut solo album, Blizzard Of Ozz. The Bad Romance singer, 39, is currently touring her latest studio album, Mayhem, across the US and Canada. Coldplay Chris Martin performed a rendition of Black Sabbath's Changes during a show at Nashville in tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne (Aaron Chown/PA) During a concert in Nashville, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin led a rendition of Changes by Black Sabbath in tribute to the heavy metal star. Advertisement 'Okay Ozzy we love you, wherever you're going, thank you for everything', he said after playing the tune on a piano. The song was originally released in 1972 as part of the Vol4 Black Sabbath album, and was re-released in 2003 as a duet with Osbourne's daughter, Kelly, containing revised lyrics. Singer Yungblud, who has hailed Osbourne as 'the greatest of all time', played the song during his farewell concert on July 5. Alice Cooper View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alice Cooper (@alicecooper) US rockstar Alice Cooper described Osbourne as an 'unmatched showman and cultural icon' in a social media post that said the band had found out about his death 'minutes before going on stage in Cardiff, Wales'. Advertisement Cooper and his band dedicated the show to Osbourne and posted a clip of them shouting 'Ozzy' before going onto the stage. Following the show, Cooper summed up his thoughts and said: 'The whole world is mourning Ozzy tonight. Over his long career, he earned immense respect among his peers and from fans around the world as an unmatched showman and cultural icon. 'I always saw Ozzy as a cross between the prince of darkness, which is the persona his fans saw, and the court jester. That was the side that his family and friends saw. 'He was and will continue to be a rock n roll legend. Rock n Roll is a family and a fraternity. When we lose one of our own it bleeds. I wish I would have gotten to know my brother Ozzy better. Advertisement 'Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and the rest of the Ozzy brood – our prayers are with you tonight. A titanic boulder has crashed, but rock will roll on.' Ghost Swedish rock band Ghost dedicated their New York show at Madison Square Garden to Osbourne. In a video posted to social media, frontman Tobias Forge said: 'We're going to dedicate tonight's show to the memory of the life and laughter of Ozzy Osbourne. 'For being the Prince of Darkness, he sure gave us a lot of light. So we're going to tap into that tonight and take it forward.'
Yahoo
2 hours ago
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Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Alice Cooper honour Ozzy Osbourne during concerts
Lady Gaga, Coldplay and Alice Cooper are among the music artists who have honoured the 'Prince of Darkness', Ozzy Osbourne, by paying tribute to him during live concert performances. The death of the music star, who fronted heavy metal band Black Sabbath, was announced in a statement to the PA news agency saying he was 'with his family and surrounded by love'. His Black Sabbath band mates – Terence 'Geezer' Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward – led tributes to Osbourne alongside fans from his home city of Birmingham and celebrity friends including Kiss star Gene Simmons and Queen guitarist Sir Brian May. His death at the age of 76 comes just weeks after Osbourne took to the stage for a farewell concert at Villa Park in Birmingham – a stone's throw from where the band was formed in 1968. The Back to the Beginning concert featured performances from Anthrax, Metallica and Guns N' Roses, with Osbourne's Black Sabbath bandmates the last to appear on stage. Lady Gaga US pop star Lady Gaga took to the stage in an Ozzy Osbourne t-shirt as she ended her first Mayhem Ball show in San Francisco on Tuesday. 'We'll miss you Ozzy', she said, as Osbourne's song Crazy Train played in the background. Crazy Train was released in 1980 as Osbourne's debut solo single, which featured on his debut solo album, Blizzard Of Ozz. The Bad Romance singer, 39, is currently touring her latest studio album, Mayhem, across the US and Canada. Coldplay During a concert in Nashville, Coldplay frontman Chris Martin led a rendition of Changes by Black Sabbath in tribute to the heavy metal star. 'Okay Ozzy we love you, wherever you're going, thank you for everything', he said after playing the tune on a piano. The song was originally released in 1972 as part of the Vol4 Black Sabbath album, and was re-released in 2003 as a duet with Osbourne's daughter, Kelly, containing revised lyrics. Singer Yungblud, who has hailed Osbourne as 'the greatest of all time', played the song during his farewell concert on July 5. Alice Cooper View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alice Cooper (@alicecooper) US rockstar Alice Cooper described Osbourne as an 'unmatched showman and cultural icon' in a social media post that said the band had found out about his death 'minutes before going on stage in Cardiff, Wales'. Cooper and his band dedicated the show to Osbourne and posted a clip of them shouting 'Ozzy' before going onto the stage. Following the show, Cooper summed up his thoughts and said: 'The whole world is mourning Ozzy tonight. Over his long career, he earned immense respect among his peers and from fans around the world as an unmatched showman and cultural icon. 'I always saw Ozzy as a cross between the prince of darkness, which is the persona his fans saw, and the court jester. That was the side that his family and friends saw. 'He was and will continue to be a rock n roll legend. Rock n Roll is a family and a fraternity. When we lose one of our own it bleeds. I wish I would have gotten to know my brother Ozzy better. 'Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and the rest of the Ozzy brood – our prayers are with you tonight. A titanic boulder has crashed, but rock will roll on.' Ghost Swedish rock band Ghost dedicated their New York show at Madison Square Garden to Osbourne. In a video posted to social media, frontman Tobias Forge said: 'We're going to dedicate tonight's show to the memory of the life and laughter of Ozzy Osbourne. 'For being the Prince of Darkness, he sure gave us a lot of light. So we're going to tap into that tonight and take it forward.'
The Guardian
3 hours ago
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- The Guardian
Peta praises Ozzy Osborune for ‘the gentle side he showed to animals'
Perhaps the most notorious of Ozzy Osbourne's outrageous on-stage antics was biting the head off of a bat on stage. So as tributes for the late rocker poured in from around the globe, one stuck out as particularly surprising – from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta). The 76-year-old Black Sabbath frontman's death was announced Tuesday, with his family saying Osbourne – who suffered from various ailments, including a form of Parkinson's disease – 'was with his family and surrounded by love'. Tributes soon poured in for Osbourne from musical world luminaries such as Elton John, Ronnie Wood and Rod Stewart … and Peta, the famously strident animal-protection group. 'Ozzy Osbourne was a legend and a provocateur, but Peta will remember the 'Prince of Darkness' most fondly for the gentle side he showed to animals – most recently cats, by using his fame to decry painful, crippling declawing mutilations,' Peta said on its website and social channels. 'Ozzy may have been the singer, but his wife, Sharon, and his daughter, Kelly, were of one voice when it meant protecting animals. 'Ozzy will be missed by animal advocates the world over.' Osbourne had famously partnered with the organisation in 2020 to speak out against the declawing of cats, and lent his face to an ad campaign showing his bloodied hands with the tagline, 'It's an amputation. Not a manicure'. 'Amputating a cat's toes is twisted and wrong. If your couch is more important to you than your cat's health and happiness, you don't deserve to have an animal! Get cats a scratching post – don't mutilate them for life,' Osbourne was quoted as saying at the time. Peta suggests that those looking to protect their pets to seek out 'humane ways to prevent cats from scratching on furniture'. As well as biting the head off a dead bat he believed to be a stage prop in 1982 while performing in Iowa – and later going to hospital for a rabies inoculation – Osbourne also claimed to bitten the heads off two doves during a record label meeting the year before, supposedly having brought them to the meeting to release as a sign of peace.
The Sun
4 hours ago
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- The Sun
Who is Ozzy Osbourne's first wife Thelma Riley? What we know about the Black Sabbath rocker's marriage before Sharon
THE marriage of Ozzy Osbourne and Sharon Osbourne was as iconic as his career, but many do not know he was married before. The Prince of Darkness had a whole family before he met Sharon and became the infamous Osbourne family everyone knows today. 4 While Sharon has become an industry mogul and tele personality in her own right, a lot less is known about the life of Ozzy's first wife. And so, since the announcement of the Black Sabbath frontman's death on July 22 2025, many have been wondering about the details of his first marriage. Who is Thelma Riley? Thelma Riley was Ozzy Osbourne's first wife. The pair met in the 1960s while on a night out, and at the time, Osbourne was still establishing his career in music, while Riley was a teacher. They eventually tied the knot in 1971, amid the rise in prominence of Black Sabbath in the music scene. Osbourne met Sharon Arden, whom he would eventually fall head over heels for, while her father was Black Sabbath's agent in 1979. Ozzy admitted in interviews that he was not the perfect husband or father during his marriage to Riley. His skyrocketing fame, coupled with heavy drinking and drug use, resulted in a tumultuous and unstable home life. The couple were married for 11 years before they split in 1982. Ozzy Osbourne top five greatest moments In his autobiography, Ozzy referred to their marriage as a 'mistake', confessing he wasn't present and was consumed by his addictions. Since their divorce, the now 71-year-old has stayed relatively out of the limelight. How many children did Ozzy Osbourne and Thelma have? Despite allegedly contributing to a tumultuous home life, Osbourne and Riley shared three children together, who now live on as a memory of the Prince of Darkness. Before meeting Osbourne, Riley already had a son. Riley had a five-year-old son when she met Osbourne, called Elliot, from a previous relationship, whom Osbourne later adopted. 4 Jessica Osbourne was born in 1972, one year after the couple tied the knot. They then had a son called Louis, who was born in 1975. Jessica has carved out her career in the entertainment industry, reportedly as a Broadway performer in New York. She has three children, and so was the first of Osbourne's six children (including the three he had with Sharon) to give him a grandchild. Jessica has two daughters, Isabelle and Kitty, and a son called Harry. Louis now works as a DJ and married actress Louise Lennon in 2004. Osbourne was unable to attend his first son's wedding, following a major quad bike accident which left him suffering from major injuries. Not much is known about Elliot Kingsley as he tends to keep out of the spotlight with no public social media accounts. In the 2011 documentary film God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, produced by his son Jack, Ozzy revealed that he could not even remember when Louis and Jessica were born, reported MailOnline. Louis has since opened up about what life was like growing up with a father with addictions.
Yahoo
7 hours ago
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Ozzy Osbourne's Wife and Kids Make Request in Official Statement After His Death
Ozzy Osbourne's Wife and Kids Make Request in Official Statement After His Death originally appeared on Parade. Ozzy Osbourne has died at the age of 76. "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love," read a statement posted on Osbourne's X account on July 22. "We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time," the statement continued. The statement was signed by Osbourne's wife, Sharon, and three of his kids, Kelly, Jack and Louis. Dozens of fans reacted to the post, sending tributes to Osbourne and well wishes to his family. "The Prince of Darkness is gone. Way too young. Ozzy was cheated in life, he deserved many more years with us. From age 12 to 22, I spent a decade in constant isolation, living in a basement with an uncontrollable desire for drugs, alcohol, and sex. No friends, just my Short-tailed Boa, Ozzy. His music and will to live a clean life helped me through many years of addiction. RIP Ozzy Osbourne," one person wrote. "A true legend. Thank you for the music, the madness, and the memories. Rest in power, Ozzy," someone else said. "The world feels emptier without Ozzy Osbourne. At 76, the Prince of Darkness leaves a legacy that'll never stop screaming," a third comment read."Rest in peace. My deepest condolences and thanks to the family for sharing Ozzy with us," a fourth X user added. Osbourne was a founding member of Black Sabbath. He played his last concert on July 5 in Birmingham. He had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2003 and has dealt with a variety of health issues in recent years. Ozzy Osbourne's Wife and Kids Make Request in Official Statement After His Death first appeared on Parade on Jul 22, 2025 This story was originally reported by Parade on Jul 22, 2025, where it first appeared.
