Never Say Die: Ozzy Osbourne's Life In Photos

Ozzy Osbourne helped invent dense metallic pinch Black Sabbath. He past dragged nan genre retired of its doom-laden early days and into nan glitz and glamour of nan 1980s arena stone era, becoming a staple of MTV. Along nan way, he struggled pinch demons, including intoxicant and drugs, while batting distant accusations of being a Satanist.

Yet his "never opportunity die" cognition ever kept him successful nan spotlight, moreover during nan years erstwhile stone was proclaimed dead. He and his woman (and manager), Sharon, turned their stone 'n' rotation life into nan worldly of a reality TV sitcom called "The Osbournes." He besides helped found scores of euphony stars done his Ozzfest euphony show of nan 1990s and 2000s.

He saved what mightiness person been his grandest capacity for last. Just weeks earlier his decease astatine 76, Osbourne headlined "Back to nan Beginning." The all-star dense metallic performance successful hometown Birmingham, England, featured sets from nan likes of Metallica and Guns n' Roses earlier culminating pinch performances by Ozzy's set and Black Sabbath.

“You’ve sewage nary thought really I feel. Thank you from nan bottommost of my heart,” he told nan crowd of thousands.