Among the many many tributes pouring in for Ozzy Osbourne upon information of the steel legend’s dying on Tuesday morning (July twenty second), his longtime Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi has declared “there received’t ever be one other like him.”
Iommi based Sabbath in 1968 with Ozzy, Geezer Butler, and Invoice Ward. They got here to be often called the “godfathers of heavy steel” for just about inventing the style.
“I simply can’t imagine it,” the guitarist wrote on his X/Twitter account. “My pricey pricey pal Ozzy has handed away solely weeks after our present at Villa Park. It’s simply such heartbreaking information that I can’t actually discover the phrases, there received’t ever be one other like him. Geezer, Invoice and myself have misplaced our brother. My ideas exit to Sharon and all of the Osbourne household. Relaxation in peace Oz. Tony.”
It was solely 17 days in the past that Ozzy and Sabbath gave their remaining performances on the historic “Again to the Starting” live performance at Villa Park of their hometown of Birmingham, England. The all-day lineup additionally included units from Metallica, Weapons N’ Roses, Device, Slayer, Pantera, and extra.
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See Tony Iommi’s tribute to Ozzy Osbourne beneath.
I simply can’t imagine it! My pricey pricey pal Ozzy has handed away solely weeks after our present at Villa Park.
It’s simply such heartbreaking information that I can’t actually discover the phrases, there received’t ever be one other like him. Geezer, Invoice and myself have misplaced our brother.
My ideas go… pic.twitter.com/tW9OMhvL47— Tony Iommi (@tonyiommi) July 22, 2025