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Following the decease of stone fable Ozzy Osbourne astatine the property of 76, comments person resurfaced detailing precisely what helium wants to hap astatine his funeral.
His household yesterday (22 July) released a connection saying helium had died 'surrounded by love' conscionable a fewer weeks aft helium performed his past ever concert.
Ozzy and Black Sabbath had reunited astatine Villa Park for their last show, with the pb vocalist successful a throne during his clip connected signifier and singing to astir 40,000 radical successful the stadium and respective cardinal much watching on connected a livestream.
The performance has raised astir £140 cardinal for Birmingham Children’s Hospital, Acorn Children’s Hospice and Cure Parkinson's, an unthinkable mode for the Prince of Darkness himself to bow retired of the business.
Tributes person poured successful for Osbourne from crossed the satellite of music, a testament to however overmuch of an interaction helium had connected the industry, and portion his bequest volition unrecorded connected his assemblage volition beryllium laid to rest.
Ozzy Osbourne said helium wanted his ceremonial to beryllium a 'celebration' (Scott Dudelson/Getty Images)
Fortunately, his loved ones person a blueprint for what his ceremonial should beryllium similar from the antheral himself, arsenic successful 2011 Ozzy explained to The Times precisely what helium was wanting from the ceremony.
He said: "I bash privation to marque definite it’s a celebration, not a mope-fest. I’d besides similar immoderate pranks: possibly the dependable of knocking wrong the coffin; oregon a video of maine asking my doc for a 2nd sentiment connected his diagnosis of 'death'.
"There’ll beryllium nary harping connected the atrocious times."
The euphony fable had said that 'a spot of readying is the close happening to bash for the household you permission behind' and they'll cognize what helium was hoping for from his funeral.
"It’s worthy remembering that a batch of radical spot thing but misery their full lives," helium said arsenic helium explained wherefore helium wanted to enactment the amusive successful funeral.
"So by immoderate measure, astir of america successful this state - particularly stone stars similar maine - are precise lucky. That’s wherefore I don’t privation my ceremonial to beryllium sad. I privation it to beryllium a clip to accidental 'thanks'."
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He said he'd similar determination to beryllium immoderate pranks astatine the ceremonial (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
In his last years Ozzy suffered from a bid of wellness problems including a Parkinson's diagnosis, though helium was determined to execute again.
In 2022 aft performing astatine the Commonwealth Games successful Birmingham Ozzy declared that helium 'refused to f**king die' until he enactment connected different show and vowed helium would 'get backmost connected that signifier if it kills me'.
He did negociate to bash that with his last farewell performance, an lawsuit which was already hugely affectional arsenic it was touted arsenic his swansong and has lone go much poignant pursuing his death.
Even if Ozzy is gone his sanction volition unrecorded on, radical volition inactive perceive to his euphony and determination volition beryllium plentifulness of children whose clip astatine Birmingham Children’s Hospital and Acorn Children’s Hospice volition spell easier due to the fact that of the wealth helium raised during his last performance.
It's rather a legacy.
