One last farewell to the godfather of Heavy Metal. This Wednesday, July 30, several thousand people moved to Birmingham in England to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne, leader of Black Sabbath, who died on July 22 at 76.
For many black dresses, wearing t -shirts or jackets with the image of the “Prince of Darkness”, there were many before the beginning of the procession, which must begin at 1:00 pm (12:00 GMT) for a last tribute to the heavy metal godfather in his hometown, said an AFP photographer.
An event broadcast live
The particular procession will travel to Broad Street, where the stars that bear the name of the city’s personalities, of which Ozzy Osbourne obviously, dot the sidewalk of the Hollywood fame model.
It will go to the “Black Sabbath” Bridge, in which a bank exceeds the faces of the four members of Black Sabbath, covered from the announcement of the death of the flower star and messages left by many fans.
The event will be broadcast live on the Internet to allow dozens of millions of singer fans to follow the procession, accompanied by a group of local musicians.
Parkinson
Known for his getaways: often under the effect of alcohol and drugs, Ozzy Osbourne has suffered Parkinson’s disease since 2009. Very diminished, he had given a final concert on July 5 in Birmingham, with his friends from Black Sabbath, in front of tens of thousands of fans around the world.
“Ozzy was more than a music legend, he was the son of Birmingham. It was important for the city that we paid an appropriate and worthy tribute,” said his mayor, Zafar Iqbal on Tuesday.
After this last tax in this city in the center of England, Ozzy Osbourne must be buried in intimacy. According to the tabloid The sunHis funeral should take place in many stars, including Elton John, who had praised a “close friend”, when he was announced, or James Hetfield, of the Metallica Group.
Black Sabbath, trained in 1968, sold more than 75 million albums worldwide, and was a great success in the seventies and eighties. After becoming a reality television star with his “The Osbournes” program in the 2000s, one of MTV’s greatest successes, Ozzy had marked the memoirs after having pressed the head of a live bat in the open concert.
Source: BFM TV
