Music5 Tony Iommi Revelations on the final days of Ozzy Osbourneguitarist of Black Sabbath spoke with a communication vehicle the day after the legendary singer’s death

Tony Iommi granted his first interview since the death of Ozzy Osbourne. The vocalist of Black Sabbath He died last Tuesday, 22, at the age of 76. The guitarist talked to ITV News on Wednesday, 23.

According to Blabberouth’s transcription, Iommi addressed a series of issues related to Osbourne’s last days. The two gathered for the farewell show of Sabbath and Ozzy Solo, at Megafestival Back to the beginningon July 5 – 17 days before the singer leaves us.

Here are 5 revelations made by the guitarist and the only member to participate in all Black Sabbath formations about the final times of the singer.

5 Tony Iommi Revelations on the final days of Ozzy Osbourne

1) Ozzy’s last message, which died suddenly

“It was a shock [saber da morte de Ozzy]. When I knew, I couldn’t understand, I thought it can’t be ‘. I had received a message from him the day before. It seemed unreal, surreal. At night I started to think, ‘My God, am I dreaming of all this?’ In the message he said he was tired and without energy. I thought, ‘Oh, God’. It was a lot for him to do [no Back to the Beginning]. ”

2) He was not well in the rehearsals of the final show

“He didn’t look well during the rehearsals [do Back to the Beginning]. I think he really struggled a lot to do that show. I talked to Geezer [Butler, baixista] About this last night, which he really struggled to do, and soon after that said goodbye to the fans. ”

3) As Ozzy was on the day of the show

“He went to his dressing room, I went to mine, geez to his, etc. and then he came. Then he arrived in a wheelchair, which took him there to say goodbye to us and chat. He looked fine. He even asked.

4) “moved and frustrated”

“I think Ozzy was both moved and frustrated [com o show final]. Because he wanted to get up. You could see that he was trying to get up. But, yes, that meant everything to him. That’s what we prepared for that large end in which he, as well as us, could see all people, ending that way. But we didn’t wait to lose oz so fast. We didn’t wait for him to leave so fast, in fact. Well, we didn’t even wait for him to leave. So it was a shock. ”

5) Remembering the good times in rehearsals

“We talked about the good times when we were in the studio, rehearsing [para o último show]. We sat on the couch and were all talking about the old days, in fact. Because you always remember that. You can’t remember what happened yesterday, but you can remember what happened a long time ago. This is what we were doing. We talked about all the things that happened. ‘Remember that, when we did that?’ It was amazing. We met again, as it was back there. And have the Bill [Ward, baterista afastado desde 2005] There too. The Bill [risos] – I mean, Bill is Bill [risos]. He never changed. We said, ‘Don’t take off your shirt, Bill, please’ [risos]. ”

Ozzy Osbourne’s death

The cause of the death was not disclosed. However, it is known that the singer’s health had been weakened for years due to a number of health problems-including Parkinson, whose diagnosis was revealed to the public in 2020.

In a press release sent to the press, the artist’s family stated:

“It’s more sadly than words can express that we have to report that our dear Ozzy Osbourne passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded with love.”

Then he added:

“We ask everyone to respect our family’s privacy at this time.”

Farewell by Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne left us just 17 days after his farewell show with Black Sabbath and in a solo career. The Back To The Beginning Festival also featured appearances by Metallica, Guns N ‘Roses, Gojira, Tool, Slayer, Anthrax, among several other names.

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