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Fans have gathered at Black Sabbath Landmark in Birmingham after the death of singer Ozi Osbourne at the age of 76.
In 2019, Parkinson’s disease was detected, Osborne played the farewell gig of Black Sabbath in his home city earlier this month.
Fans gathered on Broad Street on the Black Sabbath bench where flowers were placed. An advertisement van played the group’s hit films on Tuesday evening.
People also gathered in a wall close to the New Street Station, which were recently designed in tribute to the concert, and on the old crown in Station Street where the band photos were known as the band, widely known as heavy metal pioneers. The band played there in his early years.
Ian Marshall from Cardiff came to Birmingham to celebrate his 52nd birthday on Tuesday and was having a black sabbath tour with his daughter, Arin and her lover, Tyler.
Mr. Marshall, who said that he had probably loved Sabbath for more than 35 years, said that Osbourne had “lived a life”.
The group visited a wall of the group and Mr. Marshall was taking his picture there when he heard the news.
He said: “He has done everything more and he had the most spectacular life that can happen anytime and I think he has brought great pleasure to so many heavy metal fans.”
Black Sabbath Bandmates of Osbourne expressed their grief online, and gratitude was found once in Villa Park to throw a stone together at Villa Park on 5 July, from where they all grew up.
Geyser Butler said: “Goodbye dear friend – Thank you for all those years – we enjoyed something very much.
“Eston’s 4 children – who would have thought this, Eh? So happy that we got it one last time to return to Eston. Love You.”
Meanwhile, Tony Iomi Sent love to Ozi’s familySaying this: “It is just a heartbreaking news that I can’t really find words, will never be another like him. Geyser, bill and have lost our brother.”
Drummer Bill Ward also increased its Sympathy to fansHe wrote: “Where will I find you now?
“RIP Sincere regrets all fans. Never goodbye. Thank you forever.”
Birmingham -based Jim Simpson, the first manager of Black Sabbath, said Osbourne was “always one of the good people”.
He said: “[He was] A very cute man, a really sweet -tempered man and always to live with a pleasure. ,
Mr. Simpson said that the last time he spent time with him, when Osborne was given his stars on Broad Street in Birmingham.
“We had tea together in the green room which was inside [International Convention Centre] Across the road, just her, me and her two aunts and she was beloved to her.
“This was: ‘Aunty, would you like another cup of tea?”
“This was not a bat head to cut Ozi Osbourne which the world knows.”
Jez Colins from Birmingham Music Archive said that the last show of Osbourne was so close to his birthplace.
“At that time it felt fantastic just to see him and see the love of global music stars, which was around him,” he said.
“It is even more poignant but the fitting that was the last gig.”
Donna Ford and Suu Peters were in a pub, who were still old in Wolverhampton, when they heard the news.
He said that Pub stopped Karaoke and played changes, one minute silence was held and all picked up a glass.
Speaking on the Black Sabbath Bench on Broad Street in the city, he said that he bought some flowers and brought them down.
Aston Villa FC, whose stadium Osbourne played his last gigalum earlier this month, said he was sad to know that “world-famous rockstar and villain” had passed away.
The club said: “Growing in Aston, not far from Villa Park, Ozi always had a special relationship for the club and the community that came from.”
Birmingham Children Hospital, the band, was chosen as one of the beneficiaries of the July 5 concert, Osborne “an incredible career and life, but never forgot their brums roots”.
“Our hospital was extremely lucky to support itself in the years and with its recent final performance, which would leave a permanent heritage for our sick children.”
It said that the hospital lost “a friend, Birmingham a son and the world a music legend”.
Central Boli (Business Improvement District) Birmingham said that he “a true icon and a favorite son of Birmingham” and Lyel Bannon, an ambassador to the economy of a night -time economy located in Birmingham, said: “Birmingham Working Class’s roots to create one of the world’s biggest bands from the roots of Working Class, to create a full new style, to create a full new style, to create a whole new style, to create a full new style for a full new style, in this process for a full new style, And there is a place in culture. “
Pop Culture Convention Comic Con Midlands, Where Osborne met fans weeks agoSaid that he was not just a rock star, he was “a piece of the soul of Birmingham, and his influence on the generations of music, culture and fans will survive forever”.
Birmingham City University, who posted images on X since June in the freedom of the city event in recognition of the connection of Black Sabbath to Birmingham, said he was “Broomi Legend”.
The university added “The Prince of Darkness … put our city on the map”.