Sharon Osbourne has spoken about her late husband Ozzy Osbourne and the ultimate live performance that he carried out at earlier than his loss of life, in addition to his ideas about his followers

Sharon Osbourne, the widow of the late Ozzy Osbourne, has shared a poignant remark made by her husband about his followers previous to his loss of life.

Final month, it was introduced that Ozzy had handed away on the age of 76 on July 22. The information got here simply over a fortnight after he had reunited along with his former Black Sabbath bandmates for his farewell gig, Again to the Starting, in Birmingham on July 5.

In an interview printed this week, Sharon, 72, opened up in regards to the live performance, which befell simply 5 days earlier than Ozzy’s loss of life. This follows emotional scenes at Ozzy’s funeral the place Sharon was seen breaking down in tears.

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Talking to Pollstar on July 17, Sharon revealed that Ozzy was stunned by the extent of assist he obtained on the evening of the live performance at Villa Park. She informed the outlet that they offered 40,000 seats on the stadium itself, and the one-off gig was additionally livestreamed.

She remembered: “He rotated and he mentioned to me that evening, he mentioned ‘I had no concept that so many individuals favored me’.” When requested why he would have felt like that, Sharon defined that her husband had “at all times” lived in his “personal bubble”.

Sharon described Again to the Starting, which is ready to be launched as a live performance movie subsequent 12 months, as a “large success”. She hailed it as a “phenomenal occasion” and highlighted that it was elevating cash for 3 charities.

She revealed that it marks the primary event an artist has bid farewell by a livestreamed charity efficiency, stories the Mirror.

Sharon commented within the interview printed earlier this week: “So it is the primary time anyone has mentioned goodnight like that, it is the right method, once you’ve had such a protracted profession, to finish it.”

The previous X Issue panellist, who beforehand managed Ozzy, defined she had at all times envisioned her husband concluding his profession with a “massive occasion”. Sharon informed the publication: “I by no means needed Ozzy to only disappear with out some massive occasion.”

She described it because the “finest method” to bow out. Sharon famous that it introduced him “house” to Birmingham “the place it began” and befell at his favorite venue, which hosts his “beloved” Aston Villa. She declared it was “simply good”.

The lead-up to the gig will characteristic within the forthcoming documentary Ozzy Osbourne: Coming House, scheduled for BBC launch on August 18. The undertaking, initially monitoring Ozzy and Sharon’s return to the UK, was captured throughout three years.

It has been billed as a “transferring and inspirational account of the final chapter of Ozzy’s life,” with the broadcaster noting it showcases the legendary rocker and his household.

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