Pat Boone. Ozzy Osbourne. One was a rival of Elvis Presley in the 1950s, presenting a clean-cut, squeaky-clean image of American innocence as an alternative to the hedonism of the emerging rock 91-year-old Pat Boone took to social media to pay tribute to his late friend Ozzy Osbourne, who passed on July 22, 2025 — and yes, you read that right, Ozzy and Pat Boone were friends. The Pat was originally the Osbourne family neighbour, though never seen he is mentioned by Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne as a "brilliant" neighbour and "the best" they ever had, in contrast to their new noisy neighbour. Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after farewell Black Sabbath concert; follow live updates as tributes pour in from music legends The heavy metal rocker had lived for years with Parkinson's disease. Even the title sequence — Pat Boone doing a jazzy version of “Crazy Train” in that silky voice of his — was genius. Pat was originally the Osbourne family neighbour, though never seen he is mentioned by Ozzy, Sharon and Jack Osbourne as a "brilliant" neighbour and "the best" they ever had, in contrast to their new noisy neighbour. Even the title sequence — Pat Boone doing a jazzy version of “Crazy Train” in that silky voice of his — was genius. Pat Boone Loved Jesus and Ozzy Osbourne. The clean-cut gospel icon just paid tribute to his unlikely friend and neighbor—Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne—in a story you have to hear to Good Morning San Diego Legendary singer-songwriter Pat Boone remembers his former neighbor of three years, Ozzy Osbourne, the day after his passing. Pat Boone, Osbourne’s unlikely neighbor and collaborator on the reality show “The Osbournes,” recalled a softer side of the heavy metal icon. Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76, weeks after farewell Black Sabbath concert; follow live updates as tributes pour in from music legends The heavy metal rocker had lived for years with Parkinson's disease. Pat Boone Loved Jesus and Ozzy Osbourne. The clean-cut gospel icon just paid tribute to his unlikely friend and neighbor—Black Sabbath legend Ozzy Osbourne—in a story you have to hear to Good Morning San Diego Legendary singer-songwriter Pat Boone remembers his former neighbor of three years, Ozzy Osbourne, the day after his passing. – That’s how singer Ozzy Osbourne, whose life will be brought to the living rooms of MTV fans, described living between neighbors Meatloaf and Pat Boone. But Boone, perhaps surprisingly, wins Osbourne’s “best-neighbor” award. As a neighbor, Boone says his "fondest memory was riding bikes with Sharon through Beverly Hills on the sidewalks, and she's towing Ozzy behind her in a wagon because (of his) balance Pat Boone. Ozzy Osbourne. One was a rival of Elvis Presley in the 1950s, presenting a clean-cut, squeaky-clean image of American innocence as an alternative to the hedonism of the emerging rock 91-year-old Pat Boone took to social media to pay tribute to his late friend Ozzy Osbourne, who passed on July 22, 2025 — and yes, you read that right, Ozzy and Pat Boone were friends. The As a neighbor, Boone says his "fondest memory was riding bikes with Sharon through Beverly Hills on the sidewalks, and she's towing Ozzy behind her in a wagon because (of his) balance – That’s how singer Ozzy Osbourne, whose life will be brought to the living rooms of MTV fans, described living between neighbors Meatloaf and Pat Boone. But Boone, perhaps surprisingly, wins Osbourne’s “best-neighbor” award. Pat Boone, Osbourne’s unlikely neighbor and collaborator on the reality show “The Osbournes,” recalled a softer side of the heavy metal icon.
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