Ozzy Osbourne died at 76, just a couple of weeks after his final performance. We've rounded up the best photos from Osbourne's younger years. In the 2011 documentary God Bless Ozzy Osbourne, Osbourne said that the Beatles made him realise that he was going to be a rock star the rest of his life. Osbourne left school at the age of 15 and was employed as a construction site labourer, trainee plumber, apprentice toolmaker, car factory horn-tuner, and slaughterhouse worker. Ozzy Osbourne played his final concert in July 2025, just weeks before he died. Look back at photos of the late 'Prince of Darkness' through the years. Ozzy Osbourne, the heavy metal pioneer who fronted Black Sabbath, shocked and entertained audiences for decades and became an unlikely reality TV star, died Tuesday at 76. His family said he Legendary rocker Ozzy Osbourne died on Tuesday, just weeks after reuniting with Black Sabbath for a final show in England. He was 76. Ozzy Osbourne: A Life in Pictures He pioneered heavy metal, became an unlikely reality TV star and performed a colossal final concert two weeks before his death. A young Ozzy Osbourne. Ozzy Osbourne’s Music Journey Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images UNSPECIFIED – CIRCA 1970: Photo of Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne’s music legacy began in the late 1960s when he formed the band with bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, and drummer Bill Ward. Archival photos of Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of the pioneering rock band Black Sabbath who became the voice of heavy metal. Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76. Ozzy Osbourne with his wife, Sharon, and daughter, Kelly arriving at the Hertfordshire home David Beckham and his wife Victoria for their pre-World Cup party in 2006. Born John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne in Birmingham, England, on Dec. 3, 1948, he found music at a young age, scoring success with Black Sabbath before going solo — and finding love in the process. Ozzy Osbourne played his final concert in July 2025, just weeks before he died. Look back at photos of the late ‘Prince of Darkness’ through the years. John Michael Osbourne was born into a working-class family in Birmingham, England, on December 3, 1948. The fourth of six children, he acquired the nickname Ozzy while in elementary school, where he struggled with his dyslexia. These and other challenges prompted Osbourne to leave school at age 16, at which point he worked a series of menial jobs, including a stint in a slaughterhouse. He soon LONDON - NOVEMBER 16: Angus Young (L) of AC/DC and Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath clown around after the live final of the UK Music Hall Of Fame 2005, the culmination of the two-week Channel 4 By the time he appeared at that final show, however, Osbourne was singing from a throne. "Parkinson's is a progressive disease," his wife Sharon Osbourne said earlier in 2025. See rare photos of young Ozzy Osbourne during Black Sabbath's groundbreaking years, his solo music career and life with Sharon Osbourne. Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne had a long and sometimes tumultuous marriage, so perhaps it’s no surprise that it wasn’t love at first sight when they met when they were younger. In past interviews Ozzy Osbourne helped invent heavy metal with Black Sabbath. He then dragged the genre out of its doom-laden early days and into the glitz and glamour of the 1980s arena rock era, becoming a staple Take a trip down memory lane with these vintage Ozzy Osbourne photos, which offer a look into his younger, wilder years. Archival photos of Ozzy Osbourne, the lead singer of the pioneering rock band Black Sabbath who became the voice of heavy metal. Osbourne died on July 22 at age 76. This is a photo gallery curated Ozzy Osbourne's death was announced by family on July 22, 2025. See photos of the Black Sabbath vocalist through the years.
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