07/23/2025
I must say I was paralyzed all day yesterday. Just stopped in my tracks. And today too!
OZZY!
Listening to “No More Tears” while writing this post.
So although not a huge Ozzy fan, there’s no denying he was one of the greatest to ever do it! Not just for METAL but for Rock ‘n’ Roll!
I grew up in England in the 70’s and although too young to see Black Sabbath back then w/ Ozzy, I was able to catch them twice in London later on! I loved my Headbanger MUSIC back then. More so now! It was rebellion, it was aggressive and stood for the something.
Ozzy did more for the culture then any other Rock Star!
I think had I not gotten myself immersed in Hip-Hop in the late 80’s into the 90’s and early Naughts, I would have for sure been following Ozzy’s every move. I’d have been at every Ozzfest, watching his Reality TV shows, all his concerts and collabs. I am sure I would have been obsessed!
Still, without having done that, I truly worship everything he did for Rock Music and the Culture.
He Lived Dangerously, He invented the Wild Image Rock Star, He did all the crazy wild antics you can possibly imagine in his live shows, and he changed the world!
We have lost the CULTURE in Music. Ozzy helped define it and there will NEVER be anyone else to even remotely take his place!
A very sad time. But he achieved it all!
RIP Ozzy!
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