The sound of thunder black Sabbath And the mantra of thousands of fans in purple and black, the heavy metal father was placed to rest – in the city that made him, and he never really left behind.
Ozi osborne Funeral procession brought Birmingham in a stay On Wednesday, fans for generations gathered to bid farewell to one of their most prestigious sons.
76 -year -old legend horses Made his way from his childhood home to Broad Street in Aston, where fans line Start with the route shoulderSome waited to bid farewell to their hero through the night.
Of them, 57 -year -old Simon Hall was, wearing a thick leather jacket, inscribed with black sabbath logo and record signs. “He was a working class hero,” he said. “He represented the best of us and the worst of us. The best thing about Ozi is that his humility, his honesty, the fact that he is flawless like all of us and yet he did all this with an alphaish smile and a cheek smile.”
Some of his most dedicated fans gathered early with broad street with their camp chairs to nab a prominent place. By 8 am, the number had reached hundreds, in which thousands of people had reached the afternoon with the popular nightclbing street.
The cortage was so curious that there were many people to reflect a final farewell to climb the stop, shop roof and even lamppost.
Another one who traveled to pay homage was 64-year-old Roy Brown-Lowway, with his dog Bruce-the occasion was temporarily named “Doggie Osbourne”, complete with wig and sunglasses. “Ozi Osbourne Birmingham is,” said Mr. Brown-Louve. “Birmingham loves Ozi and Ozi love Birmingham.”
Adorned with purple flowers exiting “Ozi”, Horse passed his childhood house at Lodge Road, Eston at 12.45 pm before going to the center of the city. The procession was with the local Brass band Bostin Brass, who was playing some of his most prestigious music for the joy of the audience. As the coffin slowly went through the roads, fans chanting “Ozi, Ozi, Ozi”, picked up black spray-painted roses and kissed in tribute.
In one of the most emotional moments of the dayThe children of Sharon Osbourne, 72, and the couple released their Mercedes funeral cars to see the sea of tribute left on the Black Sabbath bench. After taking each pink rose, they stood quietly because Sharon wipes tears before kissing his flower and placed it near a poster that said: “Birmingham will always love you.”
For 57 -year -old Jane Ashford, the occasion was a celebration and depth emotional. “It’s reality that he has gone,” he said. “But his legend and everything that he represents to Birmingham and Rock World will always represent the rock movement. I am very proud.”
37 -year -old Lucy Nicolson, sitting outside Villa Park a few weeks before he was unable to get a ticket for the final concert of Black Sabbath. “Emotional,” he said about the funeral. “It is very cute to see all ages, start and fans of new fans here. This is the last farewell.”
The column stated that heavy metal musician Calum Parkins, 19, his brother Phenelle, 15, and friend Ethan Kisan also 15 among the younger generation who paid tribute to the younger generation. “I am a fan until I am alive,” Callum said. “My early memories are listening to their music on the CD in my mother and father’s car. Ozi has been a great inspiration for me throughout my life.”
Now inspired him to start his rock band, Ethan said: “He has done everything for us. We are in a heavy metal band and it is Black Sabbath that inspired us. I did not find him to see him alive, but I wanted to see him.
They were far from alone. 46 -year -old Lewis Blackburn brought his 13 -year -old son Samuel to pay his honor as a family. Both of them participated back to start Concert earlier this month – a particularly poignant moment for him, after the death of his brother, a fellow superfan, last year.
“Ozi is a great figure for Osbourne city,” she said. “Wherever he went, he always stayed only one.”
