{"id":2059071,"date":"2026-07-23T12:45:29","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059071"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:45:29","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T09:45:29","slug":"sharon-osbourne-shares-advice-ozzy-left-to-remember-him-by-as-black-sabbath-bandmates-pay-tribute-on-anniversary-of-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2059071","title":{"rendered":"Sharon Osbourne shares advice Ozzy left to remember him by as Black Sabbath bandmates pay tribute on anniversary of death"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tribute@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"template-id-2749694\" class=\"post-2749694 tdb_templates type-tdb_templates status-publish post\">\n<div id=\"tdi_65\" class=\"tdc-zone\">\n<div class=\"tdc_zone tdi_66  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div id=\"tdi_67\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_68  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_70  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_breadcrumbs tdi_71 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-breadcrumbs \" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_71\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span>News<\/span><i class=\"tdb-bread-sep td-icon-right\"><\/i><span>Music News<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_title tdi_72 tdb-single-title td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_72\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Sharon Osbourne shares advice Ozzy left to remember him by as Black Sabbath bandmates pay tribute on anniversary of death<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_subtitle tdi_73 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_73\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>\u201cThere will never be another Ozzy,\u201d shared Tony Iommi. \u201cI miss you my dear friend\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_author tdi_75 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_75\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-author-name-wrap\"><span class=\"tdb-author-by\">By<\/span> Liberty Dunworth<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_date tdi_76 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 tdb-post-meta\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_76\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><time class=\"entry-date updated td-module-date\" datetime=\"2026-07-23T13:45:29+01:00\">23rd July 2026<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p> <!-- .\/block --><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"tdi_77\" class=\"tdc-row stretch_row_1400 td-stretch-content\">\n<div class=\"vc_row tdi_78  wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_80  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span8\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_featured_image tdi_81 tdb-content-horiz-left td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_81\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<figure>\n                                    <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"696\" height=\"442\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tribute@2000x1270-696x442.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne with tributes to the late Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham\" title=\"ozzy-osbourne-tribute@2000x1270\"><figcaption class=\"tdb-caption-text\">Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne with tributes to the late Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham. CREDIT: Christopher Furlong\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_row_inner tdi_83 article-content-row vc_row vc_inner wpb_row td-pb-row\">\n<div class=\"vc_column_inner tdi_85  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-inner-column td-pb-span12\">\n<div class=\"vc_column-inner\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>One year on from Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s death, his wife Sharon has revealed the advice he gave her to remember him, and his Black Sabbath bandmates have paid tribute.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The heavy metal pioneer passed away on July 22 last year, aged 76. To mark one year on, there was the first ever \u201cOzzy Day\u201d held in his Birmingham hometown yesterday, with fans showing up to pay their respects, a brass band performing Black Sabbath classics, the mechanical \u201cOzzy The Bull\u201d statue in New Street station being decorated with the singer\u2019s iconic glasses and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the inaugural event, his son Jack urged fans to share stories about Ozzy on the first anniversary of his death, saying that he wanted to \u201cfill the entire day of July 22 with just awesome Ozzy stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His daughter Kelly also spoke about how she was coping one year on, saying that she doesn\u2019t \u201cjust mourn the father I lost. I mourn the soul I was before [his] death\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now, his wife and manager Sharon has shared the advice her late husband gave her to help remember him when he was gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Ozzy would say, \u2018When you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang,\u2019\u201d she said in an interview with the <em>BBC<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGlhvYF-_y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also said that she remembers him most for being \u201cauthentic\u201d, \u201cso genuine\u201d and \u201cfunny\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean we could have the worst arguments in the world but we would end up laughing because he would say something so ridiculous that we would just crack up,\u201d she shared, adding that it was fitting that Ozzy Day is held in his hometown because it is \u201cthe home of metal\u201d and \u201cwouldn\u2019t work anywhere else\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince Of Darkness\u2019 passing came just over two weeks after he played his final-ever live show at Birmingham\u2019s Villa Park \u2013 which included appearances from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N\u2019 Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more \u2013 and it was later confirmed that his cause of death was a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Marking one year since his death, Ozzy\u2019s three Black Sabbath bandmates also paid tribute to the metal icon. Bassist Geezer Butler wrote on Instagram: \u201cOne year ago today- hard to believe. I am so glad we were able to do the final show, back in our hometown, just a couple of weeks before Ozzy left us. Gone in body, but his legend lives on. Such incredible memories. Ozzy forever!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGJTN3KFBx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drummer Bill Ward took to X\/Twitter to share: \u201cEvery day, there is persistent silence. We miss you so much. Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne Family, Bill and Jackie Ward Family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist Tony Iommi also shared a touching message on Instagram, saying that he \u201cstill can\u2019t believe that he\u2019s not with us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watch him on YouTube and it feels like he\u2019s still here with us. We always stayed in touch, almost every week or so and we\u2019d usually talk about our ailments and then about what we\u2019d been doing that particular week,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every day, there is a persistent silence,<\/p>\n<p>We miss you so much,<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne Family,<\/p>\n<p>Bill and Jackie Ward Family<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Ward (@billwarddrums) July 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe fans have been absolutely brilliant and the love and respect that they have shown for him has just been amazing. I\u2019m so glad that we were able to play one final show with the original line up of Sabbath at the \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019 show in our home town of Birmingham,\u201d the guitarist continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will never be another Ozzy. I miss you my dear friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbFstYVImH6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in Sharon\u2019s interview with the <em>BBC<\/em>, she looked back at how the final show last summer raised millions for Cure Parkinson\u2019s, Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice and Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s charity, and said that she wants those efforts to be \u201csomething that will go on\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue that until we find a cure for Parkinson\u2019s, because people don\u2019t realise it\u2019s more and more prevalent,\u201d she said, before explaining why charity work was close to Ozzy\u2019s heart. \u201cHe was just a real bloke, a really good bloke with a big heart and he wanted to give back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As well as Ozzy Day, Ozzy\u2019s was given a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the BRITs 2026, as well as the Birmingham Lord Mayor\u2019s Award last December.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sharon also shared a tribute to Ozzy on their first wedding anniversary since his death, and also hit back at those who were calling an upcoming AI avatar of Ozzy a \u201ccash grab\u201d \u2013 telling them that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t need your fucking money\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jack commented on the project, too, claiming that his father \u201cwould be into this\u201d. 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It\u2019s not gonna be fucking lame.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_tags tdi_87 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_87\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<ul class=\"tdb-tags\">\n<li><span>Related Topics<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Black Sabbath<\/li>\n<li>Geezer Butler<\/li>\n<li>Metal<\/li>\n<li>Ozzy Osbourne<\/li>\n<li>Tony Iommi<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper td_block_wrap vc_raw_html tdi_89 \">\n<div class=\"td-fix-index\">\n<h3>You May Also Like<\/h3>\n<div id=\"taboola-below-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"vc_column tdi_91  wpb_column vc_column_container tdc-column td-pb-span4 td-is-sticky\">\n<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n<div class=\"td-a-rec td-a-rec-id-sidebar  tdi_92 td_block_template_2\">\n<p><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-sidebar-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div 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week<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container td-category-pos-above\">\n<div class=\"td-image-container\">\n<div class=\"td-module-thumb\"><span class=\"entry-thumb td-thumb-css\" data-type=\"css_image\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lars-Ulrich-2026-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Lars-Ulrich-2026-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Lars Ulrich says Metallica\u2019s upcoming Las Vegas Sphere residency feels \u201coverwhelming and fucking intimidating\u201d<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td_module_flex td_module_flex_1 td_module_wrap td-animation-stack\">\n<div class=\"td-module-container 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data-img-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gojira@2000x1270-400x254.jpg\" data-img-retina-url=\"https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/gojira@2000x1270-800x508.jpg\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"td-module-meta-info\">\n                    Music News<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"entry-title td-module-title\">Gojira drummer Mario pulls out of US tour due to \u201cvisa issues\u201d \u2013 replaced with man named Luigi<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>                    <span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span><\/span><span class=\"td-page-meta\"><\/span>                <\/article>\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"td_block_wrap tdb_single_content tdi_86 td-pb-border-top td_block_template_2 td-post-content tagdiv-type\" data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_86\">\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<p>One year on from Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s death, his wife Sharon has revealed the advice he gave her to remember him, and his Black Sabbath bandmates have paid tribute.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>READ MORE: Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The heavy metal pioneer passed away on July 22 last year, aged 76. To mark one year on, there was the first ever \u201cOzzy Day\u201d held in his Birmingham hometown yesterday, with fans showing up to pay their respects, a brass band performing Black Sabbath classics, the mechanical \u201cOzzy The Bull\u201d statue in New Street station being decorated with the singer\u2019s iconic glasses and more.<\/p>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad0 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ahead of the inaugural event, his son Jack urged fans to share stories about Ozzy on the first anniversary of his death, saying that he wanted to \u201cfill the entire day of July 22 with just awesome Ozzy stories.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His daughter Kelly also spoke about how she was coping one year on, saying that she doesn\u2019t \u201cjust mourn the father I lost. I mourn the soul I was before [his] death\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Now, his wife and manager Sharon has shared the advice her late husband gave her to help remember him when he was gone.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs Ozzy would say, \u2018When you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang,\u2019\u201d she said in an interview with the <em>BBC<\/em>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGlhvYF-_y\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad1 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\"><\/span><\/p>\n<h5 class=\"taboola-mid-article-title\">Recommended<\/h5>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She also said that she remembers him most for being \u201cauthentic\u201d, \u201cso genuine\u201d and \u201cfunny\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean we could have the worst arguments in the world but we would end up laughing because he would say something so ridiculous that we would just crack up,\u201d she shared, adding that it was fitting that Ozzy Day is held in his hometown because it is \u201cthe home of metal\u201d and \u201cwouldn\u2019t work anywhere else\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The Prince Of Darkness\u2019 passing came just over two weeks after he played his final-ever live show at Birmingham\u2019s Villa Park \u2013 which included appearances from Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Lamb Of God, Tool, Mastodon, Alice In Chains, Guns N\u2019 Roses, Halestorm, Gojira and more \u2013 and it was later confirmed that his cause of death was a heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>Marking one year since his death, Ozzy\u2019s three Black Sabbath bandmates also paid tribute to the metal icon. Bassist Geezer Butler wrote on Instagram: \u201cOne year ago today- hard to believe. I am so glad we were able to do the final show, back in our hometown, just a couple of weeks before Ozzy left us. Gone in body, but his legend lives on. Such incredible memories. Ozzy forever!\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbGJTN3KFBx\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"td-a-ad id_inline_ad2 id_ad_content-horiz-center\"><span class=\"td-adspot-title\">Advertisement<\/span>  <\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-article-2\" class=\"lazy-ad\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Drummer Bill Ward took to X\/Twitter to share: \u201cEvery day, there is persistent silence. We miss you so much. Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne Family, Bill and Jackie Ward Family.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Guitarist Tony Iommi also shared a touching message on Instagram, saying that he \u201cstill can\u2019t believe that he\u2019s not with us\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI watch him on YouTube and it feels like he\u2019s still here with us. We always stayed in touch, almost every week or so and we\u2019d usually talk about our ailments and then about what we\u2019d been doing that particular week,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Every day, there is a persistent silence,<\/p>\n<p>We miss you so much,<\/p>\n<p>Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne Family,<\/p>\n<p>Bill and Jackie Ward Family<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Ward (@billwarddrums) July 22, 2026<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThe fans have been absolutely brilliant and the love and respect that they have shown for him has just been amazing. I\u2019m so glad that we were able to play one final show with the original line up of Sabbath at the \u2018Back To The Beginning\u2019 show in our home town of Birmingham,\u201d the guitarist continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will never be another Ozzy. I miss you my dear friend.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DbFstYVImH6\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Elsewhere in Sharon\u2019s interview with the <em>BBC<\/em>, she looked back at how the final show last summer raised millions for Cure Parkinson\u2019s, Acorns Children\u2019s Hospice and Birmingham Children\u2019s Hospital\u2019s charity, and said that she wants those efforts to be \u201csomething that will go on\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue that until we find a cure for Parkinson\u2019s, because people don\u2019t realise it\u2019s more and more prevalent,\u201d she said, before explaining why charity work was close to Ozzy\u2019s heart. \u201cHe was just a real bloke, a really good bloke with a big heart and he wanted to give back,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>As well as Ozzy Day, Ozzy\u2019s was given a posthumous Lifetime Achievement Award at the BRITs 2026, as well as the Birmingham Lord Mayor\u2019s Award last December.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Sharon also shared a tribute to Ozzy on their first wedding anniversary since his death, and also hit back at those who were calling an upcoming AI avatar of Ozzy a \u201ccash grab\u201d \u2013 telling them that she \u201cdoesn\u2019t need your fucking money\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Jack commented on the project, too, claiming that his father \u201cwould be into this\u201d. He explained: \u201cIt\u2019s gonna be so tasteful what we\u2019re doing. It\u2019s not gonna be fucking lame.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/news\/music\/sharon-osbourne-shares-advice-ozzy-left-to-remember-him-by-as-black-sabbath-bandmates-pay-tribute-on-anniversary-of-death-3958619&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/www.nme.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ozzy-osbourne-tribute@2000&#215;1270.jpg&#8221;] NewsMusic News Sharon Osbourne shares advice Ozzy left to remember him by as Black Sabbath bandmates pay tribute on anniversary of death \u201cThere will never be another Ozzy,\u201d shared Tony Iommi. \u201cI miss you my dear friend\u201d By Liberty Dunworth 23rd July 2026 Kelly Osbourne, Sharon Osbourne and Jack Osbourne with tributes [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[226,78],"class_list":["post-2059071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-politics","tag-crawlmanager","tag-nme-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2059071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2059071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2059071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2059071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2059071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}