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On the first anniversary of Ozzy Osbourne‘s passing, Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi and Sharon Osbourne honoured him, as per Blabbermouth. On July 22, 2025, little over two weeks after Black Sabbath’s landmark “Back To The Beginning” performance at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, Ozzy passed away.
Hi everyone. Well, itâs now a year since Ozzyâs passing and I still canât believe that heâs not with us.
I watch him on YouTube and it feels like heâs still here with us. We always stayed in touch, almost every week or so and weâd usually talk about our ailments and then about what weâd been doing that particular week.
The fans have been absolutely brilliant and the love and respect that they have shown for him has just been amazing.
Iâm so glad that we were able to play one final show with the original line up of Sabbath at the Back To The Beginning show in our home town of Birmingham! There will never be another Ozzy. I miss you my dear friend.
TonyÂ
Ozzy’s wife, Sharon, instead told this to the BBC:
As Ozzy would say, ‘When you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just headbang.’ He was authentic. He never tried to be anything other than what he was, and he would tell you the truth about everything and that was him, you knew where you were with him. He was just genuine, so genuine and funny. I 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.
The live video of Halestorm‘s rendition of Ozzy Osbourne‘s 1995 single “Perry Mason” can be found below, as per theprp. During their time onstage at last year’s star-studded final live sendoff for Osbourne and Black Sabbath, “Back To The Beginning,” which took place in July in Osbourne and Sabbath‘s hometown of Birmingham, UK, Halestorm themselves performed this song.
In honor of Ozzy Osbourne day, weâd like to pay homage to the Prince of Darkness the only way we know how. This is a live version of Ozzyâs classic Perry Mason from the album Ozzmosis. Recorded at BP Pulse Live in Ozzyâs hometown of Birmingham, England on November 23, 2025.
Ozzy Osbourne‘s “Diary Of A Madman” solo song, “Believer,” was covered by Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats as a tribute, as per theprp. The band just included “R.I.P. Ozzy” with its debut, seemingly choosing to let their tribute speak for itself. Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats recently revealed that their upcoming album, “Shapes Of Midnight,” will be released on September 18.
Bill Ward stated instead:
Every day, there is persistent silence. We miss you so much. Respectfully, with love to the Osbourne Family, Bill and Jackie Ward Family.
Fellow Black Sabbath member Geezer Butler wrote this:
One year ago todayâhard 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!
Osbourne‘s daughter Kelly, wrote a long letter on her social media account.
One year ago today, the world changed forever.
Today I sit here beside you in a way I never thought would be possible. I know you are still with me. I feel you in the quiet, in the wind, in every song that stops me in my tracks, is the smell of your cologne and in every moment that love outweighs grief. You are all around me.
The hardest part isnât that youâre gone. The hardest part is that I canât touch you. I canât hold your hand. I canât wrap my arms around you or feel the safety that only you could give me. I always thought life was hard, but life without you has been the hardest thing I have ever had to endure.
You are my everything. My protector. My greatest teacher. My best friend. The apple of my eye. My reason.
Now all I have are memories. But my God, what beautiful memories they are. Even through all the madness we lived through, you somehow made every moment worthwhile. You taught me that love could exist in the simplest things. A cuddle on the sofa, watching the same television program for what felt like the hundredth time, your incredible jokes, your endless complaining, and of course you asking me for a kiss with a mouth still full of food. I would give absolutely anything to experience those little moments just one more time. I just want to hear you say âKelly can you?â One more time. And of course, whatever you wanted I would do.
I have never loved anyone or anything as deeply as uniquely as I love you. And now I carry all of that love with nowhere to place it except within me, my son, and mumma. It aches every single day, but it is also the greatest privilege of my life. To have loved someone so completely.
I wish you could see your grandson. Oh, Daddy, you would adore the little man he is becoming. Every single day I catch glimpses of you in him. Your smile. Your spirit. Your mannerisms. Sometimes it stops me in my tracks because it feels as though youâve found a way to remind me that love never truly leaves us. Seeing you reflected in him is one of the greatest gifts I have ever been given.
I donât think you ever truly knew the impact you had on this world. I certainly didnât until you were gone. Person after person came forward with stories of the hope you gave them, the kindness you showed them, the strength you inspired in them. You changed lives simply by being yourself and the beautiful timeless music you created.
You were a true working-class hero who never forgot what he came from!
You made people believe that life could be better because of the way you lived yours. With honesty, loyalty, courage, humor, and a heart bigger than anyone realized. There will never be another you. You carried something extraordinary inside you, a kind of magic that felt heaven-sent, and I will spend the rest of my life feeling grateful that I got to call you my daddy.
This past year has broken me in ways I never knew were possible. Everything you warned me would happen, happened. But I want you to know that I listened. I did everything you told me to do, and I will continue to follow your words for the rest of my life. Your voice still guides me every day.
Until the day we meet again.
Music may live forever, but what our family created our bond, our laughter, our unwavering love is eternal. Death could never take that from us.
You may no longer walk beside me, but you live in every choice I make, every lesson I pass on, every piece of courage I can find, and every beat of my heart.
I will carry you with me for the rest of my days.
Thank you for being my daddy. Thank you for loving me so fiercely. Thank you for making me who I am.
I miss you with every part of my soul.
I love you beyond words, beyond time, beyond this life.
Until we find each other again
