Remembering Ozzy Osbourne: Archival photos of the heavy metal legend
Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of the pioneering heavy metal band Black Sabbath, has died at 76. Here's a look back at his career in photos.
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne performs at his Ozzy Scream Tour concert in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on March 26, 2011. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko, File)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne, left, and Sharon Osbourne arrive at the 87th Academy Awards Elton John AIDS Foundation Oscar Party on Feb. 22, 2015, in West Hollywood, Calif. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne, left, performs, Jan. 17, 1985, at the Rock in Rio music festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Rock musician Ozzy Osbourne embraces his fiancee, Sharon Arden, in Los Angeles, on Dec. 21, 1981. (AP Photo/Douglas Pizac, File)
FILE - Rocker Ozzy Osbourne greets fans at Tower Records in downtown Manhattan, New York, Sept. 17, 1991 while kicking off the release of his new album "No More Tears." Osbourne surprised the crowd of some 200 people gathered at the store to purchase the long awaited Guns and Roses albums "Illusion I" and "Illusion II" which went on sale at midnight. (AP Photo/Luiz Ribeiro, File)
FILE - Singer Ozzy Osbourne appears at news conference to tell reporters that his song "Suicide Solution" was misinterpreted and is anti-suicide, in Los Angeles on Jan. 21, 1986. (AP Photo/Lacy Atkins, File)
FILE - British rock musician Ozzy Osbourne is shown on Oct. 27, 1988 in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne arrives at the 62nd annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Jan. 26, 2020, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Singer Ozzy Osbourne performs during halftime of an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills in Inglewood, Calif., Sept. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis, File)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne performs during the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony at the Alexander stadium in Birmingham, England, Monday, Aug. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne poses with a prop at the "Black Sabbath: 13 3D" maze at Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights on Sept. 17, 2013, in Universal City, Calif. (Photo by John Shearer/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Ozzy Osbourne kisses his wife Sharon during the "Ozzfest Meets Knotfest" news conference at the Hollywood Palladium, May 12, 2016, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
FILE - Rock singer Ozzy Osbourne poses for a photo in Los Angeles on Dec. 21, 1981. (AP Photo/Douglas Pizac, file)
FILE - Metal-rock star Ozzy Osbourne holds a replica of his new star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame as he poses with his family during a ceremony on April 12, 2002, in Los Angeles. Pictured with Osbourne, from left, are Aimee, Sharon, Kelly, Jack and Louis. (AP Photo/Nick Ut, File)
Luminaries of the music world mourned the death Tuesday of Ozzy Osbourne at age 76, expressing affection and admiration for the heavy metal icon.
