Memorial Flowers Placed On Ozzy Ozbourne's Hollywood Walk Of Fame Star on the front of McDonalds on Hollywood Blvd in Hollywood, CA on Tuesday, ​July 22, 2025. (Video By Sthanlee B. Mirador/Sipa USA

“The moment he walked out on stage, it was just like he was shot with a bolt of lightning and he came alive,” Glendenning recalled. “I didn’t even think it was physically possible for a person that existed day to day the way he did to have that much energy and to turn on that much and to be that much of a showman.”

Flowers lie around the star for Ozzy Osbourne at the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, in Los Angeles.

Ozzy Osbourne, born John Michael Osbourne on Dec. 3, 1948, has spent decades in the spotlight since he rose to prominence in the 1970s as the lead singer of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath.

There couldn’t be a more poetic passing than that of Ozzy Osbourne. The bat-biting rocker and erstwhile reality television star died Tuesday at the age of 76, mere weeks after a daylong concert in hishometown of Birmingham, England, that celebrated his musical legacy.

The House of Guitars in Irondequoit reflected on the life and legacy of heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne following his death. Known as the “Prince of Darkness,” Osbourne rose to fame in the 1970s as the lead singer of Black Sabbath.

"It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning," Ozzy Osbourne's family said

Osbourne pioneered heavy metal with Black Sabbath before going on to have huge success in his own right. He was known for hits including Iron Man, Paranoid, War Pigs, Crazy Train and Changes, both with the band and as a solo star.