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Ozzy Osbourne send a warm message to his long -lasting guitarist in the last days Before his death.
In a recent interview with Guitar worldmusician Zakk Wylde He revealed the last text he received from the Late Rock Star, who died earlier this month at the age of 76. According to Wylde, Osbourne sent the message after playing his Last Black Sabbath Show in England on July 5.
“Everyone and their mother was in the backstage dressing room and I wanted to give him a break,” Wylde remembered, indicating that the two could not cross paths later in the day.
Wylde added, “The last text I got from Oz said, ‘Zakky, sorry, it was like an asylum back there. I didn’t see you.’ It’s going, ‘Thanks for everything.’ Only we were talking, saying, ‘I love you, friend.’ There we are.
The concert was a “business as usual,” Wylde remembered, adding that Osbourne’s happiness was the number 1 priority for the day.
“It was definitely pretty amazing,” he said. “Seeing Oz on stage when Sabbath was done, that was the last time I saw it.”
Ozzy Osbourne and Zakk Wylde
Winter Kevin/Getty ImagesWylde heard for Osbourne in 1987, following in the footsteps of the guitarist Jake E. Lee. He joined Osbourne on the way he played on a number of The Rock Legend’s albums over the years, most recently hitting the stage in Osbourne’s honor in October 2024 during the Rock and Roll Immortal Gallery Ceremony.
“Oz was just the best,” Wylde told Guitar World. “I have my dad, who was a former World War II villain; and then Ozzy, who was almost like an older brother.… We would always keep in touch.”
Wylde said that the family bond even extends to Ozzy’s wife, Sharon Osbourne. “Ozzy is the baptismal father (my) eldest son,” he continued. “Whether I was playing with him or not, if Sharon called me my wife up and said, ‘guys, can you watch the house while we’re away on a business trip?’ I’d do it. ‘If I need to bring milk and eggs over, I’ll do it.’ “
Zakk Wylde and Ozzy Osbourne
Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music/Getty ImagesFollowing a long battle with Parkinson’s disease, Ozzy family announced his death On July 22. “It has more sadness than words can only convey that we have to report that our dear Ozzy Osbourne died this morning,” read their statement. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect the privacy of our family at this time.”
Ozzy shared children Aimee. Kelly and Jack with Sharon, 72, and was the father of Elliot. Louis and Jessica with ex Thelma rileyHe was married to him between 1971 and 1982.
Fans and loved ones gathered to Celebrate Ozzy’s Life and Legacy at an emotional funeral held in Birmingham, England, on Wednesday, July 30. Sharon have trouble holding back tears as she was comforted by Kelly and Jack. The memorial also marked a rare public appearance to Aimee and Ozzy Louis’s son.