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Ozi Osbourne’s family accompanied the rock coffin during an emotional final journey through his hometown, watching the thousands of fans who cheer and chanted his name.
The tearful Sharon Osbourne added a pink raise to dozens of tributes left by supporters in Birmingham, comforted by family members, including Kelly and Jack children.
A large crowd of visitors created an atmosphere with high charging, giving the stars heavy metals a respectful but noticeably confused sending when they chanted: “Ozi! Ozi!”
The funeral procession was headed by a brass band, which plays in black sabbaticals, and the body of Ozi was transferred to the hearse, topped with a purple flower tribute in the form of a cross.
A private funeral is expected to take place on Thursday.
The procession took place a week after the death of Ozi at the age of 76 and less than a month after his farewell concert for 40,000 fans at the Villa Park football platform.
On Wednesday, the motorcade drove past the stadium and his childhood house before heading to Birmingham, where fans wearing T -shirts and Saturday and scarves were set out on a wide street. Some threw flowers, and spontaneous singing and singles exploded in the crowd.
The procession stopped at the Black Sabbath Bridge, where the group with the image of the group’s participants turned into a makeshift memorial.
Over the past week, fans left flowers, messages, blank bottle and even balloons in the form of a bats – a link to the infamous incident of 1982, when the rock -cheltiser bitten his head on stage.
When Sharon came out of her car, she was supported – physically and morally – Kelly and Jack, which were both sides when she placed a rose on an existing flower tribute. Kelly and Jack also put flowers, like his sister Aimi, and Louis, son Ozi from his first marriage.
They were joined by other families, including his grandchildren and bridegroom, yes, Slipknot Sid Wilson.
The family members cuddled as they spent five minutes looking at the tribute and taking the crowd.
Fans shouted their support, shouting “We love you, Ozi!”, “Ose forever!” And “Sheron we love you!”
Sharon recognized the fans, raising his hands and giving peaceful signs before returning to the carrier, and the motorcade continued to mourn.
One fan, Pete Coles, with Nuneaton, said the crowd had ambiguous emotions.
“Some people are here to celebrate and remember the good times and their past memoirs of him. But respect for Ozi, I think, is the main thing I felt here,” he said BBC News.
“Just be a pleasure here to accept the atmosphere that is here with all the emotions and people to just sing praise of this legend in music.”
Eddie Hayes, 19, went from Newcastle to the event. “People like Ozi will never be around again,” he said. “He’s purely man. Nobody like him, no one will ever look like his musical and individual.
“I traveled three -four hours, but it is only worth it in five minutes.”
Another fan, Will Brain, 27 years old, said that the procession was “rather poetic”.
“It shows how many people loved him and how much live he touched on his music,” he said.
“It was really emotionally. Seeing the family and seeing Sharon and how they were upset, which was quite difficult to see.”