Sharon remembers Ozzy Osbourne one year on from his death

Sharon Osbourne, widow of heavy metal pioneer Ozzy, has used the one-year anniversary of his death to tell fans to remember him by playing music “really loud”.

Osbourne spoke to the BBC exactly one year after her husband’s death, which sparked public outcry and celebration of her husband’s contribution to music.

In a rare interview about his feelings after the events of the summer of 2025, his voice breaking with emotion at times, he told BBC Radio WM that he wanted people to “remember how funny he was, funny, charismatic and real.”

“As Ozzy said, ‘when you want to remember me, turn the music up really loud, as loud as you can, and bang your head’.”

Osbourne was in her late husband’s hometown of Birmingham on Wednesday as the city prepared to hold its first Ozzy Day with a free celebration of the Black Sabbath frontman, who was born and raised in the Aston area.

“He was real,” he recalled.

“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 stood with him.

“He was really sincere, very genuine and funny,” she added.

“I mean, we could have the worst arguments in the world, but we’d end up laughing because he’d say something so ridiculous we’d explode.”