Ozzy Osbourne: Birmingham turns out to honour the prince of darkness
Heavy Metal’s father was thrown to rest in the city that did it and never left behind to the cheers of Black Sabbath’s thunderstorms and thousands of fans adorned with purple and black fans.
Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral procession stopped Birmingham on Wednesday because he gathered from all over the generations to say goodbye to one of the most iconic sons of fans.
The 76 -year -old legend, the funeral, moved to Broad Street from his childhood house in Aston, where fans stood shoulder to shoulder on the route, some waited to say goodbye to their heroes during the night.
Among them, 57 -year -old Simon Hall wore a thick leather jacket printed with Black Sabbath logos and recording signs. “He was a working class hero,” he said. “The best thing about Ozzy, the best and the worst of the best thing, humility, honesty, being flawed like all of us, and still all of them with a smile and cheeky grin.”
Some of the most special fans gathered early during Broad Street with camping chairs. Until 8 am, the figures had reached hundreds of people and tens of thousands of people listed the popular nightclub street.
He is so enthusiastic that he is very enthusiastic to look at the cortege climbing the bus stops, shopping roofs, and even lamps to say a last farewell.
Another traveling to pay tribute was temporarily re-named as Dogy Doggy Osbourne ile with the 64-year-old Roy Brown-Lowe-Lowe and sunglasses accompanied by his dog Bruce. “Ozzy Osbourne Birmingham, Br Brown-Lowe said. “Birmingham loves Ozzy and loved Ozzy Birmingham.”
The funeral, adorned with purple flowers that says “Ozzy ,, was spent at Lodge Road in Aston at 12.45 hours before going to the city center. Alay was accompanied by the local rice group Bostin Rice, who played some of the most iconic music. While the coffin moved slowly on the streets, the fans were sweating “Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy ,, black spray lifted the painted roses and detonated the kisses in the tribute.
In one of the most emotional moments of the day, 72 -year -old Sharon Osbourne and the couple’s children left Mercedes funeral cars to see the tribute sea on the Black Sabbath bench. Each of them stood quietly as they wiped their tears before they wiped their tears before kissing her own flower and placing it next to a poster that reads her: “Birmingham will always love you.”
For 57 -year -old Jane Ashford, this was both a celebration and deep emotional. “The truth he’s gone,” he said. “But everything he represents for his legend and Birmingham and The Rock world will always represent the rock movement. I am very proud.”
37 -year -old Lucy Nicholson lived outside Villa Park a few weeks before Black Sabbath could not buy a ticket for the last concert. “Emotional,” the funeral said. “It is very nice to see fans of all ages, the most recent fans and new fans. This is the last farewell.”
Heavy metal musicians 19 -year -old Callum Parkins, 15 -year -old brother Finlay and his friends Ethan Farmer, 15, 15, 15, “I admire as long as I am alive.” “My oldest memories are listening to the music of my mother and father’s car on CDs. Ozzy has been a great inspiration for me all my life.”
Ethan, who inspired them to establish their own rock groups, said, “He did everything for us. We are in a heavy metal group and I inspired us Black Sabbath. I didn’t see him alive, but I wanted to see him.
They were far from being alone. 46 -year -old Louise Blackburn brought his 13 -year -old son Samuel to pay his respect as a family. The two joined Return to the head The concert at the beginning of this month – his brother last year is a particularly touching moment for him following the death of his brother, a superfan.
“Ozzy Osbourne is a great figure for the city,” he said. “Where did he always stay the same.”
