Ozzy Osbourne has passed at the age of 76. He had been battling Parkinson's among other health concerns. What's interesting about Osbourne is that he was extremely famous for different reasons with varying folks. Many called him the Godfather of Heavy Metal thanks to his time with Black Sabbath and revered his musical skills. Other people discovered Ozzy thanks to his family's reality show, "The Osbournes," which premiered in 2002. It gave him a whole new fanbase who adored him as a reality star, yet could not name a single song he'd sung. Talk about a mix of fandoms.
With, "The Osbournes," Ozzy went from a scary and edgy rocker to a warped version of Ward Cleaver, who was strangely cuddly and endearing (but still a bit scary and edgy). After all, he spent a lot of his life dealing with drug addiction with family, friends, and Ozzy himself discussing how bad it could get. He got clean in 2006 with some relapses before achieving total sobriety with no backslides (according to articles I read) from 2013 onward. No matter how you felt about Ozzy, you undoubtedly at least knew of him due to how enmeshed in culture he'd become, whether via his music, television work, or just being Ozzy freaking Osbourne! His impact on our popular culture cannot be understated, and now he is indeed, "Coming home," now.
"Sharon!!!"
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