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<\/div>\nGet the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\nGet our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\nGet our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTributes from across the world have poured in following the death of Ozzy Osbourne at 76<\/a>, as fellow artists and fans remember the Black Sabbath<\/a> frontman as a true pioneer who changed the face of music forever<\/a>.<\/p>\nNews of the Birmingham-born artist\u2019s death was announced by his family<\/a>, who said in a statement: \u201cIt is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. <\/p>\n\u201cWe ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Together with Black Sabbath\u2019s other three founding members, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, Osbourne rose to fame with early albums such as their self-titled debut in 1970, and their second album Paranoid, which featured classic tracks \u201cIron Man\u201d and \u201cWar Pigs\u201d. <\/p>\n
Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This<\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTributes from across the world have poured in following the death of Ozzy Osbourne at 76<\/a>, as fellow artists and fans remember the Black Sabbath<\/a> frontman as a true pioneer who changed the face of music forever<\/a>.<\/p>\nNews of the Birmingham-born artist\u2019s death was announced by his family<\/a>, who said in a statement: \u201cIt is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. <\/p>\n\u201cWe ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n
Together with Black Sabbath\u2019s other three founding members, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, Osbourne rose to fame with early albums such as their self-titled debut in 1970, and their second album Paranoid, which featured classic tracks \u201cIron Man\u201d and \u201cWar Pigs\u201d. <\/p>\n
<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nTributes from across the world have poured in following the death of Ozzy Osbourne at 76<\/a>, as fellow artists and fans remember the Black Sabbath<\/a> frontman as a true pioneer who changed the face of music forever<\/a>.<\/p>\n News of the Birmingham-born artist\u2019s death was announced by his family<\/a>, who said in a statement: \u201cIt is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne<\/a> has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. <\/p>\n \u201cWe ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.\u201d<\/p>\n Together with Black Sabbath\u2019s other three founding members, Geezer Butler, Tony Iommi and Bill Ward, Osbourne rose to fame with early albums such as their self-titled debut in 1970, and their second album Paranoid, which featured classic tracks \u201cIron Man\u201d and \u201cWar Pigs\u201d. <\/p>\n