Ozzy Osbourne 's sisters , Jean Powell , 85, and Gillian Hemming , 80, revealed that he had hoped to return to Birmingham.
The sisters told the Mirror how proud they were of their "crazy" brother. Jean said: "We saw him in Birmingham last week. It was upsetting because he couldn't stand up, but he was still our John, still telling jokes. To us, he was our brother, not a celebrity, so it's crazy to see the outpouring of love since his death was announced."
She continued: “We simply can’t believe he’s gone and that we won’t receive any more calls or messages from him. Every week, without exception, he would contact us, by phone or message, to ask how we were and what was happening.”
“He was frail, but even so it was a shock,” said Jean. “He still had plans and things he wanted to do. We don’t know the details of his death, it’s still too early. It’s very sad. I’m just grateful that he died in England.”
The last message received
Jean Powell and Gillian Hemming were at Black Sabbath's farewell show: “The last time we saw him was at the Villa Park show. I got a message from him while he was driving down Lodge Road, where we lived near the stadium. He said he couldn't believe that whole crowd was walking down our old street to see him perform. He was blown away.”
They recounted the last message Ozzy sent: “We didn’t have much of a chance to talk because it was a very chaotic visit. But in the last message he sent me, he said he would be back in Birmingham.”
Asked how she would describe her brother in one sentence, Gillian said: “He was loving and funny. He was simply amazing.” The sisters received the news of Ozzy's death via a phone call.
Paramedics spent two hours trying to save Ozzy Osbourne.
According to the Daily Mail newspaper , an air ambulance was called to Ozzy Osbourne to try and save him on the day he died, last Tuesday, the 22nd.
A helicopter from The Thames Valley landed in a field near Welders House, the Osbourne family mansion, on Tuesday morning at around 10:30 am.
According to the Daily Mail, calls from Welders House led operators to believe that the Prince of Darkness's life was in danger. The newspaper also states that paramedics fought for two hours to try to save Ozzy's life, but were unsuccessful.
A spokesperson for the service confirmed to the Daily Mail : “We can confirm that our helicopter was dispatched to provide advanced intensive care at an incident near Chalfont St Giles yesterday.”
Residents of the village of Jordans, which is next to the Osbournes' house, told the Daily Mail that they realized "something serious" was happening when they heard a helicopter hovering over Welders House and saw it land nearby.
Ozzy Osbourne's last concert
Ozzy Osbourne died just 17 days after his last live performance, at Black Sabbath 's farewell show . The event took place on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Approximately 40,000 people attended the event, with 5.8 million people watching the show online.
Titled "Back To The Beginning ," the final show by the greatest heavy metal band reunited the four original members. Vocalist Ozzy Osbourne, bassist Geezer Butler , guitarist Tony Iommi , and drummer Bill Ward played together for the first and last time in 20 years.
Ozzy Osbourne's last public appearance was at the Birmingham edition of Comic Con Midlands . The event took place a few days after Back to the Beginning , on July 12th and 13th.
Ozzy, along with his wife/manager Sharon, his daughter Kelly, and his son Jack, held autograph and photo sessions on both days of the event.
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