Robert Trujillo Ozzy Osbourne 's private funeral : "It was very, very beautiful," the bassist revealed.
Ozzy Osbourne was buried in a private funeral on July 31st. The private funeral took place in a church in Gerrards Cross. Afterwards, Ozzy's body was buried next to the lake at his own mansion in Buckinghamshire. Definitely as he had said he wished.
During a recent interview with the Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk , Robert Trujillo said [transcription via Blabbermouth ]:
“It was a small group of people, but it was very, very beautiful. And in the end, the speeches were actually… I mean, it was very sad, but at the same time, some of the speeches were — as you can imagine — quite funny. And there were a lot of tears. The members of [ Black ] Sabbath kind of finished with their speeches, especially with Geezer [ Butler ]. Geezer broke down in tears. He had difficulty, obviously, speaking, and then he stood up and gave an incredible eulogy.”
Trujillo continued It was raining at the beginning of the service, about an hour before. And then, as the service went on, the weather changed and different things happened. When Kelly [ Osbourne ] sang, his lyrics flew away—the wind carried them off. It was almost as if Ozzy was having fun with them. And then, when Geezer spoke, really spoke, the sun came out. I'm not kidding. The sun really did come out, and then it was beautiful from that moment on—a very magical moment.”
“And again, it’s sad, but at the same time, people were sharing stories. And suddenly there was laughter and ‘I remember this,’ ‘I remember that.’ There were so many stories. Then it felt like it had come to an end. And I’m glad that my wife Chloe and I went. And that we shared this and were able to have that moment with family and everything else. It was very beautiful. And again, heartfelt words from so many people and a kind of reconnection with different musicians and bandmates, crew members, all of that.”
The final farewell to Ozzy Osbourne
Ozzy Osbourne was buried in a private funeral on July 31st. The heavy metal icon and Black Sabbath died on July 22nd, at the age of 76.
According to E! News , the death certificate signed by Ozzy's daughter, Aimee Osbourne , stated that the cause of death was a heart attack and acute myocardial infarction. The report also listed concurrent causes as coronary artery disease and Parkinson's disease with atomic dysfunction.
The private funeral took place in a church in Gerrards Cross. Afterwards, Ozzy's body was buried beside the lake at his own mansion in Buckinghamshire. Definitely as he had said he wished.
The Sun newspaper , the family placed a wreath, inscribed "Ozzy f***ing Osbourne," on the water's edge. Approximately 110 people close to Ozzy joined his wife Sharon Osbourne and their children Jack, Kelly , and Aimee .
Among the friends who attended the funeral were Marilyn Manson, Corey Taylor ( vocalist of Slipknot ), Rob Zombie , James Hetfield ( of Metallica) , Yungblud , Zakk Wylde , and Sir Elton John . His Black Sabbath Tony Iommi , Bill Ward , and Geezer Butler were also present.
Guests received a simple black invitation with an image of a cross that read: “In loving memory of Ozzy Osbourne”.
The private funeral took place a day after the funeral procession through the streets of Birmingham, England.
Parade in Birmingham brought together thousands of fans.
Thousands of fans gathered in the streets of Birmingham, England, to bid a final farewell to Ozzy Osbourne . The funeral procession carrying the singer's body passed through his hometown last Wednesday, July 30th.
More than 150,000 fans worldwide watched the procession via live stream on the Black Sabbath Bench website .
Before the ceremony, the car carrying Osbourne's coffin passed by the singer's childhood home on Lodge Road, Aston. Fans laid flowers outside the property, near Villa Park.
Next, the funeral procession proceeded through the center of the singer's hometown, stopping at the Black Sabbath Bench and Bridge, where thousands of fans left messages and flowers in tribute to the pioneering heavy metal singer.
The funeral procession was escorted by police to the site, while hundreds of fans chanted “Ozzy, Ozzy, Ozzy” throughout the procession. The local band Bostin' Brass Band played the classic “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath, from their second album Paranoid (1970).
Ozzy Osbourne's wife and manager, Sharon Osbourne, and their children Jack, Kelly (along with Sid Wilson of Slipknot, and the couple's young son, Sidney), Aimee , and Louis – Ozzy's son from his first marriage to Thelma Riley – were in cars behind the hearse carrying the singer's body.
The singer's hearse displayed purple flowers spelling out "OZZY" beside his coffin. The vehicle stopped in front of the memorial. The event gave the Osbourne family the opportunity to see the tributes fans left around the city, as well as greet the crowd, lay flowers, and read some of the tributes left for the late Prince of Darkness.
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