Sharon Osbourne marked the first anniversary of her husband Ozzy Osbourne's death by remembering his vibrant personality and authenticity. In an interview with the BBC, she shared that she wanted people to recall the musician as "funny and charismatic and real."
"As Ozzy would say, ‘When you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang,'" Osbourne recalled.
She emphasized his genuine nature, stating, "He was authentic and never tried to be anything other than what he was. He would tell you the truth about everything and that was him, you knew where you were with him."
Osbourne, 73, added that he was "just genuine, so genuine and funny." She reminisced about their dynamic, noting, "we could have the worst arguments in the world but we would end up laughing because he would say something so ridiculous that we would just crack up."
Their daughter, Kelly Osbourne, also paid tribute to her father on social media. Writing a letter shared on Instagram, the 41-year-old described how her "world changed forever" following the Black Sabbath frontman's death.
"Today I sit beside you in a way I never thought would be possible. I know you are still with me. I feel you in the quiet, in the wind, in every song that stops me in my tracks, is [sic] the smell of your cologne and in every moment that the love outweighs the grief. You are all around me," Kelly wrote.
She expressed the profound difficulty of his absence, adding, "The hardest part isn’t that you’re gone. The hardest part is that I can’t touch you. I can’t hold your hand. I can’t wrap my arms around you or feel the safety that only you could give me."
Kelly concluded her message by stating, "I always thought life was hard, but life without you has been the hardest thing I have ever had to endure." Despite her heart aching daily, she called it the "greatest privilege" to have loved him so completely.
Ozzy Osbourne died on July 22, 2025, at the age of 76 following a heart attack.