John Michael Osbourne, a poor student from Birmingham, UK, exceeded expectations and helped invent heavy metal. A moment to remember the singular Ozzy Osbourne, who died this week at the age of 76.
Osbourne has come to be known for his "uniform" of about three decades — a long black coat, round sunglasses, a crucifix around his neck. But his style had many iterations before then.
Known as the "Prince of Darkness," the lead singer of the massively influential rock band Black Sabbath, Osbourne reached another generation via the MTV reality show The Osbournes in the early 2000s.
Ozzy Osbourne and the original Black Sabbath lineup will reunite this summer for the first time in 20 years. It's expected to be Osbourne's final live show.
Sharon Osbourne, who revealed the diagnosis, said she is taking off time from work to care for her 73-year-old husband, a rock music legend. "I am very worried about Ozzy right now," she said.