their final show<\/a> on July 5.<\/p>\n\n\t\u201cTo me, Ozzy wasn\u2019t the Prince of Darkness \u2014 if anything, he was the Prince of Laughter,\u201d Butler wrote. \u201cHe\u2019d do anything for a laugh, a born entertainer.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn his touching post, the musician looked back on meeting Osbourne in the late Sixties, and also the days leading up to that final show on July 5, just two weeks before his death. \u201cI didn\u2019t realise then that I would never see Ozzy again after that night,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\n\tIn his post, Butler explained that he, Tony Iommi, and Bill Ward rehearsed for several days before Osbourne joined in, and that they quickly could see \u201cit was exhausting him\u201d to rehearse, even sitting down, after six or seven songs.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI knew he wasn\u2019t in good health, but I wasn\u2019t prepared to see how frail he was,\u201d Butler wrote. \u201cHe was helped into the rehearsal room by two helpers and a nurse and was using a cane \u2014 being Ozzy, the cane was black and studded with gold and precious stones. He didn\u2019t really say much beyond the usual greetings and when he sang, he sat in a chair.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tHe added: \u201cHe was really quiet compared with the Ozzy of old.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tIn his post, Butler looked back to his first time meeting Osbourne, noticing him in Birmingham, England when they\u2019d pass each other after late-night clubbing. They were \u201ccomplete opposites of each other,\u201d Butler reflected. \u201cLittle did I know then that within a year we would form what would become Black Sabbath and create a whole new form of rock music.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tButler wrote that the first time they met was in 1968 after his part-time band was looking for a singer and Osbourne was looking for a gig. Butler went to Osbourne\u2019s house \u201cthree or four streets away,\u201d and he wasn\u2019t home. Then, Osbourne stopped by Butler\u2019s home to follow up. \u201cMy brother answered it and said to me, \u2018Hey, there\u2019s something at the door asking for you,’\u201d Butler wrote. \u201cI said, \u2018What do you mean by \u201csomething\u201d?\u2019 He said: \u2018You\u2019ll see.’\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n \t\tEditor\u2019s picks<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
\n\t\u201cIt was the cropped-hair mod I\u2019d seen walking home from the all-nighters, except he didn\u2019t have a suit on \u2014 he had his dad\u2019s brown work gown on, a chimney brush over his shoulder, a shoe on a dog leash, and no shoes on his bare feet,\u201d Butler added. \u201cHe said, \u201c\u2019I\u2019m Ozzy.\u2019 After I\u2019d stopped laughing, I said: \u2018OK, you\u2019re in the band.’\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tOsbourne and Butler would go on to form Earth, which would evolve into Black Sabbath, alongside Iommi and Ward. The band\u2019s first gig, Butler reflected, ended in a \u201cmassive brawl\u201d and it made the group inseparable.<\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cPeople always thought Ozzy was a feral wild man, but he had a heart of pure gold. Most of his infamous antics \u2014 the bat saga, biting the head off a dove, pissing on the Alamo, snorting lines of ants, and the rest \u2014 came in his solo years, away from the restraints of the Sabbath crew,\u201d Butler said. \u201cBut if you were a friend in need, Ozzy was always there for you.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tHe added, \u201cWhen my son was born with a heart defect, Ozzy called me every day to see how I was coping, even though we hadn\u2019t spoken for a year.\u201d<\/p>\n
\n\tPrior to their final show together in July, Osbourne and Butler\u2019s reunited to promote an Aston Villa jersey with Adidas, marking the first time the two connected since 2017 at that point, and even if they hadn\u2019t spoken during that time period, their \u201cbond was unbreakable,\u201d Butler wrote. In his tribute, Butler wrote that he had some regrets about the end of the group\u2019s final concert, since Osbourne was \u201con his throne\u201d and not able to stand for a bow.<\/p>\n\n\n \t\tRelated Content<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
\n\t\u201cTony shook his hand, I presented him with a cake, but it was such a strange feeling to end our story like that,\u201d Butler wrote. \u201cI wish I\u2019d had more time backstage with Ozzy, but wishes are redundant now. As Ozzy used to say: \u2018Wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which comes first.’\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n \t\tTrending Stories<\/p>\n<\/h2>\n<\/section>\n
\n\tButler ended his note by expressing his gratitude to Osbourne, and for that final show. <\/p>\n
\n\t\u201cI am so privileged to have spent most of my life with him. Of course there are millions of things I will think of that I should have written, but how can I sum up 57 incredible years of friendship in a few paragraphs?\u201d he wrote. \u201cGod bless, Oz, it has been one hell of a ride! Love you!\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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