The Prince of Darkness died on July 22 at 76 years old Metallica's Robert Trujillo wrote a bittersweet tribute to Ozzy Osbourne the day before the late rocker's funeral The bassist and Osbourne performed together from 1996 to 2003 when he was part of Osbourne's solo band Thousands of fans gathered in Buckingham to pay tribute to the Prince of Darkness ahead of his private funeral service Metallica's Robert Trujillo is remembering Ozzy Osbourne.

Metallica bassist Robert Trujillo did not hold back in giving thanks to Ozzy Osbourne for helping him achieve his musical dreams on the eve of attending the funeral for the beloved heavy metal legend.

The bassist reflects on the loss of the influential figure in his life before flying back to the U.K. for the funeral.