Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne and Geezer
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"A Wild Ride": Geezer Butler Bids Farewell to Ozzy OsbourneWhile the world mourns the "Prince of Darkness" (in German: "Fürst der Finsternis"), Terence "Geezer" Butler (76) describes his deceased bandmate Ozzy Osbourne (1948-2025) as the "Prince of Laughter" (in German: "Fürst des Lachens"). Just a few weeks after Black Sabbath's final performance together, the frontman passed away at the age of 76.
Osbourne performed several songs solo before being joined onstage, for the first time in 20 years, by Black Sabbath bandmates Tony Iommi, Terence "Geezer" Butler and Bill Ward.
Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming themselves after an Italian horror film in early 1969,