Tony Iommi, Terence ‘Geezer’ Butler and Bill Ward, who formed the band with the singer in 1968, reflect on being ‘four kids from Aston’ after his death
Ozzy Osbourne’s bandmates from Black Sabbath have paid tribute to the frontman after his death at 76, just weeks after they reunited for a farewell gig in their home town, Birmingham.
Terence “Geezer” Butler, the band’s bassist, said he was “so glad” the band had reunited on 5 July to play their last show at Villa Park – a stone’s throw from where Black Sabbath formed in 1968 – and paid tribute to his friend.
“Thanks for all those years – we had some great fun,” he wrote on Instagram. “Four kids from Aston – who’d have thought, eh? So glad we got to do it one last time, back in Aston. Love you.”
Tony Iommi, the band’s guitarist, paid tribute to his “dear dear friend”.
“It’s just such heartbreaking news that I can’t really find the words, there won’t ever be another like him,” Iommi wrote on Instagram.
