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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Sian Cain

Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmates remember their friend: ‘There won’t ever be another like him’

Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward in 1969
Black Sabbath in 1969, from left: Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. Osbourne has died aged 76. Photograph: Pictorial Press Ltd/Alamy

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.

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