Ozzy Osbourne, who died July 22 at the age of 76, was known as the singer of influential heavy metal band Black Sabbath and for his outrageous solo career that earned him the title the Prince of Darkness. Yet Ozzy also had a softer side. He was a huge fan of the Beatles.

Black Sabbath bassist Terence 'Geezer' Butler shared an essay about his friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and their final gig together before the rocker's death at age 762. In the essay, Butler said he 'wasn’t prepared to see how frail he was.

"I didn’t realize then that I would never see Ozzy again after that night," Butler writes of the July 5 "Back to the Beginning" show in England.

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The world of rock lost one of its father figures when Ozzy Osbourne, the frontman for legendary British metal band Black Sabbath, sadly died this week, at the age of 76. Ozzy, as he was affectionately known to his fans, had completed his farewell ‘Back to the Beginning’ concert just three weeks earlier, to rapturous reviews.

As the world continues mourning the late Ozzy Osbourne, also known as the "Prince of Darkness," his Black Sabbath bandmate, Geezer Butler, took a moment to pay tribute to his lifelong relationship with Osbourne,

B lack Sabbath's bassist, Terence "Geezer" Butler, wrote a heartfelt essay for The Sunday Times, reflecting on his "57 incredible years of friendship" with frontman Ozzy Osbourne. The rock icon passed away on July 22 at the age of 76, just over two weeks after Black Sabbath's final performance together.

The Essential Ozzy Osbourne' peaks at No. 7 on the Billboard 200 albums chart following his death, becoming his 10th top 10.