Black Sabbath "have lost our brother", says band's co-founder, weeks after farewell gig in their home city Birmingham.

Following Ozzy Osbourne's death earlier this morning, his Black Sabbath band mates have each shared statements about his passing, posting separately to social media to honor their late friend and collaborator.

NEW YORK -- There are pioneering music figures, and then there is Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath, whose personal mythology is eclipsed only by the strength and immortality of his songs. A godfather and force of heavy metal, Osbourne died Tuesday at 76, just weeks after his last performance.