Ozzy Osbourne closed out his career on a high note when he performed at the Back to the Beginning farewell show at Villa Park in Birmingham, England on July 5. Seated on a bat-winged throne, the legendary rocker,

Tony Iommi, British heavy metal band Black Sabbath’s co-founder and guitarist is of the opinion that his late bandmate Ozzy Osbourne waited to perform at the band’s farewell concert before passing away. Osbourne, who died on July 22, performed at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, on July 5 with the original members, Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.

Tony Iommi has spoken publicly for the first time since Ozzy Osbourne’s passing and has reflected on Back to the Beginning farewell show, which took place weeks before his bandmate passed away.

Black Sabbath guitarist and co-founder Tony Iommi is speaking out further following Ozzy Osbourne's death, sharing that the legendary singer made it his mission to play in his farewell concert, which occurred just weeks before his death at age 76.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said he thinks bandmate Ozzy Osbourne was "determined" to play the group's farewell show and "really just held out" to do so weeks before his death.

The co-founders of Black Sabbath paid tribute to their doomsayer-in-chief following the news of Ozzy Osbourne’s death at age 76 on Tuesday.

Almost two decades before Ozzy Osbourne died, the rocker opened up about his thoughts on the afterlife. “I don’t know. Nobody’s ever come back and said, ‘Hey, it’s pretty cool up there,’ or, ‘You know,

I feel like I should be more upset about Ozzy Osbourne. The heavy-metal icon passed away on July 22, just weeks after performing his final live concert with Black Sabbath. He was only 76, which feels both too young and truly miraculous,