Page 12 | Friend 'sobbing in the kitchen' over Ozzy Osborne

lronWoman · 2025-07-22T21:08:47+00:00

I'm not generally a mean spirited person but I just can't take this seriously! My friend has never been a Black Sabbath fan and I've never heard her mention Ozzy once in the 20 years I've known her. However, her and her sister are apparently 'beside themselves with grief' over his death. I just don't understand this type of performative grief over A list celebrities that people have never met. It's sad and I get that it kind of marks the end of an era, but the guy lived to a ripe old age in the lap of luxury and was one of the most celebrated rock stars the world has ever known. It's not like a present day star has suddenly been cut down in their prime and will no longer be releasing new albums. They'd already released all their famous stuff before we were born. She wasn't sobbing in the kitchen when an old mutual workmate died unexpectedly in his late 30s a fortnight ago. Guy wasn't a close friend of ours but we were friendly. Used to go to the pub as a group and he helped us move house, refusing to accept a penny for it. Really nice bloke! We hadn't seen him in close to a decade but both felt sad about it for a few days. But no sobbing in the kitchen! Latest comment is "he's up there at the bar with gramps". I'm finding it hard not to make an inappropriate joke tbh!

YellowStook · 23/07/2025 12:25

Has she ever screamed at the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

YellowStook · 23/07/2025 12:25

Has she ever screamed at the Sistine Chapel ceiling?

pinkyredrose · 23/07/2025 12:30

76 isn't a 'ripe old age', 96 would be but not 76.

I was inconsolable when Robin Williams died, i had a lot of things happening in my life and it really threw me. YABU.

placemats · 23/07/2025 12:33

Magnir · 23/07/2025 07:30

So did I.

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And me as well. Got to see him at the O2 in London, his final tour. Fantastic performance.

Jumpingthruhoops · 23/07/2025 12:33

If that's how she feels, that's how she feels. You're not obliged to 'understand' it.

Jumpingthruhoops · 23/07/2025 12:38

pinkyredrose · 23/07/2025 12:30

76 isn't a 'ripe old age', 96 would be but not 76.

I was inconsolable when Robin Williams died, i had a lot of things happening in my life and it really threw me. YABU.

Agree. Often, it's not just about the person but, more, what impact they had on your childhood etc. Some people will grieve for that.

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 12:40

BlankBlankBlank14 · 23/07/2025 12:21

I’m shrugging about it’s not a race to the bottom and this is about “grief” for Ozzie not Sharon!

Sharon may be worse, but that’s not who the post is about, it’s about crying in the kitchen about Ozzie.

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So what was your comment about Ozzy being a vile person? That’s not about someone crying in the kitchen either

DogsandFlowers · 23/07/2025 12:41

Standardpain · 22/07/2025 22:12

Tell to read about some of his odious and cruel behaviour and that might show her how ridiculous she is being.

Giiiirl!! MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY

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lronWoman · 23/07/2025 12:52

Jumpingthruhoops · 23/07/2025 12:33

If that's how she feels, that's how she feels. You're not obliged to 'understand' it.

I'm not even sure she really 'feels' for him in reality though. If you were told a loved one had died and were then informed it was a mistake you'd be so relieved. I think if somebody told her it'd been misreported and it was actually Bon Jovi that'd died I think she'd just be like "oh...".

Or actually she'd probs be 'sobbing in the kitchen' over Bon Jovi. 🤣

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lunaswand · 23/07/2025 12:52

I don't understand it but shed a good few tears when the Queen passed & still feel sad when I think about her now

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lronWoman · 23/07/2025 12:53

....or opining on how good Bon Jovi's singing was on Paradise City. 😂😂😂

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LookingAtMyBhunas · 23/07/2025 12:57

Magnir · 22/07/2025 22:12

This mainly started when Diana died.

Oh christ yes that was a low point.
Grown women screaming and wailing at two young boys who'd just lost their mum.

OP, won't lie the 'up their with gramps' got me 😂

BlankBlankBlank14 · 23/07/2025 13:00

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 12:40

So what was your comment about Ozzy being a vile person? That’s not about someone crying in the kitchen either

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I’m saying why would anyone cry over such a vile individual?

I think that was fairly obvious really, do you have comprehension issues?

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lronWoman · 23/07/2025 13:05

LookingAtMyBhunas · 23/07/2025 12:57

Oh christ yes that was a low point.
Grown women screaming and wailing at two young boys who'd just lost their mum.

OP, won't lie the 'up their with gramps' got me 😂

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Well, hopefully God has rolled with the times. I can't imagine Ozzy would be very happy if there was no bar in heaven. 🤣

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UmbrellaEllaEllaElla · 23/07/2025 13:19

Sometimes it catches you on a hormonal day or it opens some wider grief or memory. It's normal.

LookingAtMyBhunas · 23/07/2025 13:35

Just waiting for the god awful watercolour with the great grim reaper of our era Paddington leading him to his final end.

SaintGermain · 23/07/2025 13:54

I think it’s fine to celebrate the music and reminisce about the songs but the man constantly cheated on Sharon all throughout their marriage, at one point she took an overdose in a bid to kill herself over his cheating and there were at least two incidents involving him biting the heads of animals, a bird and a dove. He claims both were already dead.

Not a man I would be crying over, but I can understand fans of the music may be.

Hollyhobbi · 23/07/2025 14:09

pinkyredrose · 23/07/2025 12:30

76 isn't a 'ripe old age', 96 would be but not 76.

I was inconsolable when Robin Williams died, i had a lot of things happening in my life and it really threw me. YABU.

I think being 3/4 of a century old is a ripe old age especially for someone who did drugs etc.

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 15:04

SaintGermain · 23/07/2025 13:54

I think it’s fine to celebrate the music and reminisce about the songs but the man constantly cheated on Sharon all throughout their marriage, at one point she took an overdose in a bid to kill herself over his cheating and there were at least two incidents involving him biting the heads of animals, a bird and a dove. He claims both were already dead.

Not a man I would be crying over, but I can understand fans of the music may be.

HM generally focuses on the art of a person, their performance and creativity as well as their impact on the scene. On all the band forums I’ve been on any personal gossip is frowned upon and quickly shut down. So that’s the loss people will be mourning.

SaintGermain · 23/07/2025 18:08

When speaking to The Scotsman in 2007, the former Black Sabbath frontman revealed that he massacred the family’s 17 cats when at the peak of his addictions. Unsurprisingly, this was the final indignity for his family.

He recalled plainly: “I was taking drugs so much I was a f***. The final straw came when I shot all our cats. We had about 17, and I went crazy and shot them all. My wife found me under the piano in a white suit, a shotgun in one hand and a knife in the other.”
Ozzy Osbourne might have brought all forms of horror to life, but slaughtering 17 innocent cats in a drunken and drug-influenced stupor is frankly beyond the pale. Not only is the anecdote incredibly horrifying regarding the pure violence ‘The Prince of Darkness’ enacted, but the insouciance with which he retold the incident is bewildering. Killing just one sentient creature by accident is enough for most people to feel bad for the rest of their lives, but 17 in such a wanton way is enough to change the dimension of the rocker forever in many fans’ eyes, drugs or not.

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Show that to your grief stricken friend.

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 18:44

SaintGermain · 23/07/2025 18:08

When speaking to The Scotsman in 2007, the former Black Sabbath frontman revealed that he massacred the family’s 17 cats when at the peak of his addictions. Unsurprisingly, this was the final indignity for his family.

He recalled plainly: “I was taking drugs so much I was a f***. The final straw came when I shot all our cats. We had about 17, and I went crazy and shot them all. My wife found me under the piano in a white suit, a shotgun in one hand and a knife in the other.”
Ozzy Osbourne might have brought all forms of horror to life, but slaughtering 17 innocent cats in a drunken and drug-influenced stupor is frankly beyond the pale. Not only is the anecdote incredibly horrifying regarding the pure violence ‘The Prince of Darkness’ enacted, but the insouciance with which he retold the incident is bewildering. Killing just one sentient creature by accident is enough for most people to feel bad for the rest of their lives, but 17 in such a wanton way is enough to change the dimension of the rocker forever in many fans’ eyes, drugs or not.

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Show that to your grief stricken friend.

You do realise he was high on drugs when he did that. I don’t think there’s ever been any question he has had a massive issue with drugs and subsequent mental health issues.

From your posts you clearly have a big issue with the man. So you might want to move on from the thread.

SamiSnail · 23/07/2025 18:44

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 15:04

HM generally focuses on the art of a person, their performance and creativity as well as their impact on the scene. On all the band forums I’ve been on any personal gossip is frowned upon and quickly shut down. So that’s the loss people will be mourning.

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It's not 'gossip' if the person themselves have stated it.

Would your forums draw the line at anything? Paedophilia and child sexual abuse, for example?

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 18:46

SamiSnail · 23/07/2025 18:44

It's not 'gossip' if the person themselves have stated it.

Would your forums draw the line at anything? Paedophilia and child sexual abuse, for example?

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why would those things be discussed on a music forum? I think most people would go to the police if they had proof of those things.

Im not even sure what you’re saying or trying to say

Ilikemymenlikeilikemycoffee · 23/07/2025 18:48

Surely not? Jesus Christ this is pathetic! I am surprised he lasted as long as he did! Why people get so upset over strangers I’ll never understand!

SamiSnail · 23/07/2025 18:48

MyHeartyCoralSnail · 23/07/2025 18:44

You do realise he was high on drugs when he did that. I don’t think there’s ever been any question he has had a massive issue with drugs and subsequent mental health issues.

From your posts you clearly have a big issue with the man. So you might want to move on from the thread.

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Being "high on drugs" is not an excuse for murder. So why would it be an excuse for animal abuse and torture/killing?

Are you genuinely saying it's an excuse?

If you're genuinely not capable of a crime, not even drugs could make you do it. Another example, if you are genuinely not capable of molesting a child, drugs wouldn't make you do it, right?

This 'oooohhh but but but he was on drugs!' bs to excuse what he did is lame and disgusting. Not even drugs would make you do something contrary to your nature like that.