Ozzy Osbourne's Bandmate Breaks His Silence on His Death

Earlier this week, rock 'n roll legend Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath passed away just a couple of weeks after a farewell concert. Now, one of his longtime Black Sabbath bandmates is speaking out about The Prince of Darkness' passing.

During a recent interview, legendary Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi opened up a little bit about his longtime bandmate's passing.

“It was a shock for us,” Iommi said, according to Guitar World. “When I heard yesterday, it couldn’t sink in. I thought, ‘It can’t be.’ I only had a text from him the day before.

Iommi admitted that Osbourne did not look well while they were rehearsing for their farewell show, and he speculated that Ozzy was planning for that to be the final thing he ever did.

“It just seemed unreal, surreal,” he continued. “In the night, I started thinking about it: ‘God, am I dreaming all this?’ But he’s not looked well through the rehearsals.

“I think he really just held out to do that show. And just after that, he’s done it and said goodbye to the fans. And that was the end of it, really.

“I think he must have had something in his head that said, ‘Well, this is gonna be it, the last thing I’m ever gonna do.’ Whether he thought he was gonna die or what, I don’t know. But he really wanted to do it; he was determined to do it. And fair dues, he’d done it.”

That said, Iommi didn't expect him to pass away so soon after the farewell show, so his passing was still quite a shock to him and everyone else who was close to him.

“We didn’t expect him to go that quickly, really. We didn’t expect him to go. So it’s been a shock,” Iommi said.