Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler has paid a tender tribute to his friend and former bandmate Ozzy Osbourne, sharing his memories of how "the most incredible journey of our lives" began. Butler's recollections come in an essay penned for The Sunday Times, published yesterday, July 27.

"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.

Geezer Butler honored Ozzy Osbourne with a moving tribute, reflecting on their early days, lifelong bond, and emotional final show in Birmingham.

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.

Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler shared memories of Ozzy Osbourne's final performance before the rock legend's death at 76, reflecting on their 57-year friendship.

In an emotional essay, Geezer Butler recalled his decades-long friendship with Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath's final rehearsals.

Bassist Terence “Geezer” Butler, guitarist Tony Iommi, lead singer Ozzy Osbourne, and drummer Bill Ward were all between the ages of 18 and 20 when they began playing together in Birmingham. Naming themselves after an Italian horror film in early 1969,