In an emotional essay, Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler reflected on playing with Ozzy Osbourne for the final time.

Several shared their personal stories, including Tom and Kellie who told the BBC how the Sabbath frontman's memory would always be kept alive at home. They named their nine-year-old son after him. "It started off as a joke really," Tom said. "We couldn't agree on a name and we just kept coming back to Ozzy.

"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.

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.

Heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne dies at 76. The Grammy-winning Prince of Darkness long struggled with addiction, finally achieving sobriety in 2014.

Ozzy Osbourne’s sisters are grieving the loss of their beloved brother. Jean Powell and Gillian Hemming opened up to The Mirror about their sibling, whose real name was John Michael Osbourne, and spoke about the last time they saw and talked to him.

Pantera have canceled multiple upcoming shows and postponed others in the wake of Ozzy Osbourne's death, paying tribute to the metal legend who they called a "mentor" and "brother." In a statement posted to Instagram,

Ozzy Osbourne, who died July 22 at the age of 76, was known as the singer of influential heavy metal band Black Sabbath and for his outrageous solo career that earned him the title the Prince of Darkness. Yet Ozzy also had a softer side. He was a huge fan of the Beatles.