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.

On Tuesday, the music world was hit with some devastating news as rock legend Ozzy Osbourne passed away at the age of 76. His death was rather shocking and sudden, considering he had just performed at a Black Sabbath farewell concert just over two weeks before his passing.

Tony Iommi has spoken for the first time since news of Ozzy Osbourne’s death broke on Tuesday. In a lengthy interview with ITV, the guitarist talked, movingly, about his shock at his bandmate’s seemingly sudden passing and about what happened immediately after the Back To The Beginning gig on 5 July.

Tony Iommi shares his emotions on Ozzy Osbourne's passing, recalling their final performance and the bond they had as bandmates.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has said the loss of his bandmate Ozzy Osbourne is "like losing a brother". The pair, who met at school in Aston, Birmingham, before being catapulted into the limelight with Black Sabbath and forging the heavy metal genre,

“God, am I dreaming all of this?,” shared Black Sabbath ‘s Tony Iommi when speaking in his first public interview about the death of Ozzy Osbourne with ITV News this week.

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.