Eagle
1 Tháng 8, 2025
A fan shared their reasoning on Facebook: “Just an observation from a guy who has been a Sabbath/Ozzy fan since the 70s. Some will say I am nit picking and not respecting how others view things. But I am seeing a lot of posts and pictures of billboards with images of the devil horns hand sign.
“Now I know that sign has become the ‘official’ sign of rock and roll, but Ozzy’s gesture has always been the double peace sign.
“It was [Ronnie James] Dio that did the horns and made them popular with rock and roll long after Ozzy had been doing the double peace signs. Let’s all please remember just another one of the things that Ozzy brought us!”
During the funeral procession today, the hearse passed by Ozzy’s childhood home, a two-bedroom terrace house at 14 Lodge Road in Birmingham.
Many fans threw flowers onto the front of the hearse as it passed by, while attended by the sounds of the Bostin Brass band playing covers of Ozzy’s songs.
Sharon was seen sharing a hug with the Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Zafar Iqbal, who shared about what Ozzy meant to the people of the city.
He shared: “Ozzy was more than a music legend – he was a son of Birmingham. Having recently been awarded the Freedom of the City and following his celebrated appearance at the Back to the Beginning concert at Villa Park earlier this month, it was important to the city that we support a fitting, dignified tribute ahead of a private family funeral. We know how much this moment will mean to his fans.
“We’re proud to host it here with his loving family in the place where it all began, and we are grateful that they have generously offered to pay to enable this to happen and support the city is giving him the farewell he deserves.”
