The cause of Ozzy Osbourne's death was found. What illnesses did the end of the legendary artist bring him
The cause of Ozzy Osbourne's death, the legendary soloist of Black Sabbath and one of the emblematic figures of Heavy Metal music was established. The artist died on July 22, following a cardiac arrest caused by complications of coronary heart disease and Parkinson.
His last appearance on stage took place on July 5. Photo: Archive
The following causes of death are mentioned on the death certificate: cardiac arrest outside the hospital, acute myocardial infarction, coronary heart disease and Parkinson's disease with autonomous dysfunction. The information was confirmed by the document, obtained by the New York Times, and submitted by his daughter, Aimée Osbourne.
On the day of the tragedy, an air ambulance was sent to the artist's residence near Chalfont St. Giles, in Buckinghamshire, England. According to the Thames Valley Air Ambulance Service, the crew offered “advanced critical care”, without providing other details.
After the intervention, the helicopter transported the patient to the Harefield Hospital in Uxbridge, where he spent about an hour with the engines started, according to the flight data collected by Flighttradar24.
The public announcement regarding the death was made the same day by the Osbourne family, without specifying the case. The artist suffered for several years of a rare form of Parkinson's and serious column injuries, which prevented him from going.
In a radio interview in February, he confessed that “he can no longer go” and that he spent “six years in bed”.
His last appearance on stage took place on July 5, in his hometown Birmingham, at a concert entitled “Back to the Beginning”, organized near his childhood house. “Thank you from the depths of the heart,” he told the fans at the end of the show.
Ozzy Osbourne is considered one of the pioneers of Heavy Metal music, influencing generations of artists and troops such as Metallica, Slayer and Anthrax. In the 2000s, he expanded his fame outside the musical scene through the reality show The Osbournes, broadcast by MTV between 2002 and 2005.
On July 30, thousands of fans paid a last tribute to Birmingham, during a public funeral procession. The rocker's coffin was worn in the city in a DRIC, before his body was buried in a private ceremony.
