# “Yank up the Music Really Loud”: Ozzy Osbourne Told Sharon Exactly How He Wanted the World To Remember Him

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/yank-up-the-music-really-loud-ozzy-osbourne-told-sharon-exactly-how-he-wanted-the-world-to-remember-him/
- Published: 2026-07-23T15:12:53+00:00
- Updated: 2026-07-23T23:32:35+00:00
- Original publisher: American Songwriter
- Original article: https://americansongwriter.com/yank-up-the-music-really-loud-ozzy-osbourne-told-sharon-exactly-how-he-wanted-the-world-to-remember-him/
- Topics: Entertainment, Music, UK, World

## Key points

- Sharon Osbourne shared Ozzy’s preferred way to be remembered.
- Birmingham held its first Ozzy Day.
- Geezer Butler praised Osbourne’s lasting legacy.

## Summary

Sharon Osbourne said Ozzy Osbourne wanted people to remember him by playing music loudly and headbanging. Her comments were shared as Birmingham held its first Ozzy Day, underscoring the continuing public tributes to the Black Sabbath singer and his association with the city.

The article says Ozzy made his final live appearance at Birmingham’s Back to the Beginning concert shortly before his death. His former bandmate Geezer Butler marked the anniversary with a tribute, saying he was grateful they had performed one last hometown show and that Osbourne’s legacy would endure.

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