Ozzy Osbourne revealed his chosen funeral tune earlier than dying as he ‘didn’t need his f***ing biggest hits’

Earlier than his dying, Ozzy Osbourne revealed his chosen funeral tune, not wanting it to be a day of his ‘f**king biggest hits’.

As his spouse Sharon makes a touching gesture to him, his followers and the town of Birmingham, the legendary rocker’s funeral is about to happen in his hometown at the moment (30 July).

The non-public household service will observe a procession alongside Broad Road to the Black Sabbath bridge and bench.

Ozzy’s family members launched a press release on 22 July to announce he had died ‘surrounded by love’ on the age of 76. The ‘Prince of Darkness’’ passing got here simply over two weeks after he carried out his farewell live performance with Black Sabbath’s authentic members at Villa Park.

And earlier than his dying, it appears he had thought a couple of occasions on simply what can be performed on the service.

Again in 2011, Ozzy instructed The Occasions he didn’t need his funeral to be a tragic skinny,g however extra of a time for saying ‘thanks’. He mentioned there’ll be ‘no harping on the unhealthy occasions’.

“It is price remembering that lots of people see nothing however distress their entire lives, so by any measure, most of us on this nation — particularly rock stars like me — are very fortunate,” the controversial however common musician continued.

“That is why I do not need my funeral to be unhappy.”

Ozzy initially mentioned he actually didn’t ‘care’ what was performed at his funeral, including: “They will placed on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and We Are the Diddymen if it makes ’em blissful.”

Nevertheless, he later mentioned he’d fairly like for the tune to be ‘A Day within the Life’ by The Beatles.

Launched as a part of the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band, the tune is extensively praised as one of many band’s most interesting.

Ozzy was identified to be a giant fan of The Beatles and instructed NME in 2016: “I actually need a couple of extra years to assume this over, however most likely one thing from ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Membership Band or Revolver.”

Shunning his personal music for the funeral, he continued: “I positively don’t need my f**king biggest hits album – I by no means ever play that factor, I am f**king embarrassed about it. And I positively do not need a f**king blissful tune – I am useless.”

With numerous followers and mourners anticipated at the moment, the procession is about to be accompanied by a brass band as his hearse travels to the Black Sabbath bridge and bench the place tributes have been left for the rockstar.