# Ozzy gone at age 76 **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [July 22, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118 "2025-07-22T18:28:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/1 "2025-07-22T18:28:22Z")
For the head bangers out there that love to jam while driving, the Great Grammy winning Ozzy Osbourne passed away this morning at the age of 76.. RIP Ozzy, here’s to that Crazy Train of life… Sad day. ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 6:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/2 "2025-07-22T18:40:22Z")
I thought you were talking about Ricky Nelson’s dad for a minute. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/3 "2025-07-22T18:43:14Z")
While anyone’s passing is sad, I think it’s fair to say that he abused his body for many years. I recently lost a friend from my Undergraduate years, and the same was true for him. It was very sad, but… in the end… not very surprising. ---
**Author:** ![glasspilot](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/glasspilot/32/27886_2.png) [@glasspilot](https://community.cartalk.com/u/glasspilot)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/4 "2025-07-22T19:16:08Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > While anyone’s passing is sad, I think it’s fair to say that he abused his body for many years. Well, 76 ain’t bad. Abuse away! Loved Ozzy, he could put on a concert! Look on YouTube for Ozzy, some huge crowds back in the day! ---
**Author:** ![davesmopar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/davesmopar/32/41750_2.png) [@davesmopar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/davesmopar)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/5 "2025-07-22T19:42:39Z")
He did so many drugs back in the day that pretty much nobody thought he would make it past 50, his July 5th 2025 Black Sabbath concert just raised more than $190 million for 3 charities, that is the highest grossing charity concert of all time surpassing FireAid and FarmAid combined according to Billboard… Even if the final numbers are a little less, that is still a WOW!!!.. Ozzy had a VERY unique voice and one that you knew was his, as soon as he started singing, even if you had never heard that song before… Truly a legend… ---
**Author:** ![weekend-warrior](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/weekend-warrior/32/26122_2.png) [@weekend-warrior](https://community.cartalk.com/u/weekend-warrior)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/6 "2025-07-22T20:08:19Z")
RIP Ozzy. you will be missed but not forgotten. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:14pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/7 "2025-07-22T20:14:11Z")
What kills me the most is the passing of Theo ( the Cosby show actor ) who drowned on the 20th in Costa Rica. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/8 "2025-07-22T20:25:59Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > Ozzy Osbourne passed away this morning at the age of 76 76 in Ozzy years is more like 120 in normal people years. Very similar to Johnny Winter passing at 70. But about 112 in people years. Glad to have them both around giving joy to so many fans for so long. Flames that burned hard instead of fading away. ---
**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 10:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/9 "2025-07-22T22:25:27Z")
I couldn’t “like” Dave’s initial post because I don’t like it. But, as noted, it’s a miracle he made it this long. I haven’t listened to the _Blizzard of Oz_ for a long time. I’ll be blasting it out sometime soon. And also remembering Randy Rhoads who, as far as I know did not abuse himself. But even if he did, he was only 25 and it was a plane crash. Now that was tragic. Now, the real question. Is Keith Richards even human? How can he still be alive? ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/10 "2025-07-23T00:17:31Z")
> [@davesmopar](#): > > He did so many drugs back in the day that pretty much nobody thought he would make it past 50, He lived this long because his wife straightened him out. He said often that Sharon saved his life. > [@Clueless33](#): > > passing of Theo ( the Cosby show actor ) who drowned Yes, Malcom-Jamal Warner’s accidental death is a shame too. I didn’t follow his career but it seems it was long and fruitful. Happy family life too. ---
**Author:** ![Clueless33](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dbc845/32.png) [@Clueless33](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Clueless33)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:31am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/11 "2025-07-23T00:31:09Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > Yes, Malcom-Jamal Warner’s accidental death is a shame too. I didn’t follow his career but it seems it was long and fruitful. Happy family life too. The Bill Cosby Show was a vital part of my upbringing. Every character in that sitcom I refer to as my own family, having watched every episode and own every collection — it is no wonder I had a meltdown over Theo’s death. His death hit close to home. It felt like my very own blood had passed away. Brought tears to my eyes, especially the circumstance he died. ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 12:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/12 "2025-07-23T00:54:07Z")
> [@jtsanders](#): > > He lived this long because his wife straightened him > out. He said often that Sharon saved his life. The late radio DJ John Donald Imus said the same thing about his wife Deirdre. He passed in his late 70s, but might not have made it to 60 if he hadn’t met her. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 1:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/13 "2025-07-23T01:54:19Z")
Rock and roll is littered with the bodies of the young… Hendrix, Joplin, Bonham, Morrison, and Winehouse to name but a few. Some made it a little farther… Stevie Ray Vaughn, Gary Moore and Rory Gallagher… And then there is Keith Richards… ---
**Author:** ![ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/christhetirewhisperer/32/34798_2.png) [@ChrisTheTireWhisperer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ChrisTheTireWhisperer)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/14 "2025-07-23T02:11:09Z")
And two Beatles. (though I don’t think they played around as ‘hard’ as some of those you mentioned) ---
**Author:** ![bing](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bing/32/4619_2.png) [@bing](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bing)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 6:02am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/15 "2025-07-23T06:02:12Z")
A friend (kinda although I still wonder) wrote a book about his time with the Doors. I think he was back up keyboard or something and traveled with them. Drugs. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/16 "2025-07-23T14:02:39Z")
> [@bing](#): > > Doors Morrison’s big problem was alcohol. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/17 "2025-07-23T14:15:31Z")
Here’s an interesting factoid about Morrison’s family. His father was a US Navy Admiral who was involved in the Tonkin Bay Incident. When Jim attained notoriety as a counterculture figure, his father was ashamed, and he offered his resignation to The Pentagon, but they declined to accept it. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/18 "2025-07-23T14:21:55Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > His father was a US Navy Admiral That was local news in the late 1960s in the DC area. ---
**Author:** ![Purebred](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/purebred/32/46796_2.png) [@Purebred](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Purebred)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/19 "2025-07-23T17:42:39Z")
Many members of the “27 Club” were my favorites. Fortunately Ozzie passed that. Ozzie Nelson was mentioned. The band performing on New Years Eve stopped playing to announce Ricky’s death. Now to get back to cars: which musical group or musician had the coolest car(s). ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2025, 6:35pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118/20 "2025-07-23T18:35:11Z")
> [@Purebred](#): > > which musical group or musician had the coolest car(s). Bobby Darin had what was purported to be the most expensive custom-made car, back in 1961. He performed at a venue in my home town, and some rabid fan girls “painted” their names on it with nail polish, possibly ruining the custom paint. My brother witnessed that extreme act. This was the car: ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/3X/3/8/388c43402d22ced489fe066b1254a7cf7e7600e5.jpeg) It’s on display at the National Museum of Transportation, in St. Louis. [Next page](https://community.cartalk.com/t/ozzy-gone-at-age-76/201118.md?page=2)