The rocker died last month at home in England
Ozzy Osbourne’s official cause of death has been listed as “acute myocardial infarction” and “out-of-hospital cardiac arrest,” which are terms for a heart attack. The death certificate, which was submitted by Osbourne’s eldest daughter Aimee, also cited coronary artery disease and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction as contributing factors, according to the New York Times.
Osbourne passed away at the age of 76 on July 22nd. Reports state an air ambulance flew to the singer’s home in Buckinghamshire, England, to “provide advanced critical care at the incident near Chalfront St. Giles,” but gave no further details.
His family released a statement at the time, sharing, “It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” his family shared in a statement today (Tues, July 22nd). “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family’s privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.”
While his cause of death was not clear at the time, he had suffered from numerous ailments in recent years, including Parkinson’s, spinal injuries from an ATV accident in 2003, and a staph infection in his thumb and severe upper respiratory infections, among others.
On July 5th, Osbourne and Sabbath took their final on-stage bow with Back to the Beginning. Ozzy performed five songs from his solo career before he was joined by his Sabbath bandmates for a four-song set.
The monstrous all-star event also featured Metallica, Slayer, Guns N’ Roses, Pantera, Gojira, Alice In Chains, Halestorm, Lamb Of God, Anthrax, and Mastodon, among many others, including surprise appearances by Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and British pop star Yungblud.
The concert is set to be released theatrically next year, ahead of a physical release, pared down to 100 minutes.
The rocker is also slated to release his final memoir, Last Rites, this fall.
In addition, the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery’s Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero exhibition has been extended through January due to public demand.
Ozzy Osbourne: Working Class Hero was officially opened by Sharon Osbourne on June 25th to coincide with the band’s historic homecoming concert at Villa Park on July 5th.
The free exhibition, developed in partnership with Central BID Birmingham, showcases Ozzy’s most prestigious international honours including Grammy Awards, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame accolades, MTV awards, Hollywood Walk of Fame and Birmingham Walk of Stars honours and a selection of his platinum and gold discs, alongside photography and video that chart his journey from “a working-class kid from Aston” to the world’s most recognisable global rock legend.
The exhibition was due to close on September 28th, but it will now be on display until January 18th.
