Overview
- Iommi told Loudwire Nights that he spoke with Ozzy by phone the night before the singer died and that Ozzy said he felt "tired and really worn out."
- The band’s Villa Park farewell, the Back To The Beginning retirement show in July 2025, took place weeks before Osbourne’s death on July 22, 2025.
- Iommi said seeing Osbourne perform from a seated throne at the farewell concert felt jarring because it contrasted with his long history of energetic stage moves.
- Iommi admits he still struggles to accept Osbourne’s death and sometimes feels his presence, which he described as part of his ongoing grief.
- Multiple outlets carried Iommi’s Loudwire Nights account on September 7, 2026, and the coverage focuses on memory and legacy rather than new medical or investigative details.