I wonder if the farewell show was put together because everyone knew he was out of time. The bands that showed up are a testament to the man's influence.

[–] Mamdani_Da_Savior@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago

Reminds me a little of my Grandpa death

He held on until he could see everybody, I remember him telling us he's ready to go. A few days later he passed...I feel the same for Ozzy, he wanted to do this, it was his way of saying goodbye....and he said his goodbye and it was beautiful.

[–] HenryDorsett@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

From what I understand, Ozzy had plans to visit a country with legal euthanasia relatively soon.

He didn't want to suffer anymore, and I can understand that.

I'm glad he got to be surrounded by loved ones after a monumental world wide show that was nothing but an expression of love for our Prince of Darkness.

May he rest easy, or raise some hell, his choice.

[–] Nollij@sopuli.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago

He's clearly been on the decline for a while. While no one knows when they will die, it was very obvious that he wasn't going to be able to perform much longer. Even his farewell show was hard to watch because of the difficulties he was having. He could've lived for years after, but there was no chance of another event where he performed.

[–] Olap@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Very very much so. He spent 2 years prepping for it. Went off after 2 weeks. What a way to go

[–] Fredselfish@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

According to my wife he just got a diagnosis that he was going be dead soon. So yes this was the plan.