EXCLUSIVE: The rock legend shared the tragic final phrases Ozzy Osbourne mentioned to him.
Sammy Hagar revealed his final dialog with Ozzy Osbourne (Picture: Getty)
Van Halen legend Sammy Hagar has confessed the final phrases Black Sabbath’s Ozzy Osbourne ever mentioned to him, earlier than the rocker’s tragic demise. Ozzy died in July 2025 of a coronary heart assault introduced on by issues from Parkinson’s illness and coronary artery illness. Now, chatting solely with Each day Specific, Sammy has shared what went down throughout their closing dialog.
He defined: “It was simply… Holding palms, you understand, a handshake that ended up being extra like a hand holding, wanting one another within the eye. And he dropped the sun shades down like this, and I dropped mine down, and we had a very nice look, and he mentioned, ‘thanks, mate, you understand, for. For doing this’, and I simply mentioned, ‘oh, God, man, thanks for inviting me’.
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“And I simply informed him what a ravishing spirit he’s, and. How impressed I used to be at… He made this factor. There he was. He was gonna go do it.”
Sammy went on: “Everybody who’s betting towards him, you understand, all of the musicians I do know, they’re going, you understand that Ozzy’s most likely gonna pull out on the final minute. I imply, how can he do it? And he didn’t. He friggin’ did it. That’s the very best bar anybody may elevate… I’ve goosebumps throughout my physique proper now. Have a look at that. My hair is standing up.
“That bar is… nobody’s ever gonna beat that one, after which die proper afterwards. I imply, what a legend.”
Talking about Ozzy’s contributions to rock and roll, he mentioned: “It’s wonderful. I imply, it was actually one thing that, you understand, that’s rock and roll historical past proper there. I imply, that’s like Woodstock, what occurred there for the metalheads. That was the heavy metallic Woodstock.
“And he talked to everybody. I imply, possibly not everybody, however I imply… He gave everybody the time. He sat there in that room, and all of us walked in and gave him our love, kissed the ring, you understand, may say.
“And, uh, he had time for everybody, after which… and he nonetheless had time to go up and do what he did. What a man. That’s a rock and roll star proper there.”
Sammy is returning to the UK after three a long time for the Better of All Worlds tour, that includes a supergroup line-up. It can take over a London’s British Airways ARC for a three-night residency, and tickets are on sale now.
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