Rock musician Ozzy Osbourne performs during a concert in Brasilia April 5, 2011. Osbourne is on his Scream Tour South America/Europe 2011. REUTERS/Ueslei Marcelino/File Photo
There are pioneering music figures, and then there is Ozzy Osbourne, the larger-than-life frontman of Black Sabbath, whose personal mythology is eclipsed only by the strength and immortality of his songs.
A godfather and force of heavy metal, Osbourne died Tuesday at 76, just weeks after his last performance.
