Yesterday afternoon, the sad news broke that the legendary musician Ozzy Osbourne had passed away after a years long battle with Parkinson disease.<\/p>\n
You don’t have to have loved the music to appreciate the talent that was Ozzy.\u00a0 His music may have not been my favourite, but I knew it.\u00a0 I loved a few of the songs. Mama, I’m Coming Home was one of my favourites if I had to choose.\u00a0 The heavy metal was never my favourite genre, but I sure can appreciate Ozzy as an artist.\u00a0 I loved to see how he and his family lived on the MTV Reality show “The Osbournes”.\u00a0 \u00a0If only subtitles were a thing back then I probably would have understood more of what was said (smile). But seriously, they really did change the game of reality tv<\/a>.<\/p>\n No, there was nobody on the planet like Ozzy and that’s probably a really good thing.\u00a0 He knew how to sing, knew how to rock, and sure knew how to make people laugh – and even through tough times, he was a family man.\u00a0 That’s what I loved about The Osbournes.\u00a0 You saw him as a husband and father, and overall average guy.\u00a0 Who just happened to be a huge rock star.\u00a0 Prince of Darkness.\u00a0 All that.\u00a0 \u00a0That was a part of who he was, but not all of who he was.<\/p>\n The loss of another legend is another reminder of the power of music.\u00a0 It has the ability to connect us, bring us together and share in something incredible.<\/p>\n My heart goes out to his family and friends as they grieve.<\/p>\n I found this video of Cyndi Lauper who performed last night in North Carolina, and took a moment with the audience to remember and celebrate Ozzy Osbourne.<\/p>\n Cyndi cued up \u201cCrazy Train\u201d on her phone, held the speaker up to the mic, and invited the audience to sing along in tribute to the Prince of Darkness.\u00a0 A beautiful thing for a crowd to come together and sing along and remember.\u00a0 When the song ended she turned the flashlight on on her phone, and simply said: “For Ozzy”<\/p>\n