Lzzy Hale of Halestorm performs during the Louder Than Life music festival on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at Highland Festival Grounds in Louisville, Ky.
Halestorm frontwoman and York County native Lzzy Hale recently offered her thoughts on the passing of one of her biggest influences.
During an appearance on SiriusXM’s “Trunk Nation With Eddie Trunk” on July 23, Hale paid tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne, who died on July 22.
“It’s sad to see Ozzy go. Obviously, we just saw him [at the ‘Back To The Beginning’ concert in Birmingham, U.K.], and [he was] hungry till the end,” Hale said, per Blabbermouth. “I mean, the guy was just ready to be on that stage and clapping. There was such joy in his face even then. But we just didn’t think it was gonna be that fast.
“So I don’t know. There’s so many emotions. We’re so grateful to have been there, but at the same time it’s so sad to see one of the greats go. I mean, it’s Ozzy. He’s supposed to always be here.”
Halestorm performed three songs during the “Back To The Beginning” event, including a rendition of Osbourne’s “Perry Mason.”
“We had such a wonderful time,” Hale said. It was just such a mix of emotions. We were so grateful to be there and to celebrate these men, obviously with Black Sabbath and then Ozzy, and really kind of sitting with all of the feelings of how deeply ingrained what they gave to the world is in what we do.
“And then to kind of look around at all of these rock titans — Steven Tyler and Metallica [were] there — and everybody had the same feeling, that same childlike wonder and really just kind of looking around and saying, ‘Look, none of us would’ve existed in a band if not for these men.’ So it was really wonderful to be a part of that.”
Unfortunately, Hale said they didn’t get to spend much time with Osbourne at the show.
“He was kind of getting wheeled in and out and doing the thing. And I spent some time with [Ozzy’s wife and manager] Sharon. She’s so incredibly sweet. And then [Black Sabbath guitarist] Tony Iommi and everybody,” she said. “One of our regrets that we had said right after the show is, like, man, we should have spent more time with Ozzy. But again, this is how life goes, and we were just absolutely grateful to be there and to experience all of it.”
No cause of death has been provided yet for Osbourne’s death, but he had been suffering from a number of health issues, including Parkinson’s disease.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,” a statement from Osbourne’s family said earlier this week. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
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