Ozzy Osbourne was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Saturday evening.

An all-star forged that included Zakk Wylde, Maynard James Keenan, Wolfgang Van Halen, Billy Idol, Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith, Jelly Roll, Steve Stevens, Adam Wakeman and Andrew Watt paid tribute by performing a medley of “Crazy Train,” “Mama I’m Coming Home” and “No More Tears.”

He turns into the twenty seventh artist to be included greater than as soon as, becoming a member of luminaries comparable to John Lennon, Stevie Nicks and Neil Young.

He was first inducted in 2006 as a member of Black Sabbath; his newest induction comes for his solo profession, which began in 1980 when he launched Blizzard of Ozz after he was fired from the band he helped type.

Osbourne was inducted into the Rock Hall by actor and Tenacious D frontman Jack Black. “The greatest frontman in the history of rock ‘n’ roll – Ozzy Osbourne,” mentioned Black. The cowl of Blizzard of Ozz “was the most metal thing I had ever seen, and I didn’t even know what metal was.

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“Then I went again to Ozzy’s earlier albums, to Black Sabbath. And I used to be like, Unholy shit, this motherf—er invented heavy steel … the darkest, heaviest shit the world had ever heard.”

Ozzy Osbourne Is in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Seated on a throne, Osbourne accepted his award to a standing ovation. “I can not imagine I’m right here myself,” he said. “My followers have been so loyal to me over the years, I can not thank them sufficient.

“I’ve been fortunate over the years to play with some of the world’s greatest guitar players, drummers, bass players. … I [want to say] one thing tonight for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads. If I hadn’t met Randy Rhoads, I wouldn’t be sitting here tonight.” (Guitarist Rhoads, who died in 1982, was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.)

Osbourne is at the moment battling Parkinson’s illness, along with different medical points, which have prevented him from performing stay in recent times. Back in May, he was nonetheless holding out hope to carry out at Saturday’s induction ceremony, although he warned his docs might advise towards it.

He did kick off the efficiency half of an onstage tribute by screaming the acquainted “All aboard!” earlier than the band launched into “Crazy Train.”

Ozzy’s most up-to-date solo album, Patient Number Nine, arrived in 2022; his final tour was 2018’s No More Tours II, a reference to his 1992 untimely retirement from the street and anticipation this run may very well be his remaining one.