Overview

• Osbourne passed away on July 22 at the age of 76, just days after reuniting with Black Sabbath for a farewell concert in Birmingham, England.
• In late July 2025, People, Entertainment Weekly and Today revived his 2011 Times “Dr. Ozzy” column, bringing his own funeral plans back into the spotlight.
• He insisted his service be a celebration rather than a “mope-fest,” quipping that he didn’t care if they played a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and We Are the Diddymen.
• He proposed adding pranks such as the sound of knocking inside his coffin or a video of himself questioning his doctor’s diagnosis of “death” to keep guests laughing.
• He described planning one’s own funeral as a thoughtful gift for surviving family members and a chance to focus on gratitude instead of hardship.