John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
James Corden pays tribute to “bright light” Taylor Hawkins on ‘The Late Late Show’
nme.comTaylor Hawkins on The Late Late Show.Foo Fighters drummer Hawkins died on Friday night (March 25) at the age of 50. The band announced the news in a statement on social media; no cause of death was given.Since then, tributes have poured in online and at gigs across the world.
Acts such as Liam Gallagher, Elton John and Coldplay are among those to have dedicated recent performances to the late drummer, while Foo Fighters‘ ‘Greatest Hits’ collection has re-entered the top five in the official UK albums chart this week.On Monday’s episode of The Late Late Show (March 28), Corden paid tribute to Hawkins and said: “We were all shocked and saddened on Friday when we heard the tragic news that Taylor Hawkins had passed away.“You have read things about Taylor and everything you read was true.
He was a bright light. He lit up every room he ever walked into. He was so joyous and full of light and love and all the things that you want in a human being.
I have such fond memories of any of the times that I got to spend with him.”The host added: “We just wanted to say that our thoughts go out to his family, his friends, his bandmates, the Foo Fighters fans who are all around the world.
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