Jack White, Metallica, Rob Zombie, Elton John and more paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the Black Sabbath frontman died at 76 on Tuesday morning. Osbourne had been recovering from several spinal surgeries as well as his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease.

The legendary frontman of Black Sabbath died just weeks after sharing an emotional farewell with fans at Villa Park.

Peta senior vice-president Lisa Lange said: “Ozzy Osbourne was a legend and a provocateur, but Peta will remember the ‘Prince of Darkness’ most fondly for the gentle side he showed to animals—most recently cats, by using his fame to decry painful, crippling declawing mutilations.

Musicians, media organisations, politicians, sports franchises and Hollywood stars react to Ozzy Osbourne's passing

" is one of the more sentimental songs among the group's heavy metal anthems. In 2003, Osbourne and Kelly released a duet of the track rewritten to match their own story. The tender father-daughter remake served as a microcosm for the rocker's contradictions: a harsh,

Ozzy Osbourne’s family has issued a joint statement following the death of the legendary rocker at the age of 76.The founding Black Sabbath frontman died Tuesday morning, his wife, Sharon, and four of his five children confirmed in a joint statement.

Ozzy Osbourne, the front man for Black Sabbath, died July 22, just weeks after he reunited with his bandmates for a farewell concert in England. He was 76.