The Ozzman has departed, but his legacy received a well-deserved nod at this year’s VMAs.
Ozzy Osbourne, who died July 22 at 76, was honored during the Sept. 7 MTV awards show with a musical salute from Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, British pop-punk rocker Yungblud and guitar sorcerer Nuno Bettencourt.
Osbourne's son Jack introduced the tribute on tape with his family, while a video package of Osbourne performances ended with the rock icon stating, "I'm a very lucky man. After all is said and done, I wouldn't change a thing."
The leonine Yungblud kicked off the potent performances with a well-executed "All aboard!" before diving into "Crazy Train" with Bettencourt handling the razor-sharp riffing and finger-bleeding solo made famous by Randy Rhoads.
After injecting Black Sabbath's "Changes" with plenty of rock verve, Yungblud receded into the dark lights so Joe Perry and Steven Tyler of Aerosmith could meet at the center of the stage catwalk.
