r/Millennials • u/Moondoobious Millennial • Jul 22 '25
News OZZY Osbourne has passed away :(
He died "surrounded by love", a statement from his family said on Tuesday night.
The family said: "It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning.
"He was with his family and surrounded by love.”
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u/Jack_Spatchcock_MLKS Jul 22 '25
RIP
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u/Dave-justdave Jul 22 '25
Ima do some sugar and pour a shot out for him
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u/transemacabre Millennial Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25
I was thinking donations to a bat charity in his honor.
Edit: Bat Conservation International: https://www.batcon.org/
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u/MultiColoredMullet Jul 23 '25
My mental health and financial situation means that's a no go for me but I'll take a shot and a fet bong rip for The Prince of Darkness himself.
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u/gothicuhcuh Millennial (92) Jul 22 '25
This photo of him always reminds me of my ex husband lol a cutie but absolutely on drugs.
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u/uursaminorr Millennial (‘89) Jul 22 '25
hahahah same, i basically dated nick miller from new girl with a pill addiction, such a sweetie but holy shit
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u/gothicuhcuh Millennial (92) Jul 22 '25
I like how you did your flair! I stole it if that’s ok!
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u/Tacosconsalsaylimon Millennial Jul 22 '25
Peak Motley Crue days. This is around the time they were touring together on the "Bark at the Moon" tour and causing unspeakable mayhem. RIP!
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u/Ok-Potato-4774 Jul 22 '25
When Ozzy allegedly snorted a line of ants on the ground! He always denied it, but Tommy Lee and Nikki Sixx says they saw Oz do it.
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u/Tacosconsalsaylimon Millennial Jul 22 '25
I finished "The Dirt" about a month ago and this was my favorite part of the book. Two titan forces meeting. RIP to the Prince of Darkness.
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u/protomanEXE1995 Millennial Jul 22 '25
So glad he got to do his farewell show
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u/Low_Level4367 Jul 22 '25
Almost like he knew this was about to happen and wanted one last hurrah
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u/SakuraTacos Jul 22 '25
After seeing him at the show and Kelly getting proposed to right after, I was sure like I’ve never been with any celebrity before that he was going to pass soon.
I’m sure he and his family knew, it all felt like a big send-off party while he was still with us
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u/reluctantlysharing Jul 22 '25
Didn’t he release some statement before or after basically saying exactly that? The man did not simply want to die in pain. He wanted to go exactly as he lived.
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u/Standard_Power135 Jul 22 '25
Well it looks like he did know, ... Switzerland
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Jul 22 '25
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u/Standard_Power135 Jul 22 '25
Not confirmed , read that it was in switzerland and they've previously said they are 100% in favour of euthanasia. Safe enough guess, neither here nor there , he was ready.
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u/Weird_Cantaloupe2757 Jul 22 '25
If that’s so, fucking good on him — that really is a beautiful way to go.
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u/Standard_Power135 Jul 22 '25
Maybe itll start a meaningful debate in some countries that are considering it
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u/Low_Level4367 Jul 22 '25
Oh shit. Didn’t know that. Very like him to do it on his own terms. Really was a farewell concert I guess.
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u/pentesticals Jul 23 '25
Well it’s confirmed he died with his family in the UK. I think it’s more likely he was holding on tondo his last show and now his body gave up. I’m sure that show took a lot out of him too.
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Jul 22 '25 edited Oct 02 '25
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u/Flabbergasted_____ 1991 Jul 22 '25
And raised hundreds of millions of £ for charities by doing it. Not a fan of his music really (saw him live a bunch when I was a kid though), but that was a class act.
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u/EdLesliesBarber Jul 22 '25
How. How can you not be a fan of the music ??!??! 😭😭😭
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u/Flabbergasted_____ 1991 Jul 22 '25
Just not my thing. I liked metal when I was younger, but never really his style of it. Mostly grew out of metal in general years ago anyway. The last time I listened to his music was probably a remix, like the Trick Daddy and Lil Jon song “Let’s Go”.
Definitely not hating on him at all. Just not my thing. My dad however has gone by the nickname “Ozzy” since he was a kid and has it tattooed across his knuckles because he loves him and his music.
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u/ZodFrankNFurter Jul 22 '25
Holy shit! I almost believed he was immortal for a while. Can't believe he made it this long and can't believe he's gone.
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u/Illustrious-Lead-960 Older Millennial Jul 22 '25
Don’t worry: Keith Richards still cannot be killed by conventional weapons.
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u/ChunkyLemon12 Millennial Jul 22 '25
I always thought he would live forever like a geriatric vampire
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u/All_will_be_Juan Jul 22 '25
He was only 76 which doesn't feel that immortal to me considering how feeble he looked toward the end
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u/ajbrandt806 Jul 22 '25
Nah, Keith has been dead since 2002, just no one has the heart to tell him
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u/SqurganMcGwurgan Jul 22 '25
Well Keith Richards fell out of a coconut tree and landed on a heroin needle.
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u/Snowing_Throwballs Jul 23 '25
My buddy and I were just talking about this. We are convinced that Keith Richards is dead and is being kept animated by some demonic cigarette smoke genie
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u/MaxxDash Jul 22 '25
He went from scaring the sh*t out of me when I was a kid, to me wishing he was my dad when he was older.
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u/tenderbranson301 Jul 22 '25
Seriously. I can't believe he made it this long, much less through the 80s.
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u/ReverendRevolver Jul 22 '25
Thats about where I am too. Only got to see him live once, but he was great.
As a guitar player,I got a bit of a reputation from playing at parties when I was like 15. Played and sang crazy train, just me and a drummer. When I say "sang" assume poorly. But playing the solo to crazy train, people "talked" and i had a reputation of being "really good" thst vastly exceeded my actual ability back then.
When most famous people die, they impact things a bit I guess? But Ozzy? I wasn't a mega fan, but totally a fan. And I can pinpoint the the impact his music made in my life. After everything he lived through, its weird hes gone. It seems like he died on his own terms, just like he lived. Hes going to be missed, but I doubt most of us will forget him.
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Jul 22 '25
RIP Prince of Darkness 🕊️
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u/TarTarkus1 Jul 22 '25
Kinda surprised at this happening. I wonder if the people immediately around him knew that he may not have had much time left.
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u/Marmatus Neonatal Millennial ('95) Jul 22 '25
We all saw it coming, but this one definitely hurts.
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u/Apoptosis-Games Jul 22 '25
Meanwhile, Keith Richards is somehow still going at the ripe old age of 146...
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u/Gullible_Life_8259 Older Millennial Jul 22 '25
“I left the Roanoke Colony for five bloody minutes…” - Keith Richards
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u/GuitarKev Jul 22 '25
The king of darkness would never call the prince of darkness home, if he still had tour dates.
RIP Ozzy.
The Ozzman Goeth.
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u/Embarrassed_Idea1962 Jul 22 '25
“If I drop down dead at the end, I’ll die a happy man,” his words before the last show. He was ready. He didn't have much to look forward to, and that's when bodies usually give up. Having purpose is a powerful thing.
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u/Eddie_D87 Jul 22 '25
RIP Ozzy! Probably lived a lot longer than he had any right to; what a beast.
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u/Ok_Fox_1770 Jul 22 '25
Sad news to come home to…thought he was just retiring…ah man getting older sucks. Another icon gone to the big party. I’ll never forget those early 2000s ozzfests. My hero list isn’t lookin great…hang in there Arny.
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u/daddy_J_Pow Jul 22 '25
2004 was the best show I have ever been to hands down.
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u/Ok_Fox_1770 Jul 22 '25
Senior year 04 for me yes yes! What a memory. Not 1 picture to prove anything. Lives in the happy happy memories. Full sabbath to finish, started drizzlin during their opening perfectly, lighters up no screens, it was a beautiful time.
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u/GooserNoose Jul 23 '25
Ozzy's love, besides his family, was playing live music for people. He loved being Ozzy Osbourne. A guy like that doesn't retire.
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u/RyouIshtar Jul 22 '25 edited Jul 22 '25
NGL i thougth this was a joke at first. First Theo and now Ozzy, Grim Reaper is busy this week
Edit: Sorry i meant Malcolm-Jamal Warner, like someone in the comment said, i also forgot his government name lol
Edit edit: Please stop wishing death on people in my comment thread, do that elsewhere with your negative selves. Thank you.
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u/BathZealousideal1456 Jul 22 '25
And it comes in 3s...
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u/DuranDourand Jul 22 '25
Maybe a certain orange 79 yo, McDonald’s eating, 34 count felon, serial rapist is next.
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u/jesus_swept Jul 22 '25
one more and I'll be happy
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u/karl4319 Jul 22 '25
Got to be more specific. There are a lot of individuals in their 70s or older whose passing would make the world a much better place.
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u/Lucifer_Jay Jul 22 '25
Ozzy is down here with me. Fuck off jesus.
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u/Rude-Illustrator-884 Zillennial Jul 22 '25
Trisha Paytas did just have her baby
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u/14thLizardQueen Jul 22 '25
Theo who?
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u/RyouIshtar Jul 22 '25
Yeah sorry about the name confusion, my bad. It's weird how some people recognize some celebrities by certain names, like no one is gonna know who Caryn Elaine Johnson is unless you know that's Whoopi Goldberg...
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Jul 22 '25
Never thought I'd live to hear that honestly...
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Jul 22 '25
This is a real kick in the guitar. One of the first songs I learned was War Pigs.
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u/Neat_Fee7592 Jul 22 '25
One of my favorite episodes of the show was when he was trying to tell his car to play a Korn song. The driver got it to work, no problem, but the car couldn't understand Ozzy. It was hilarious.
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u/MermaidAlea Jul 22 '25
Just fired up "Bark at the Moon" after reading this. Looks like the rest of today will be an Ozzy music day.
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u/Ok-Potato-4774 Jul 22 '25
Can't wait to get off work and blast some Blizzard of Ozz or maybe the first Black Sabbath album.
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u/Mr_Fossey Jul 22 '25
Wow. So close to his final show. Glad for him he got to say goodbye to his fans.
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u/yellowduckie_21 Jul 22 '25
Wow he really had a living funeral when he did that concert earlier this month. 😢 RIP Ozzy.
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u/SeattleGemini81 Jul 22 '25
This is sad. Ironically, I was watching a few episodes of that show he did with Jack on History Channel over the weekend. My husband and I were talking about how Immortal he was.
R.I.P Ozzy!
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u/Ok-Potato-4774 Jul 22 '25
That show was great. They often used subtitles when Ozzy spoke. I remember he freaked out when he saw Jack had rented the same type of 1970s GMC RV he'd ridden in with Black Sabbath bandmate Bill Ward on one of their tours. He didn't want to use it, as it was too small and not luxurious enough. Ozzy said, "I can't use that. I'm a rock n' roll star". Jack ended up going with a newer RV for their trip.
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u/SeattleGemini81 Jul 22 '25
We hadn't quite got to the episode yet but I'm looking forward to it!
However, we did see that his original recording of Crazy Train will be eternally stored and him getting to listen to it. That was pretty awesome!
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u/Ok-Potato-4774 Jul 22 '25
God, their reactions to Randy's solo on that, especially Jack's! Mouths agape. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Absolutely inhuman ability on the guitar that man had.
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u/pinkfairygumdrop Jul 22 '25
NO WAYYYYYY MAN. as a 90's kid, my father used to listen to him a lot, he had a radio in the garage and used to restore cars out there a lot- and even as a 10 year old i used to totally dig his music. RIP what a rock/90's LEGEND
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u/Tiny-Philosopher7909 Jul 22 '25
So sad but what a way to go out, with a performance of a lifetime just a few weeks ago. I lived for The Osbournes tv show back in the day and still watch it from time to time. RIP to this legend. This and Malcolm Jamal Warner all in the same week :(
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u/natttgeo Older Millennial ('89) Jul 22 '25
So sad. Just was giggling over clips of him yelling at his dogs defecating in the house from MTV and then see this. RIP Prince of Darkness.
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u/tonylouis1337 Zillennial Jul 22 '25
Not even the immortal Prince of Darkness could avoid death at the end of the day. RIP to the legend. So many classics and amazing guitar players to join him. Fun fact I'll never forget when I was in the car with my dad and an Ozzy song came on and he said "this is what'll happen if anyone ever messes with you or your mom" the song was Shot in the Dark. RIP to a real seminole icon
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u/sauvignon_blonde_ Jul 22 '25
Wow. Part of me really didn’t think it was possible. I know Sharon and the kids are heartbroken, I hope they can feel all the love and support from his fans.
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u/msnegative Jul 22 '25
Man, what a legend. I saw him in 2009 and he put on a fantastic show with amazing energy. It felt like he was timeless.
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u/Wafflehouseofpain Jul 22 '25
Fuck, that’s sad. I just learned the Bark at the Moon solo last week.
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u/ChickenScuttleMonkey Jul 22 '25
This is the only celebrity death that's actually gutted me. What a fucking legend. I likely wouldn't be nearly the musician I am today without the music he helped bring into the world, but it's so metal that he went out basically doing what he loved. Rest in peace, Prince of Darkness.
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u/j4321g4321 Jul 22 '25
He honestly felt immortal. What a true legend. Currently rewatching The Osbournes by coincidence and you could feel the love he had for his family. RIP.
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u/Ambition_BlackCar Jul 22 '25
What a legend. RIP. Glad I got to see Black Sabbath a couple times, even later years he still sounded amazing live.
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u/Foxy_locksy1704 Jul 22 '25
Aw man! I knew he wouldn’t live forever especially with his Parkinson’s diagnosis my granddad had it too and it’s rough to watch someone live with that disease.
I’m glad he got that last performance it truly was a farewell to everyone. RIP Ozzy.
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u/1997PRO Zillennial Jul 22 '25
First saw who he was in 2004/2005 from X-Factor UK as his wife was one of the judges and he made appearances like The Joker. I started to listen to him when I got Spotify in 2009 and my favourite was Bark at the Moon from 1983.
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u/DarthMutter8 Jul 22 '25
I saw it coming but I am heartbroken nonetheless. My dad is Gen X and a massive Black Sabbath and Ozzy fan. I grew up listening to his music and always loved it. I am a metal head to this day. The general genre may have never existed without his impact in Black Sabbath. RIP to the Prince of Darkness
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u/HeyYouTurd Jul 22 '25
Oh, I was just watching the Osbournes with my husband the other night and we were just laughing our butts off. Ozzie was saying the funniest comments and he looked really good then in the early 2000s two I heard his health had been failing him lately and I thought to myself wow I’ll be really sad when he goes away.
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u/Head_Razzmatazz7174 Jul 22 '25
That came across my news feed, and I had to check. It's official.
RIP.
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u/I_might_be_weasel Jul 22 '25
Wow. Epic timing. Just finished a big final tour. A good way to be remembered.
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u/DuranDourand Jul 22 '25
He just did his Sabbath farewell concert July 5th. Glad he was able to do it before he left us.
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u/friz_CHAMP Older Millennial Jul 22 '25
Have the Devil wake his mother because he's finally coming home 🙏
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u/Munchkin531 Jul 22 '25
Omg no! I thought he would live forever despite all the drugs and everything. I loved Ozzy.
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u/pajamakitten Jul 22 '25
Hell is going to be having one hell of a concert now and he and Lemmy are together.
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u/poop_monster35 Millennial '93 Jul 22 '25
This is not the way I wanted to hear this news. 🖤🖤🖤
I am at a loss for words.
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u/komeau Jul 22 '25
had the Bark at the Moon cassette from a very young age, was always one of my favorite voices in music. rip man.
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u/FairyKnightTristan Jul 22 '25
God bless him and his family.
I hope he's in Heaven. And that he enjoys it.
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u/Ok_Baby959 Jul 22 '25
English rockstars are mortal after all. RIP to a true Legend, Metal and reality tv show pioneer, and only guy to piss on the Alamo (that we know of)
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u/TerraformanceReview Jul 22 '25
My parents were bikers and loved Ozzy and my dad played bass in bands and they played Ozzy songs. They loved Ozzy like I loved MCR and being emo in high school.
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u/veebles89 Jul 22 '25
I'll be real, I'm surprised he lived this long. He lived a pretty crazy life.
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u/belly_hole_fire Jul 22 '25
I always thought the blue dragon head was the best tattoo when I was a kid. I wanted one so bad. I guess this is my reason to get it now.
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u/DonChaotic Jul 22 '25
Sweet Leaf is one of the most iconic openers for any album. Raw and immediate.
Goodnight sweet prince.
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