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Jason Momoa got to spend a special day with Ozzy Osbourne weeks before his death.
On July 5, the actor, 45, hosted the rocker’s final Black Sabbath concert in Birmingham, England, Osbourne’s hometown. Four days before Osbourne’s death at age 76 on July 22, Momoa spoke with PEOPLE about the experience during the junket for his new Apple TV+ series Chief of War.
“I’m not going to lie to you — my month has been like bang, bang, bang, bang. July has been amazing,” Momoa said. “To be at Sabbath, that’s 13-year-old Jason going, like, ‘Wow.’ Hanging out with all my music rock gods and different friends — it’s just pinch me. The come down is going to be brutal.”
Shortly after Osbourne’s family announced his death in a statement, Momoa posted a tribute on Instagram which included a photo of him posing with Osbourne and his wife Sharon, 72, at the farewell concert.
“Love you @ozzyosbourne,” Momoa wrote. “All my aloha @sharonosbourne and ohana. So grateful. RIP.”
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In their statement, Osbourne’s family said that the rocker was “with his family and surrounded by love” when he died.
“We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,” they added.
Along with Sharon, Osbourne leaves behind their three kids Aimee, 41, Kelly, 40, and Jack, 39. With his ex-wife Thelma Riley, he also shared kids Jessica and Louis, as well as her son Elliot.
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At the farewell concert, his first in 20 years with his Black Sabbath bandmates, Osbourne performed from a throne since he had been unable to walk and stand due to his Parkinson’s disease, which he was diagnosed with in 2003.
The show, which was dubbed “Back to the Beginning,” also featured a who’s-who of rock icons including Metallica, Guns N’ Roses and Slayer.
Black Sabbath performed hits “War Pigs,” “N.I.B.,” “Iron Man” and “Paranoid” — while Osbourne also performed solo songs such as “I Don’t Know,” “Mr. Crowley,” “Suicide Solution,” “Mama, I’m Coming Home” and “Crazy Train.”
On July 18, Osbourne announced the performance will be released in theaters as a concert film next year.
Osbourne previously made an appearance onstage in Birmingham in 2022 at the Commonwealth Games. He told PEOPLE at the time he still felt called to perform.
“It’s where I really belong,” he said. “The relationship I have with my audience is the biggest love affair of my life. I miss them every day I’m not up there.”
