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Ozzy Osbourne is mourning the death of his beloved dog Rocky. The Prince of Darkness took to social media to share the sad news. "Two days ago I lost my good friend Rocky who has been at my side for 15 years," he wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of himself and the black and tan Pomeranian. "I’ll see you on the other side my friend. I love you always"
Rocky has been a staple on Ozzy's social media channels. Back in 2017, he shared a particularly memorable video of the dog headbanging to "Crazy Train" and captioned it with "My number one fan, my dog Rocky."
See Ozzy's emotional tribute to Rocky below.
Ozzy's had a rough several years as he continues to battle health problems including spinal pain and Parkinson's Disease. His poor health has forced the rock icon to retire from touring; however, his former Black Sabbath bandmates have been vocal about potentially playing a final show together.
Back in May, Geezer Butler said he and Ozzy "have agreed" to play one more show. “Of course there’s an interest [on my part to do it], but there’s a big ‘but’ — you’d have to speak to Bill [Ward] about it,” he said at the time. “Everybody wants to do it [but I don’t know if he is] capable [of pulling it off].”
“Ozzy was hoping to finish it all off next year back in Aston, at the Aston Villa [football stadium in Birmingham],” the former Black Sabbath bassist added. “I’m definitely up for it, to finish the whole thing off. … Me and Ozzy have agreed, but I’m not sure about anybody else.”
The drummer responded to Butler last month, saying, "I’m in for playing some of everyone’s old favorites. Loved playing them then, I’d love to play them one last time. I’m not going to talk about my health publicly except to say, everyday I’m pretty good for 76 years old, I’m active musically every day, and I have a very busy and gratifying life."