Jack Osbourne has penned a heartbreaking tribute to his beloved father, Ozzy Osbourne, just days after the iconic rocker was laid to rest in a private funeral service in England.
The Black Sabbath frontman, who was dubbed the Prince of Darkness, died surrounded by his loved ones on July 22 at age 76.
On Tuesday night, the music icon’s son spoke out about his death for the first time, saying his “heart has hurt too much” following the “Crazy Train” hitmaker’s passing.
“I haven’t really wanted to post anything since the passing of my father. My heart has hurt too much,” the 39-year-old wrote on Instagram.
“I’m gonna keep this short because he certainly hated long rambling speeches. He was so many things to so many people, but I was so lucky and blessed to be apart of a very small group that got to call him ‘Dad.’”
He continued, “My heart is full of so much sadness and sorrow, but also so much love and gratitude. I got 14,501 days with that man and I know that is such a blessing. I think this quote best describes my father.”
Jack then shared a quote from writer Hunter S. Thompson, which reads, “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body… but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming,‘Wow! What a ride!’”
“That was my dad,” Jack wrote. “He lived and he lived his life fully. I love you dad.”
The heartfelt post, which Jack shared with his 1.2 million followers on the platform, was accompanied by a video of Jack with his famous dad at “The Howard Stern Show” in November 1997.
“How cool is it to have Ozzy as a dad?” Stern asked the then-12-year-old. “Very cool,” Jack responded.
The sweet video montage also includes images of the father-son duo throughout the years set to Ozzy’s 1983 track, “So Tired.”
The heavy metal pioneer was later laid to rest near the lake of his Buckinghamshire home on July 31.
The “Paranoid” singer’s widow, Sharon, 72, their kids, including Aimee, Kelly, 40, and Osbourne’s son from a previous relationship, Louis, 50, joined thousands of fans to say farewell to the beloved music icon.
Each of the rocker’s loved ones wore a different item in his honor. Heartbreaking photos from the cortège showed Sharon hugging Kelly and holding Jack’s hands as she broke down in tears in front of a memorial for her late husband.
A public funeral procession was also organized through the streets of Osbourne’s Birmingham hometown.
The memorial service included more than 100 guests, including former Sabbath bandmates and other music industry A-listers like Marilyn Manson, Metallica’s James Hetfield and Osbourne’s rock prodigy Yungblud.
