{"id":178410,"date":"2025-08-12T09:10:49","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:10:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/12\/robert-trujillo-says-there-were-a-lot-of-tears-at-ozzy-osbournes-funeral-as-well-as-a-very-magical-moment\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T09:10:49","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T13:10:49","slug":"robert-trujillo-says-there-were-a-lot-of-tears-at-ozzy-osbournes-funeral-as-well-as-a-very-magical-moment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2025\/08\/12\/robert-trujillo-says-there-were-a-lot-of-tears-at-ozzy-osbournes-funeral-as-well-as-a-very-magical-moment\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Trujillo Says There Were \u2018A Lot of Tears\u2019 at Ozzy Osbourne\u2019s Funeral as Well as a \u2018Very Magical\u00a0Moment\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\tGiven Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>\u2018s well-known penchant for silly behavior, it\u2019s not surprising to hear that the private family funeral for the heavy metal icon had moments of darkness and quite a few of levity. Metallica<\/a> bassist Robert Trujillo, who performed in Ozzy\u2019s solo band from 1996-2003, dropped by SiriusXm\u2019s Trunk Nation with Eddie Trunk<\/em> on Friday (Aug. 8) to describe the laugher and the tears during the July 30 private funeral for his musical hero and friend.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\u201cIt was a small group of people, but it was very, very beautiful. And in the end, the speeches were actually\u2026 I mean, it was very sad, but at the same time some of the speeches were \u2013 as you could imagine \u2013 pretty funny. And there were a lot of tears,\u201d said Trujillo of the final tribute to Osbourne, who died at age 76 of a heart attack on July 22, just weeks after performing his final show<\/a> at the all-star Back to the Beginning gig in Birmingham, England.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe other members of Black Sabbath<\/a> spoke and Trujillo said bassist Geezer Butler in particular struggled to keep it together and \u201cbroke down into tears. He had a hard time, obviously, speaking and then he came back up and he delivered an amazing eulogy.\u201d Trujillo described how it was raining at the beginning of the service and then the weather changed a few times during the memorial and then again when daughter Kelly Osbourne was singing a tribute to her dad.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cHer lyrics flew, like the wind blew her lyrics away, it was almost like Ozzy was having fun with her,\u201d he said. And then, when Butler got up to speak, Trujillo said the sun suddenly popped out. \u201cI\u2019m not kidding. The sun actually came out and then it was beautiful from that moment on, a very magical moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAnd though it was sad to say goodbye, Trujillo described the joy attendees took in sharing their Ozzy stories. \u201cAnd all of a sudden, there was laughter, and \u2018I remember this\u2019, \u2018I remember that\u2019. There were so many stories,\u201d he said. \u201cSo it felt like there was a closure from this. And I\u2019m glad that we went \u2014 my wife Chloe and I went \u2014 and shared that and were able to have that moment with the family and everything. So it was very beautiful. And again, heartfelt words from so many people and kind of reconnecting with different musicians and bandmates, crew members, all that.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tMetallica performed at Back to the Beginning, performing covers of Black Sabbath\u2019s \u201cHole in the Sky\u201d and \u201cJohnny Blade\u201d along with their own \u201cCreeping Death,\u201d \u201cFor Whom the Bell Tolls,\u201d \u201cBattery\u201d and \u201cMaster of Puppets.\u201d They joined a roster of bands paying tribute to Ozzy and Sabbath that included Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, Lamb of God, Anthrax, Mastodon and many more. <\/p>\n

\n\tTrujillo said after their set, Ozzy\u2019s wife\/manager Sharon Osbourne grabbed him in the hallway backstage and asked him to come visit with Osbourne. \u201cI went in there and he was sitting in the wheelchair and I said, \u2018Ozzy, incredible, I am so proud of you. You were amazing and this means to much to all of us, this means so much to the world,’\u201d Trujillo told him. Ozzy thanked Trujillo and asked if he could see Metallica singer\/guitarist James Hetfield for a moment.<\/p>\n

\n\tSo Trujillo brought Hetfield over and described how the band leader, \u201cgot on one knee and basically held Ozzy\u2019s hand and it was so heavy. It was the moment\u2026 it was almost like he was saying goodbye to Ozzy in some ways and it was from the heart. It was heartfelt. It was a powerful moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tTearing up as he recounted the scene, Trujillo said he had to leave the room as he was overcome with emotion during a moment he described as a \u201cpassing of the torch.\u201d The private funeral at Ozzy and wife\/manager Sharon\u2019s private estate in Buckinghamshire came after a public funeral procession<\/a> through Ozzy\u2019s hometown of Birmingham.<\/p>\n

\n\tListen to Trujillo describe Osbourne\u2019s funeral below.<\/p>\n

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