Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi said he thinks bandmate Ozzy Osbourne was "determined" to play the group's farewell show and "really just held out" to do so weeks before his death.

Ozzy Osbourne’s Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi is sharing his memories of the late rocker. Osbourne died at age 76 on Tuesday, July 22, following a battle with Parkinson’s disease. Just weeks before his death,

Tony Iommi, British heavy metal band Black Sabbath’s co-founder and guitarist is of the opinion that his late bandmate Ozzy Osbourne waited to perform at the band’s farewell concert before passing away. Osbourne, who died on July 22, performed at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK, on July 5 with the original members, Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward.