Ozzy Osbourne, who was born in Marston Green, a suburb of Birmingham, and who died at the age of 76, was one of the city's most celebrated cultural icons. He and Sharon Osbourne were married for 43 years before his death.

Sharon and Kelly Osbourne — who starred alongside Ozzy in the family's genre-defining reality show — were in tears as they lay flowers at the Black Sabbath Bridge in Birmingham, England.

The heavy metal legend grew up in Birmingham, where a memorial statue of him stands. His wife, Sharon Osbourne, was seen alighting a car at one point alongside her children to place a flower at the memorial. Distractify has reported that because of the late rocker, the city has long been known as the "birthplace of metal."