Kermit The Frog has paid tribute to his “friend” Ozzy Osbourne after the legendary BLACK SABBATH singer’s passing on July 22.
“No one rocked harder than the great Ozzy Osbourne,” the iconic green fog, who was created and performed by the late Jim Henson, said in a social media post. “We loved working with him on our album ‘Kermit: Unpigged’. He recorded ‘Born To Be Wild’ with Miss Piggy — the perfect song for both of them!”
“Every time we bumped into Ozzy over the years, he made us feel just as cool as he was,” Kermit‘s post continued.
“We loved having a friend like Ozzy Osbourne and we feel so lucky to have known him, worked with him and experienced his music for so many decades.”
The official post’s caption read: “Thanks to the Prince of Darkness for the music and the memories. Remembering our friend Ozzy Osbourne.”
Ozzy‘s version of “Born To Be Wild” for “Kermit: Unpigged” was recorded in 1994.
Ozzy appeared alongside Kermit The Frog at the Golden Jubilee for Queen Elizabeth II in 2002, and posed for a press photo with Kermit that recalled his tendency for biting animal heads.
Ozzy and Sharon appeared on the May 13, 2005 episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” with Fozzie Bear and Rizzo The Rat who were there promoting “The Muppets’ Wizard Of Oz”.
Ozzy died Tuesday morning (July 22),his family announced in a statement.
“It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time,” the family said.
No cause of death was given, but Osbourne had battled a number of health issues over the past several years, including Parkinson’s disease and injuries he sustained from a late-night fall in 2019.
Ozzy‘s death came a little more than two weeks after he took the stage for his final performance with BLACK SABBATH at Villa Park in the band’s original hometown of Birmingham, United Kingdom. They performed four songs for more than 40,000 people in the stadium and 5.8 million more on a livestream. Ozzy also played a five-song solo set while seated in a bat-adorned throne.
