T-Pain ‘Heartbroken’ by Ozzy Osbourne’s Death, Thanks Late Rocker for Praising ‘War Pigs’ Cover
In the wake of Ozzy Osbourne‘s death, T-Pain has said that he’s “heartbroken” by the passing of the late rocker.
T-Pain hopped on Instagram on Tuesday (July 22) and re-shared his 2023 live rendition of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs,” which Ozzy had praised and celebrated.
“Heartbroken by the news, I was blessed to be able to cover War Pigs and get your recognition,” T-Pain wrote. “Ozzy forever.”
The “Buy U a Drank” singer covered the Black Sabbath hit as part of his Live From the Sun Rose performance. Ozzy responded on X and said the rendition was “the best cover of ‘War Pigs’ ever. Why didn’t you guys call me?”
While speaking with Stereogum back in 2023, Pain said it was actor and Tenacious D member Jack Black who inspired him to cover the song.
“Like, ‘War Pigs’ — I would always go to a clip of Jack Black singing it on a talk show,” he told the outlet. “Anytime Jack Black comes up in conversation, I always go to that clip and just show people that he did ‘War Pigs.’ I grew a liking to the song from that.”
Ozzy Osbourne died at the age of 76 on Tuesday (July 22), mere weeks after Black Sabbath’s final concert.
“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,” a statement from the family read. “He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”
Check out T-Pain’s post below.
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