"He was and will continue to be a rock n roll legend," Cooper said in a statement, hours after Osbourne died on Tuesday.

Jack White, Metallica, Rob Zombie, Elton John and more paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne after the Black Sabbath frontman died at 76 on Tuesday morning. Osbourne had been recovering from several spinal surgeries as well as his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s disease.

The music world is mourning heavy metal legend Ozzy Osbourne’s death at the age of 76. Known as the godfather of metal and the iconic frontman of Black Sabbath, Osbourne died just weeks after his final concert at Villa Park in Birmingham.