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Tony Iommi reveals his final phone call with Ozzy Osbourne: “The night before he passed, he said to me, ‘I feel tired and really worn out’”

Iommi says he is still in shock after Ozzy's death and that the late metal icon was determined to put on a show at Black Sabbath's triumphant farewell

Tony Iommi reveals his final phone call with Ozzy Osbourne: “The night before he passed, he said to me, ‘I feel tired and really worn out’”

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Iommi says he is still in shock after Ozzy's death and that the late metal icon was determined to put on a show at Black Sabbath's triumphant farewell

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Iommi says he is still in shock after Ozzy's death and that the late metal icon was determined to put on a show at Black Sabbath's triumphant farewell

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