The late Ozzy Osbourne was able to see his musical legacy celebrated in a final farewell concert just a few days before his passing—the heavy metal god sat upon a throne and sang his iconic hits to an adoring crowd one final time. But the breadth of his impact on the world might be wider than many realize.

After selling millions upon millions of albums with Black Sabbath and his solo projects as well as benefiting from Ozzfest proceeds, Osbourne was in a better place financially than he could have ever imagined back in his cow-killer days, but life remained a challenge. Instead of postindustrial decay holding him back, this time it was all him.

“God, am I dreaming all of this?,” shared Black Sabbath ‘s Tony Iommi when speaking in his first public interview about the death of Ozzy Osbourne with ITV News this week.