Ozzy Osbourne Shares Heartfelt Tribute To Former Drummer Lee Kerslake

Lee Kerslake, the former Ozzy Osbourne drummer, died. He was 73 years old and suffered from terminal cancer. His death was confirmed by Ken Hensley, a former member of the band Uriah Heep.

"He died peacefully, thank God," he said. "I know that many of you prayed for him not to suffer, and I thank you for that." Before joining Uriah Heep, Kerslake played with The Gods, who also featured Ken Hensley, Mick Taylor (Rolling Stones) and Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake & Palmer) in the line-up.

His contributions can be heard heard on albums like "Demons and Wizards", by Uriah Heep, and "Blizzard of Ozz" and "Diary of a Madman", Ozzy Osbourne's first two solo albums.

Ozzy Osbourne wrote on Twitter:

“It’s been 39 years since I’ve seen Lee but he lives for ever on the records he played on for me, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. Lee Kerslake RIP”

Read his Twitter post below:

It’s been 39 years since I’ve seen Lee but he lives for ever on the records he played on for me, Blizzard of Ozz and Diary of a Madman. Lee Kerslake RIP pic.twitter.com/xWqVR0VJn6

— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) September 19, 2020

In 2018, the musician revealed that he was fighting cancer, and stressed that doctors had given him eight months to live. One of his last wishes was that Ozzy would send him the platinum certificates for these two albums which Ozzy did.

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