Ozzy Osbourne has died

[Simon Darkshade]

Unless the nomination was put in before the individual passed away, my understanding is that it cannot happen.

[Jotun]

Unless the nomination was put in before the individual passed away, my understanding is that it cannot happen.

If there ever was a reason to waive the rules, it is Ozzy donating all of the proceeds from the concert. I mean, an obviously dying man stopped taking his pain meds, sat on stage visibly fighting for air, and gave the most epic, moving goodbye in music history. And not one penny of the money they made went into a private pocket.

There is a reason why I have literally not seen and heard so many heartfelt reactions to the death of any other celebrity in my 44 years of consciously following pop culture. Ozzy was near universally beloved and he damn well deserves any accolade they can drape over his headstone.

Yes, I am still sad he is no longer with us.

[Simon Darkshade]

Doing one good thing in the form of paying money, whatever the scale, can’t be a basis for a type of honours system. It is far too easy to game, and the precedent would lead to all manner of contrived situations driven by social scrabblers.

I don’t discount people’s feelings, but running a system and society based on temporary feelings whilst hyperbolic grief or another emotion are yet strong is not a path for a successful one.

Outside of the obviously saddened fan base, the concert doesn’t seem to have made a great inroad into mainstream popular culture, or what counts as it in this benightedly trivial age.

Mr. Osbourne did not seem like the type who grasped at gongs or public praise, and doing the good thing with the concert revenue was simply a decent action.