United Kingdom, July 23 -- Ozzy Osbourne didn't want his funeral to be a "mope-fest".

The Black Sabbath star - who passed away on Tuesday (22.07.25) aged 76 - set out plans for his memorial prior to his death insisting he wanted to be remembered with a joyful "celebration" and he would even be happy for some "pranks" to be played on the mourners.

In a piece for The Times newspaper back in 2011, Ozzy explained: "I don't care what [music] they play at my funeral; they can put on a medley of Justin Bieber, Susan Boyle and We Are The Diddymen if it makes 'em happy - but I do want to make sure it's a celebration, not a mope-fest.

"I'd also like some pranks maybe the sound of knocking inside the coffin, or a video of me asking my doctor for ...