Richard Carpenter, composed and gentle, stepped onto the dimly lit stage with a quiet reverence that silenced the room before he even reached the piano. He didn’t smile. He didn’t speak right away. He simply placed his hands over the keys like he was reaching out to someone long gone. Then, in a voice softened by time and memory, he whispered, “This one’s for Ozzy.”
Richard Carpenter’s Farewell: A Quiet Goodbye for Ozzy Osbourne Richard Carpenter, composed and gentle as ever, stepped onto the dimly…