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Ozzy Osbourne has led tributes to Wayne Static after he died aged 48.
The Black Sabbath singer has taken to Twitter to pay tribute to the heavy metal outfit Static-X frontman - known for his huge hair - and admitted the late star's passing is a "tragic loss" for music.
He wrote: "Very sad to hear of @IAmWayneStatic's passing. Spent a lot of time together on @TheOzzfest tours. A tragic loss. Love to his family/friends (sic)"
News of Wayne's passing emerged over the weekend when his publicist confirmed the singer had died.
He said in a statement: "Platinum selling musician Wayne Richard Wells, better known as Wayne Static, passed away at the age of 48.
"Wayne Static was the enigmatic former frontman and namesake of Static-X, who later forged a successful solo career.
"Wayne was scheduled to co-headline tours with Powerman 5000 and Drowning Pool over the next several months. No additional information is available at this time."
Several other stars also paid tribute to the singer including Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor, who admitted he was "devastated".
He tweeted: "I am absolutely devastated to hear about Wayne Static's death. A good man and a good friend. My thoughts are with his family and friends."
Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix also took to Instagram to post a picture of Wayne, whose cause of death is not yet known, and attached a tribute that appeared to suggest he may have passed away from an overdose.
He wrote: "RIP WAYNE.... THIS IS SO SAD. TOO MANY MUSICIANS ARE DYING FROM OVERDOSES. IM SERIOUS ADDICTION IS REAL AND TAKES FOOLS OUT. NO ONE IS INVINCIBLE. SO GLAD I LIVE A SOBER LIFE TODAY. THE NUMBER OF FRIENDS THAT I HAVE LOST TO ADDICTION IS CRAZY. IF YOU ARE STRUGGLING WITN ADDICTION GET SOME HELP BEFORE ITS TOO LATE. I KNOW DRUGS AND PARTYING ARE PART OF THE "rock n roll lifestyle" BUT DAMN HOW MANY MORE GOTTA DIE??? F**K THE LIFESTYLE I WANT LIFE!!!! SEE YOU ON THE OTHER SIDE WAYNE.... (sic)"
The star leaves behind his wife, Tera Wray Static, 32, who he married in Las Vegas in January 2008.

Matt Willis felt like he'd been "dumped" after Busted split up.
The 31-year-old has spoken about feeling lost when the 'Year 3000' singers broke up in 2005, because he didn't know what he should do next.
He confessed: "I felt dumped. I had to do something else musically. I did a solo record after Busted but I didn't feel like it was my calling."
The singer-songwriter - who is now in the supergroup McBusted - was admitted to rehab three times in the three years after the band split, and has now opened up about the turbulent period of his life.
Remembering the period after the band broke up, he said: "When Busted finished I could have done a lot of good things but I chose to get high and p**sed all the time, which was a f**king big mistake."
The father-of-two - who is now married to television presenter Emma Willis - said that although it was a dangerous time, he does not regret his drug-fuelled lifestyle.
He added: "I don't think I'd change that,
"That period of my life made me who I am today. I'm actually glad that certain s**t things happened to me because it made me appreciate how great all the good things actually are."

Calvin Harris has been cut from Rihanna's new album.
The 'Blame' hitmaker sent his 'We Found Love' collaborator some material to feature on her new record, which is rumoured to be titled 'Lost Files', but admits it didn't make the cut.
He said: "No I'm not on the Rihanna album.
"I did a few things for it but they don't get back to you. There are a lot of people involved!
"She listens to everything - I know that - but she's got a strong idea and identity and an idea of what her album should sound like."
However, Calvin - who, along with Rihanna, is signed to Jay Z's Roc Nation record label - insists he's not bothered about being snubbed from her latest LP.
He told The Sun newspaper: "It's not like they put me on 'We Found Love' because I'm signed to Roc, they did it because it's a f**king good song.
"But it's OK because I'm working on my stuff and it's going fine so I'm not concerned about it."
The 30-year-old DJ - who split from Rita Ora earlier this year - also admitted that some of his songs are based on his personal relationships.
He added: "With lyrics I have a title and a concept. I have an idea. Partners do inspire songs.
"'Summer' was about someone, the Rita one 'Never Let You Down' is about someone, 'Feel So Close' is about someone. So yeah..."

Debbie Harry was always a sex symbol.
The Blondie singer admits her mother was worried about her from a young age because men found her attractive but she has never shied away from the attention.
The 69-year-old star said: "Even as a little girl, I attracted sexual attention. My mother used to be very concerned about it. But for good or for bad, I never felt compelled to hide my sexuality."
Debbie also claims she used to be a "poet groupie" who used to be fascinated by Gregory Corso, even though she was "terribly afraid" of him.
She said: "The poet Gregory Corso used to hang out on East Seventh Street between Avenues A and B, and he was such a flirt! I was terribly afraid of him, because he was so forward. But he was a brilliant poet, so I would dare myself to walk down that block because I had a weird temptation to see him. I guess I was sort of a poet groupie."
The 'Heart of Glass' hitmaker never felt the urge to settle down because the idea of marriage makes her feel "uncomfortable".
She said: "Perhaps I was ahead of my time in terms of women's consciousness. In those days, the wedding vows were 'Love, honor, and obey,' and I felt that I had more to offer in a partnership. I wasn't thinking in terms of morals or anything grand; I just felt uncomfortable with it."
And the legendary singer thinks she has become more conservative in recent years.
She told Harper's Bazaar magazine: "I don't know if I'm the risk taker I once was. But I've always been determined not to accept the status quo. Had I settled down for any other life, I would've been unhappy. I didn't really have a choice."

Dave Grohl is bored by the idea of simply recording an album in a studio.
The Foo Fighters frontman and his bandmates travelled to various cities in the US to record tracks for their new album 'Sonic Highways' - with the process captured in an accompanying TV series with the same name - and now he can't imagine returning to a straightforward recording process in the future.
He explained to Q magazine: "Ultimately, this is one hell of a f**king machine that's gonna spray this album everywhere...But you have to balance that with substance.
"More than a reality show, more than a live concert series. It's part of the reason that we got deeper into the concept, because we would love people to learn as much as be entertained.
"But I can't imagine just going into a studio and making another record. It seems so boring to me."
Dave recently explained the group explored the "regional relevance of music" while recording 'Sonic Highways'.
He said: "Basically, the process is we come to a city and we spend a week and we start recording an instrumental, because I interview all of these different musicians from that city.
"I talk about the regional relevance of the music from that city, the cultural influence, that 'made-for-the-sound' of the music.
"There's no way that you can tell the history of a city's music in one hour, so we have to do it in a way that relates to the band and goes from point A to point B and becomes a song."

Noel Gallagher's new album is "not reflective".
The 47-year-old rocker - who was a member of Oasis until his departure in 2009 caused their split - will release his "space jazz" and "disco" LP 'Chasing Yesterday' in March and despite an apparently nostalgia-yearning title, he insists the record is not a look at his past.
Speaking about the title, he said: "It kind of fits the record. The songs are directed at two people, in a narrative sense - boy, girl, girl, boy. So it's not me looking back. It's not a reflective album at all."
The 'Don't Look Back in Anger' singer has produced the album for the first time and admits he enjoyed the experience because he could make choices he would otherwise have been advised not to.
He explained to Q magazine: "I just thought, 'F**k it, this time I haven't got a producer telling me what to do', So I left three big songs off that other bands would probably say, 'What the f**k has he done that for?' I did it deliberately to make way for these songs that were a bit more left-field."

Boy George says there should be a periodic "cull" of pop stars.
The Culture Club singer believed there are "too many" people making music so artists who are not doing so well should be told to find new careers in order to clear the way for new talent.
George explained: "There are probably too many people making records. I feel like they should have like a cull every so often to let you throw out clothes like 'it's just not working. Go and do something else."
While he thinks there are too many pop stars, the 53-year-old singer has praised 'The X Factor' as a "brilliant" show - even if he does find the talent search show "funny".
He added to BANG Showbiz: "I mean it's just brilliant, even the American version is really good, I just think it's the funniest thing. I don't really like those sort of reality shows much but who ever came up with that is so clever."
The 'Karma Chameleon' hitmaker has previously hinted he was asked to be a judge on the show.
When asked if he'd like to be a judge on the series, the 53-year-old singer replied: "How do you know that I already haven't been asked?"
He added: "No I'm not telling you. I mean at the moment I'm a bit too busy for that but we'll see, if it's still going. Maybe I'll do it on another type of TV show but I do find 'The X Factor' entertaining."

Ashlee Simpson has asked Diana Ross to help her reignite her music career.
The 'Pieces of Me' singer, who recently married the legendary singer's son Evan Ross, has reportedly begged her to introduce her to new producers.
A source told OK! magazine: "Ashlee's constantly hitting up Diana for industry contacts. Diana has no problem helping her son out, and she really does like Ashlee, but she knows a spoiled princess when she sees one."
The insider added: "[Ashlee] is really pushing her luck with Diana."
The 30-year-old beauty married Evan, 26, in a lavish ceremony at Diana's house in Connecticut last month.
The 70-year-old star, who is ordained, was heavily involved in the ceremony and even officiated the couple's wedding and then went on to perform her ballad 'Endless Love' at the service afterwards.
The former Supremes singer previously dismissed rumours of tension between her and Ashlee.
Shortly after their wedding, she said: "I want only love, happiness, and joy for my son and his bride."

Rita Ora has deleted a message urging fans to retweet her in return for her new single, after it was reposted just 2,000 times.
The 'I Will Never Let You Down' singer was left red-faced after asking her 3.94 million followers to retweet her 100,000 times in return for her latest track, as only a fraction of that figure reposted the message.
Taking to her Twitter account at 7.45am on Friday (31.10.14), she wrote: "Dropping my new song monday if this get 100,000 retweets (sic)"
However, after only a small number of people reposted the message, the 23-year-old star deleted the tweet, before retweeting a sympathetic message from a fan which was then also deleted.
The 'Fifty Shades of Grey' actress - who is currently dating the 24-year-old son of designer Tommy Hilfiger, Ricky Hilfiger - has no time to dwell on the poor reception of her announcement, however, as she is currently filming for her first series as a coach on 'The Voice UK'.
The awkward situation comes just a day after the blonde beauty slammed people on the social networking site for criticising the appearance of others.
On Thursday (30.10.14), she tweeted: "We all need to stop judging people just by the way they look. It actually disgusts me. This world is focusing on the wrong things."