Ozzy Osbourne, 75, jokes ‘I’m nearly dead’ after multiple surgeries

Ozzy Osbourne made a alternatively frank admittance erstwhile discussing his vocation and reasons for nary longer touring.

The Black Sabbath rocker’s health woes person been good documented successful caller times, arsenic Ozzy has undergone 7 operations successful the past 5 years, including a 4th spinal country successful September 2023.

Ozzy was besides diagnosed with Parkinson’s illness successful 2003, which tends to exacerbate his different existing ailments.

The 75-year-old now struggles to locomotion and is often seen using mobility aids.

Despite his illnesses, Ozzy was connected apical signifier with a witty, self-deprecating quip when an interviewer asked however helium was doing.

‘I’m astir f***ing dead!’, helium replied successful his heavy Brummie accent.

Reflecting connected life, helium continued to The Sun: ‘But if it is the extremity of the roadworthy for me, I can’t complain.’

Ozzy proceeded to laughter astir however he’s been ‘laid up for astir six years’ arsenic helium reflected connected his mortality.

‘Sharon said to maine recently, “If you had to bash it implicit again, would you alteration anything?” I answered, “No, I had a f***ing large time”.’

The euphony icon resides successful Los Angeles with woman Sharon, 72, but expressed however overmuch helium ‘misses’ the UK.

Alas, his wellness problems person delayed the family’s instrumentality to home ungraded and person done truthful since they archetypal announced their plans to return successful August 2022.

Speaking connected an occurrence of their podcast, The Osbournes, successful July, Sharon said, successful institution with children Kelly and Jack: ‘It conscionable seems that each clip we’re acceptable to spell [back to England], thing happens with Ozzy’s health.’

Remaining positive, she added: ‘We’ll get there,’ to which Ozzy agreed.

Echoing his erstwhile optimism, Ozzy added successful his caller interview: ‘At immoderate point, I’m decidedly going to England though. If I enactment determination — I anticipation I bash — thing tells maine the kids volition ­follow.

‘Maybe Sharon volition privation to support a spot present and a spot there, we’ll see. I’m English, but I’m becoming an American Brummie. I don’t privation to extremity my days successful America.’

Ozzy believes radical enactment excessively overmuch blasted connected his Parkinson’s for his wellness problems when, successful fact, helium hasn’t walked decently since 2019.

That year, helium tripped portion utilizing the bath astatine night, with the mode helium landed meaning helium required an op. His autumn aggravated an wounded helium sustained successful a quad-bike clang successful 2003.

‘I mean, erstwhile I came disconnected the quad motorcycle successful 2003, I inactive did tours, and I had Parkinson’s backmost then,’ Ozzy reflected. ‘It was THAT f*****g surgery.’

The dense metallic icon’s interrogation came up of him being honoured by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a 2nd time.

Very fewer stars person received the honour of being indicated much than once, different being Sir Paul McCartney.

During his code astatine the solemnisation this weekend, Ozzy – who was archetypal inducted successful 2006 – admitted helium ‘can’t judge [he’s] here’.

Ever truthful humble, helium dished retired the convey yous, including to his supporters: ‘My fans person been truthful loyal to maine implicit the years, I cannot convey them enough.

‘I’ve been fortunate implicit the years to play with immoderate of the world’s top guitar players, drummers, bass players, and a fewer of them are present tonight.

‘But I’ve got to accidental 1 happening for a feline by the sanction of Randy Rhoads. If I’d hadn’t person met Randy Rhoads, I don’t deliberation I’d beryllium sitting present now.

‘And much truthful than that, my woman Sharon. Saved my life. And my grandbabies and my babies. I emotion them all.’

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