Ozzy Osbourne says, ‘I can’t walk … but I’m still alive,’ ahead of final Black Sabbath performance

Ozzy Osbourne is grateful to beryllium alive, adjacent with his wellness issues.

On the Jan. 29 occurrence of his Sirius XM show, "Ozzy Speaks," with co-host Billy Morrison, Osbourne, 76, admitted helium was having problems walking but remained positive.

"I spell connected astir the mode I can’t walk, and I can’t bash this … but you cognize what I was reasoning implicit the holidays? For each my complaining, I’m inactive alive," helium said.

Morrison added, "You person to instrumentality into relationship what you’ve done to yourself implicit the years."

Ozzy Osbourne said connected his Sirius XM amusement helium "can't walk" but is "still alive."  (Harry How/Getty Images)

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Osbourne continued, "I whitethorn beryllium moaning astir however I can’t walk, but I look down the roadworthy and there’s radical that didn’t bash fractional arsenic overmuch arsenic me, and they didn’t marque it.

"There’s truthful galore friends and acquaintances that person gone."

Morrison said he’s seen an improvement successful the past twelvemonth for Osbourne, but the vocalist noted, "I person to equilibrium myself" erstwhile helium gets retired of bed.

However, helium expressed gratitude, saying, "I’m not dead, inactive actively doing things."

Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson's successful 2003. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)

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"Keep listening due to the fact that we ain’t going nowhere," helium declared adjacent the extremity of the episode.

Osbourne is owed to execute 1 last amusement with Black Sabbath’s archetypal lineup successful July successful Birmingham, England.

"I spell connected astir the mode I can’t walk, and I can’t bash this … but you cognize what I was reasoning implicit the holidays? For each my complaining, I’m inactive alive!"

"It’s my clip to spell backmost to the beginning, clip for maine to springiness backmost to the spot wherever I was born," Osbourne said successful a connection yesterday. "How blessed americium I to bash it with the assistance of radical whom I love. Birmingham is the existent location of metal. Birmingham forever."

In an interrogation with RadioX, Osbourne’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, spoke astir his ongoing conflict with Parkinson’s, which helium was diagnosed with successful 2003.

Sharon shared that Osbourne works with a physiotherapist "every day" to assistance his muscles.  (Mike Marsland/WireImage)

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"Parkinson’s isn’t thing that goes away. You person it forever. There’s nary cure. So, helium has battles with it wherever helium has to enactment with a physiotherapist each day. And he’s got to support his muscles going," she said.

"He’s fine. As good arsenic you tin beryllium with Parkinson’s." 

Sharon besides told BBC News the vocalist is "doing great. He's doing truly great. He's truthful excited astir this, astir being with the guys again and each his friends. It's breathtaking for everyone."

She noted that this would beryllium his last concert, saying, "Ozzy didn't person a accidental to accidental goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and helium feels there's been nary afloat stop. This is his afloat stop."

Sharon said Ozzy is looking guardant to the Black Sabbath reunion due to the fact that it volition springiness him a accidental to accidental farewell to fans properly. (Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

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In 2023, Osbourne announced he was retiring from touring, explaining helium was nary longer "physically capable" of traveling arsenic overmuch arsenic his circuit docket demanded.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.