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Ozzy Osbourne made a rather frank admission when discussing his career and reasons for no longer touring.
The Black Sabbath rocker’s health woes have been well documented in recent times, as Ozzy has undergone seven operations in the past five years, including a fourth spinal surgery in September 2023.
Ozzy was also diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003, which tends to exacerbate his other existing ailments.
The 75-year-old now struggles to walk and is often seen using mobility aids.
Despite his illnesses, Ozzy was on top form with a witty, self-deprecating quip when an interviewer asked how he was doing.
‘I’m nearly f***ing dead!’, he replied in his thick Brummie accent.
Reflecting on life, he continued to The Sun: ‘But if it is the end of the road for me, I can’t complain.’
Ozzy proceeded to laugh about how he’s been ‘laid up for nearly six years’ as he reflected on his mortality.
‘Sharon said to me recently, “If you had to do it over again, would you change anything?” I answered, “No, I had a f***ing great time”.’
The music icon resides in Los Angeles with wife Sharon, 72, but expressed how much he ‘misses’ the UK.
Alas, his health problems have delayed the family’s return to home soil and have done so since they first announced their plans to return in August 2022.
Speaking on an episode of their podcast, The Osbournes, in July, Sharon said, in company with children Kelly and Jack: ‘It just seems that every time we’re set to go [back to England], something happens with Ozzy’s health.’
Remaining positive, she added: ‘We’ll get there,’ to which Ozzy agreed.
Echoing his previous optimism, Ozzy added in his new interview: ‘At some point, I’m definitely going to England though. If I stay there — I hope I do — something tells me the kids will follow.
‘Maybe Sharon will want to keep a place here and a place there, we’ll see. I’m English, but I’m becoming an American Brummie. I don’t want to end my days in America.’
Ozzy believes people put too much blame on his Parkinson’s for his health problems when, in fact, he hasn’t walked properly since 2019.
That year, he tripped while using the bathroom at night, with the way he landed meaning he required an op. His fall aggravated an injury he sustained in a quad-bike crash in 2003.
‘I mean, when I came off the quad bike in 2003, I still did tours, and I had Parkinson’s back then,’ Ozzy reflected. ‘It was THAT f*****g surgery.’
The heavy metal icon’s interview came ahead of him being honoured by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame for a second time.
Very few stars have received the honour of being indicated more than once, another being Sir Paul McCartney.
During his speech at the celebration this weekend, Ozzy – who was first inducted in 2006 – admitted he ‘can’t believe [he’s] here’.
Ever so humble, he dished out the thank yous, including to his supporters: ‘My fans have been so loyal to me over the years, I cannot thank them enough.
‘I’ve been fortunate over the years to play with some of the world’s greatest guitar players, drummers, bass players, and a few of them are here tonight.
‘But I’ve got to say one thing for a guy by the name of Randy Rhoads. If I’d hadn’t have met Randy Rhoads, I don’t think I’d be sitting here now.
‘And more so than that, my wife Sharon. Saved my life. And my grandbabies and my babies. I love them all.’
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