Sharon Osbourne Reveals Ozzy Lost His Ability To Walk

Sharon shared that the singer’s situation has affected his capacity to stroll, however his voice is “pretty much as good as ever.”

It comes as Ozzy Osbourne prepares to take the stage for one final efficiency, throughout which the unique members of Black Sabbath will reunite for the primary time in 20 years.

Sharon revealed that Ozzy’s strolling capacity has been adversely impacted amid his battle with Parkinson’s illness.

Nevertheless, the TV character, who has been Ozzy’s major caregiver since his analysis, famous that his singing voice is “pretty much as good as ever.”

Ozzy disclosed he had been identified with the mind dysfunction in 2020 after struggling a fall the earlier 12 months.

Regardless of his ailing well being, he desires to carry out one final time for his followers earlier than drawing the curtains on his illustrious rock-and-roll profession.

“He is very joyful to be coming again and really emotional about this,” Sharon informed The Sun of her husband’s remaining present.

“Parkinson’s is a progressive illness. It isn’t one thing you possibly can stabilize. It impacts completely different components of the physique, and it is affected his legs,” she continued. “However his voice is pretty much as good because it’s ever been.”

Ozzy additionally talked about being unable to stroll on his Sirius XM radio present, saying, “I’ve made it to 2025. I am unable to stroll, however you understand what I used to be pondering over the vacations? For all my complaining, I am nonetheless alive.

“I could also be moaning that I am unable to stroll, however I look down the street, and there is folks that did not do half as a lot as me and did not make it,” Ozzy added.

The heavy steel legend took to social media on Wednesday to announce his remaining gig, revealing that the unique members of Black Sabbath can be coming collectively for the primary time in 20 years for the present.

The “Again to the Starting” charity live performance will happen on July 5 at Villa Park in England and can characteristic a dozen bands, together with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, and Anthrax.

“He is doing nice. He is doing actually nice,” Sharon informed the BBC about Ozzy’s dedication to carry out once more. “He is so enthusiastic about this, about being with the blokes once more and all his associates. It is thrilling for everybody.”

Regardless of Ozzy’s love for efficiency, Sharon famous that the live performance can be his remaining present.

“Ozzy did not have an opportunity to say goodbye to his associates, to his followers, and he feels there’s been no full cease,” she stated. “That is his full cease.”

In keeping with stories, proceeds from the present might be donated to a number of Parkinson-related charities.

These charities embrace Treatment Parkinson’s, the Birmingham Kids’s Hospital, and Acorn Kids’s Hospice, a Kids’s Hospice supported by Aston Villa.

It seems that Ozzy has perfected the perfect reward for followers as Sharon disclosed that his present would characteristic a “supergroup,” with stars like Billy Corgan, Slash, Fred Durst, Wolfgang Van Halen, and Tom Morello.

“It is an countless quantity of individuals,” Sharon stated. “They’ll be doing a little Sabbath songs, some Ozzy songs, and so they’ll all combine collectively.”

“Totally different little teams might be approaching, however they’re all icons,” she added.

Whereas a variety of stars can be welcome to attend, one star who can be refused entry is Kanye West after he sampled Black Sabbath’s hit monitor “Iron Man” with out their permission.

“No, under no circumstances,” Sharon stated when requested if the “Donda” rapper can be welcome on the gig. “I would not have him anyplace close to. And his spouse’s a giant outdated floppy ars-, both. And her sagging t-ts.”

Ozzy was compelled to stop touring in early 2023 due to his many well being situations. Nevertheless, he disclosed that if he bought the possibility to play one remaining present, it might be to repay a debt of gratitude he owed to his followers for his or her help by the years.

“That is one of many issues I have been essentially the most fucking pissed off at: I by no means bought the possibility to say goodbye or thanks,” he informed Rolling Stone UK. “As a result of my followers are what it is all about. If I can simply do a couple of gigs… They have been loyal to me for f-cking years. They write to me, they know all about my canines. It is my prolonged household actually, and so they give us the approach to life we now have. For no matter cause, that is my purpose to work to. To do these exhibits.”

He added: “If I am unable to proceed doing exhibits frequently, I simply need to be properly sufficient to do one present the place I can say, ‘Hello guys, thanks a lot for my life.’ That is what I am working in direction of, and if I drop down lifeless on the finish of it, I will die a contented man.”