Ozzy Osbourne is struggling to walk amid his battle with Parkinson’s disease — but his singing voice is “as good as ever,” according to his wife Sharon Osbourne.
The “Crazy Train” rocker, 76, who has been living with the brain disorder since 2019, announced his final farewell show with Black Sabbath this week before he fully retires from the rock-and-roll lifestyle.
“He’s very happy to be coming back and very emotional about this,” Sharon told the Sun of her husband’s last hurrah.
“Parkinson’s is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and it’s affected his legs,” she went on. “But his voice is as good as its ever been…”
…And while a host of stars will likely attend the show, one celebrity who won’t be welcome is Kanye West after he sampled Black Sabbath’s hit track Iron Man without their permission.
“No, not at all,” Sharon said when asked if the…rapper would be welcome at the performance. “I wouldn’t have him anywhere near. And his wife’s a big old floppy a–e, either. And her sagging t–s.”
Earlier this week, the former The Talk co-host said that her husband is determined to put on one final show amid his health woes.
“He’s doing great. He’s doing really great,” Sharon, 72, told BBC News. “He’s so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It’s exciting for everyone.”
“Ozzy didn’t have a chance to say goodbye to his friends, to his fans, and he feels there’s been no full stop. This is his full stop.”
Osbourne helped form Black Sabbath in Birmingham in 1968, and the group became one of the most successful metal bands of all time.
The group last performed together at the 2005 Ozzfest Tour, after which Ward, 76, left the group. Black Sabbath’s 19th and final studio album, 13, was released in 2013.
As for his ailing health, the rocker has undergone three operations, stem cell treatments, physical therapy and Hybrid Assistive Limb treatment.
Osbourne quit touring in early 2023 because of his many health issues. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003, underwent multiple surgeries after falling in 2019, and had spinal surgery in September 2023.
In November 2023, he said he has “at best 10 years left” to live.
He also said at the time that a recent back surgery left him “practically crippled,” and a “second surgery went drastically wrong.”
additional source: NY Post
2 Responses
What a bunch of BS from Sharon. Ozzy has a very difficult time speaking, how is he gonna be able to sing…..without alot of help?
Yes, Rattle,
That was my concern, as well as others, on the site, how is Ozzy going to be able to sing?
Perhaps, he will hire Robert Mason to sing behind the curtain again? Or he will lip synch to live pre-recorded vocals ? Or they will use backing tracks as aids?
I suppose we will all find out, once it takes place. Again, I hope they hire a professional crew to record this event/