Ozzy Osbourne is grateful to be alive, even with his health issues.
On the Jan. 29 episode of his Sirius XM show, « Ozzy Speaks, » with co-host Billy Morrison, Osbourne, 76, admitted he was having problems walking but remained positive.
« I go on about the way I can’t walk, and I can’t do this … but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I’m still alive, » he said.
Morrison added, « You have to take into account what you’ve done to yourself over the years. »
Ozzy Osbourne said on his Sirius XM show he « can’t walk » but is « still alive. » (Harry How/Getty Images)
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Osbourne continued, « I may be moaning about how I can’t walk, but I look down the road and there’s people that didn’t do half as much as me, and they didn’t make it.
« There’s so many friends and acquaintances that have gone. »
Morrison said he’s seen an improvement in the past year for Osbourne, but the singer noted, « I have to balance myself » when he gets out of bed.
However, he expressed gratitude, saying, « I’m not dead, still actively doing things. »
Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2003. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
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« Keep listening because we ain’t going nowhere, » he declared near the end of the episode.
Osbourne is due to perform one final show with Black Sabbath’s original lineup in July in Birmingham, England.
« I go on about the way I can’t walk, and I can’t do this … but you know what I was thinking over the holidays? For all my complaining, I’m still alive! »
« It’s my time to go back to the beginning, time for me to give back to the place where I was born, » Osbourne said in a statement yesterday. « How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love. Birmingham is the true home of metal. Birmingham forever. »
In an interview with RadioX, Osbourne’s wife, Sharon Osbourne, spoke about his ongoing battle with Parkinson’s, which he was diagnosed with in 2003.
Sharon shared that Osbourne works with a physiotherapist « every day » to help his muscles. (Mike Marsland/WireImage)
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« Parkinson’s isn’t something that goes away. You have it forever. There’s no cure. So, he has battles with it where he has to work with a physiotherapist every day. And he’s got to keep his muscles going, » she said.
« He’s fine. As fine as you can be with Parkinson’s. »
Sharon also told BBC News the singer is « doing great. He’s doing really great. He’s so excited about this, about being with the guys again and all his friends. It’s exciting for everyone. »
She noted that this would be his final concert, saying, « 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. »
Sharon said Ozzy is looking forward to the Black Sabbath reunion because it will give him a chance to say 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 he was no longer « physically capable » of traveling as much as his tour schedule demanded.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
