- He has had two additional procedures.
- Osbourne said he still feels “young at heart” in other parts.
- Aimee, 39, Kelly, 37, and Jack, 36, are the three children of the Osbournes.
Ozzy Osbourne isn’t giving up on live concerts just yet. The 74-year-old Black Sabbath musician spoke candidly with Yahoo Entertainment this week about his impending spring/summer 2023 tour dates and how he doesn’t intend to let any current health issues interfere with those plans.
“I just wanna get back on that stage. I’ve gotta get back on that stage. It’s driving me nuts, not being able to,” Osbourne told the publication. “I can’t relax. I’ve always gotta be doing something.”
“I mean, I could say let’s call it a day, but I can’t stop,” he continued. “There’s nothing like a good gig, and there’s nothing like a bad gig — because a bad gig makes you wanna do a good gig, better than before! A great gig is better than any sex or drug. There’s nothing to compare it to.”
The rocker, who recently celebrated his birthday on December 3, persevered after a fall in 2019 that aggravated a prior neck and back injury. Since then, he has had two additional procedures, been given a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis, and now walks with a cane. “I can recall wondering, “I wonder when I’ll start to feel old, when I’ll start to feel everything,” at the age of 69. When I hit 70, all of a sudden, the floodgates opened. One thing followed another, “Telling Yahoo, Osbourne.”I haven’t been unwell for this long in my life.”
With an opening trip in Finland, The Prince of Darkness will soon set out on a 19-date run that will begin in May and end in June. On the trip, he will stop in several different places, including Spain, Germany, and London. In spite of what has been happening personally, he is determined to get back out there, just as he stated to press reporters in September.
Osbourne said, “I belong there. The largest love affair of my life is the one I have with my audience, I once said.
Later, he continued, “I am determined to get back on stage, even if I have to be screwed to a board and wheeled on.”My legacy is survival.”
Osbourne clarified to Yahoo that “What I do is not a job. It’s a hobby. I don’t have to wake up at seven in the morning and drag myself to work. The quality of living is good. I can’t really complain, though, given all the stuff I’ve gotten away with over the years.”
“Even now, you know, when I consider some of the things I’ve done, I shudder. I might not have survived, “added he. “Anything you can think of, I’ve done it and lived. When it finally got me, it bit me in the butt, as it didn’t kill me. I won’t quit either.”
Osbourne said he still feels “young at heart” in other parts of the interview, but he and his wife Sharon, whom he has been married to since 1982, are embracing their roles as grandparents.
Aimee, 39, Kelly, 37, and Jack, 36, are the three children of the Osbournes, who also have some of their own! Daughters Pearl, 10, Andy, 7, and Minnie, 4, are shared by Jack and his ex-wife Lisa Stelly. With his fiancee Aree Gearhart, he welcomed their fourth child, Maple, in July. With Slipknot member Sid Wilson as her boyfriend, Kelly recently gave birth to her first child, a son.
“It fascinates me that every time I see the girls, they’ve learned something else,” Osbourne says. “They’re adorable.”
Osbourne’s most recent endeavor, his September LP Patient Number 9, has received praise from fans even now, more than five decades into his career. Prior to the February awards event, the album got him nominations for best metal performance, best rock performance, best rock album, and best rock song.
[embedpost slug=”ozzy-osbourne-prefers-to-reside-in-america-over-returning-to-uk/”]
