Ozzy Osbourne Opens Up About His Health Struggles

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne isn’t holding back as he grapples with his health battles, revealing fears that left him feeling like death was imminent. At 76, the iconic frontman is gearing up for a monumental return with Black Sabbath on July 5 in Birmingham for their highly anticipated Back to the Beginning concert. But he admits that getting back on stage comes with a heavy emotional toll.

In a candid conversation on the Ozzy Speaks podcast on SiriusXM, Ozzy shared, “All I can say is I’m giving 120 percent. If my God wants me to do the show, I’ll do it.” The mental strain of preparing to perform has his mind racin“My head’s crazy. ADHD – I have that badly. I can work myself up into such a panic that I’ll feel like I’ve died before I even start my exercises,” he confessed. “I’m not going up there saying, ‘It’s going to be great. I’m really confident.’”

Ozzy vividly recalled a dark moment from a previous show, saying, “I remember being in f-ing Vegas one time, in the dressing room going, ‘I’m going to play. I’m going to die.’ I talked myself into blowing the gig. It was only two f-ing songs.” His wife, Sharon Osbourne, chimed in with a practical piece of advic“Just don’t think about it.” Yet, Ozzy admitted that he gets hung up on trivial things, like worrying about a bird making a mess during his performance.

To counter his struggles, he’s enlisted the help of a trainer who’s determined to bring him back to peak form. “I’ve got this trainer guy who helps people get back to normal. It’s hard going, but he’s convinced that he can pull it off for me,” he added.

His health regimen is intense, with Ozzy mentioning, “I’m having my blood pressure taken 15 times a day. I’ve got this f****** device on my finger. It’s a monitor to say how my heart rate is.” Diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003 and navigating through numerous health crises, including a devastating quad bike accident that resulted in multiple spinal surgeries, he has faced challenges that would daunt most. A fall in 2019 exacerbated the situation, misplacing metal rods inserted during surgery, which he declared led to more complications than the Parkinson’s itself.

Ozzy was vocal about his diagnosis later than many might have expected, not going public until 2020, even though his struggles have been ongoing since 2003. Fans remain deeply concerned, as they watch this iconic figure who has inspired generations face such daunting challenges.