Ozzy Osbourne.Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty ImagesOzzy Osbourneisn’t throwing in the towel on live performances.The Black Sabbath rocker, 74, opened up toYahoo Entertainmentthis week about his upcoming spring/summer 2023 tour dates, and how he isn’t planning on lettingany recent health concernsderail those plans.“I just wanna get back on that stage. I’vegottaget 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, Icouldsay 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 just celebrated his birthday on Dec. 3 — has powered through after a 2019 fall that aggravated a previous neck and back injury, has undergonetwo more proceduressince, was diagnosed withParkinson’s disease, and now uses a cane. “I can remember when I was 69 and thinking, ‘I wonder when I’ll start to feel old, when I’ll start to feel everything?’ And suddenly, when I turned 70, the floodgates opened. It was one thing after the other,” Osbourne told Yahoo. “This is the longest time I’ve been sick in my life.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Prince of Darkness will soon embark on a 19-date stretch,starting in Mayand wrapping in June, with an opening stint in Finland. He’ll touch down everywhere from Spain to Germany to London on the tour. And just as he told PEOPLE in September, he’s determined to get back out there despite what’s been going on personally.“It’s where I belong,“Osbourne said. “The relationship I have with my audience is the biggest love affair of my life.““I am determined to get back on stage even if I have to be nailed to a board and wheeled on,” he later added. “Survival is my legacy.“As Osbourne explained to Yahoo, “It’s not a job, what I do. It’s apassion. I don’t have to get up at 7 in the morning to trudge through the day to go to work. It’s a pretty good life. … So, considering all the things I’d gotten away with over the years, I can’t really complain.““Even today, when I think of some of the things that I’ve done, I shiver, you know? Because I could have been dead,” he said. “You name it, I’ve been there, I’ve done it, and I’ve survived. It eventually caught me and bit me on the butt, but it ain’t killed me. And I ain’t gonna stop.“Elsewhere in his interview with PEOPLE, Osbourne expressed that he still feels “young at heart,” but is embracing his role as a grandfather along with wife Sharon, whom he met in 1982.The Osbournes have three kids — Aimee, 39, Kelly, 37, and Jack, 36 — and they, too, have some of their own! Jack shares daughters Pearl, 10, Andy, 7, and Minnie, 4, with his ex-wife Lisa Stelly. His fourth, Maple, with his fiancée Aree Gearhart,arrived in July. Kelly also recentlywelcomed her first child, a son, with partner Sid Wilson of Slipknot.“It fascinates me that every time I see the girls, they’ve learnt something else,” Osbourne says. “They’re adorable.“Even now, over five decades into his career, Osbourne is seeing love from fans over his most recent project, his September LPPatient Number 9. The album earned himGrammynods for best metal performance, best rock performance, best rock album, and best rock song ahead of the February ceremony.
Ozzy Osbourne.Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
Ozzy Osbourneisn’t throwing in the towel on live performances.The Black Sabbath rocker, 74, opened up toYahoo Entertainmentthis week about his upcoming spring/summer 2023 tour dates, and how he isn’t planning on lettingany recent health concernsderail those plans.“I just wanna get back on that stage. I’vegottaget 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, Icouldsay 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 just celebrated his birthday on Dec. 3 — has powered through after a 2019 fall that aggravated a previous neck and back injury, has undergonetwo more proceduressince, was diagnosed withParkinson’s disease, and now uses a cane. “I can remember when I was 69 and thinking, ‘I wonder when I’ll start to feel old, when I’ll start to feel everything?’ And suddenly, when I turned 70, the floodgates opened. It was one thing after the other,” Osbourne told Yahoo. “This is the longest time I’ve been sick in my life.“Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.The Prince of Darkness will soon embark on a 19-date stretch,starting in Mayand wrapping in June, with an opening stint in Finland. He’ll touch down everywhere from Spain to Germany to London on the tour. And just as he told PEOPLE in September, he’s determined to get back out there despite what’s been going on personally.“It’s where I belong,“Osbourne said. “The relationship I have with my audience is the biggest love affair of my life.““I am determined to get back on stage even if I have to be nailed to a board and wheeled on,” he later added. “Survival is my legacy.“As Osbourne explained to Yahoo, “It’s not a job, what I do. It’s apassion. I don’t have to get up at 7 in the morning to trudge through the day to go to work. It’s a pretty good life. … So, considering all the things I’d gotten away with over the years, I can’t really complain.““Even today, when I think of some of the things that I’ve done, I shiver, you know? Because I could have been dead,” he said. “You name it, I’ve been there, I’ve done it, and I’ve survived. It eventually caught me and bit me on the butt, but it ain’t killed me. And I ain’t gonna stop.“Elsewhere in his interview with PEOPLE, Osbourne expressed that he still feels “young at heart,” but is embracing his role as a grandfather along with wife Sharon, whom he met in 1982.The Osbournes have three kids — Aimee, 39, Kelly, 37, and Jack, 36 — and they, too, have some of their own! Jack shares daughters Pearl, 10, Andy, 7, and Minnie, 4, with his ex-wife Lisa Stelly. His fourth, Maple, with his fiancée Aree Gearhart,arrived in July. Kelly also recentlywelcomed her first child, a son, with partner Sid Wilson of Slipknot.“It fascinates me that every time I see the girls, they’ve learnt something else,” Osbourne says. “They’re adorable.“Even now, over five decades into his career, Osbourne is seeing love from fans over his most recent project, his September LPPatient Number 9. The album earned himGrammynods for best metal performance, best rock performance, best rock album, and best rock song ahead of the February ceremony.
Ozzy Osbourneisn’t throwing in the towel on live performances.
The Black Sabbath rocker, 74, opened up toYahoo Entertainmentthis week about his upcoming spring/summer 2023 tour dates, and how he isn’t planning on lettingany recent health concernsderail those plans.
“I just wanna get back on that stage. I’vegottaget 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, Icouldsay 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 just celebrated his birthday on Dec. 3 — has powered through after a 2019 fall that aggravated a previous neck and back injury, has undergonetwo more proceduressince, was diagnosed withParkinson’s disease, and now uses a cane. “I can remember when I was 69 and thinking, ‘I wonder when I’ll start to feel old, when I’ll start to feel everything?’ And suddenly, when I turned 70, the floodgates opened. It was one thing after the other,” Osbourne told Yahoo. “This is the longest time I’ve been sick in my life.”
Never miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
The Prince of Darkness will soon embark on a 19-date stretch,starting in Mayand wrapping in June, with an opening stint in Finland. He’ll touch down everywhere from Spain to Germany to London on the tour. And just as he told PEOPLE in September, he’s determined to get back out there despite what’s been going on personally.
“It’s where I belong,“Osbourne said. “The relationship I have with my audience is the biggest love affair of my life.”
“I am determined to get back on stage even if I have to be nailed to a board and wheeled on,” he later added. “Survival is my legacy.”
As Osbourne explained to Yahoo, “It’s not a job, what I do. It’s apassion. I don’t have to get up at 7 in the morning to trudge through the day to go to work. It’s a pretty good life. … So, considering all the things I’d gotten away with over the years, I can’t really complain.”
“Even today, when I think of some of the things that I’ve done, I shiver, you know? Because I could have been dead,” he said. “You name it, I’ve been there, I’ve done it, and I’ve survived. It eventually caught me and bit me on the butt, but it ain’t killed me. And I ain’t gonna stop.”
Elsewhere in his interview with PEOPLE, Osbourne expressed that he still feels “young at heart,” but is embracing his role as a grandfather along with wife Sharon, whom he met in 1982.
The Osbournes have three kids — Aimee, 39, Kelly, 37, and Jack, 36 — and they, too, have some of their own! Jack shares daughters Pearl, 10, Andy, 7, and Minnie, 4, with his ex-wife Lisa Stelly. His fourth, Maple, with his fiancée Aree Gearhart,arrived in July. Kelly also recentlywelcomed her first child, a son, with partner Sid Wilson of Slipknot.
“It fascinates me that every time I see the girls, they’ve learnt something else,” Osbourne says. “They’re adorable.”
Even now, over five decades into his career, Osbourne is seeing love from fans over his most recent project, his September LPPatient Number 9. The album earned himGrammynods for best metal performance, best rock performance, best rock album, and best rock song ahead of the February ceremony.
source: people.com
