Ozzy Osbourne announced he is battling a form of Parkinson’s disease (Image: Getty Images)
has shared a poignant message with his fans following the news that he is sadly no longer able to walk. The 76-year-old frontman is preparing for his final concert, ‘Back to the Beginning,’ on July 5 at Villa Park, where he will reunite with legendary rockers Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward.
Ozzy is currently battling a form of Parkinson’s disease, which he announced in 2020, and an old spinal injury was made worse by a serious fall at his Los Angeles home. Despite his health struggles and reported inability to walk, Ozzy is determined to give his fans a “proper goodbye” before retiring from music.
As reported by Parade, Ozzy stated: “My fans have supported me for so many years, and I really want to thank them and say a proper goodbye to them. That is what the Villa Park show is about.”
He also revealed that creating music and two albums “saved” him during some of his darkest times, adding: “There’s been times when I thought my number was up. I’d have gone nuts without music.”
Parkinson’s disease is a condition that refers to several neurological disorders affecting movement and causing tremors. The rock legend will be the subject of a new documentary, ‘No Escape From Now,’ which will chronicle his health struggles and final performance with Black Sabbath, reports .
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The Black Sabbath frontman is set to release his own documentary (Image: Getty Images)
Set for release on Paramount+ in 2025, it will “reveal the devastating setbacks” Ozzy has “faced since his fateful fall,” according to Variety. In 2003, Ozzy had an accident on a quad bike that resulted in metal rods being inserted into his back, but these rods shifted after his fall in 2019.
Speaking about his surgeries in a previous interview with Rolling Stone UK, he revealed: “The second surgery went drastically wrong and virtually left me crippled. I thought I’d be up and running after the second and third, but with the last one, they put a rod in my spine.
“They found a tumour in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too. It’s pretty rough, man, and my balance is all up.”
The documentary will “reveal the devastating setbacks” Ozzy has faced (Image: Kevin Mazur, Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame)
His wife, Sharon, 72, added: “This film is an honest account of what has happened to Ozzy during the last few years. It shows how hard things have been for him and the courage he has shown while dealing with a number of serious health issues, including Parkinson’s. It’s about the reality of his life now.
“We have worked with a production team we trust and have allowed them the freedom to tell the story openly. We hope that story will inspire people that are facing similar issues to Ozzy.”
More information about Ozzy’s ‘Back to the Beginning’ concert can be found on the website .