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“Ozzy: No Escape From Now,” the new documentary chronicling the final four years of rock-n-roll legend Ozzy Osbourne‘s life, releases on Tues. Oct. 7. Fans of the rocker and those interested in his life’s story can stream it on Paramount+.
Directed by Tania Alexander and produced by Sharon Osbourne, “No Escape From Now” was never meant to be a posthumous tribute to Ozzy. The project was documenting the singer-songwriter’s late life as he struggled with Parkinson’s disease, pneumonia, sepsis, a broken neck and more, when he passed away on July 22.
The two-hour long documentary shares an intimate glimpse into Ozzy’s tumultuous final years, as he strived to continue with his passions despite physical setbacks. The film shows how to rocker’s tenacious spirit motivated him to create the 2020 album “Ordinary Man” and the 2022 album “Patient Number 9,” to perform at the Commonwelath Games’ closing ceremony in 2022 and his Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in 2024, and to deliver his emphatic “Back To The Beginning” final performance with Black Sabbath in his hometown of Birmingham just seventeen days before his death.
Alongside exclusive footage of Ozzy and his family, “No Escape From Now” features interviews with fellow rockers Zakk Wylde, Andrew Watt, Billy Morrison, Billy Idol, Black Sabbath’s Tony Iommi, Guns N’ Roses’ Duff McKagan and Slash, Metallica’s Robert Trujillo and James Hetfield, Tool’s Maynard James Keenan, Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Rage Against the Machine’s Tom Morello, Alice In Chains’ Mike Inez and Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, all reflecting on Ozzy’s incomparable musical impact.