{"id":203721,"date":"2025-10-05T18:19:21","date_gmt":"2025-10-05T18:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/203721\/"},"modified":"2025-10-05T18:19:21","modified_gmt":"2025-10-05T18:19:21","slug":"last-month-of-his-life-feels-like-a-dream","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/203721\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Last Month of His Life Feels Like a Dream&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>NEED TO KNOW<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Andrew Watt recalled Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s final days, including Black Sabbath&#8217;s Back to the Beginning farewell concert<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The record producer worked with Osbourne on the albums Ordinary Man and Patient Number 9<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Osbourne died on July 22 at 76<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/hold-me-closer-producer-says-it-was-awesome-to-watch-britney-spears-crush-it\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Andrew Watt;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Andrew Watt<\/a> is looking back at <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/ozzy-osbourne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ozzy Osbourne;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ozzy Osbourne<\/a>&#8216;s final days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In an interview with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/music\/music-features\/ozzy-osbourne-last-days-andrew-watt-1235436231\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Rolling Stone;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Rolling Stone<\/a> published on Saturday, Sept. 27, the record producer opened up about Osbourne&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/black-sabbath-reuniting-for-ozzy-osbourne-final-concert-8786289\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:final show with Black Sabbath, Back to the Beginning;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">final show with Black Sabbath, Back to the Beginning<\/a>, along with <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ozzy-osbourne-black-sabbath-rocker-dead-7502904\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:his death weeks later;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">his death weeks later<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cEverything was normal,\u201d Watt, 34, told the publication, \u201cand the next day the news was just a giant shock.\u201d\u00a0Osbourne died on July 22 at 76.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He called Osbourne&#8217;s final show, which took place on July 5, &#8220;unbelievable.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;At this current moment, it feels like a dream sequence,&#8221; Watt reflected. &#8220;The whole last month of his life feels like a dream. I had been in London working on a project, and going to the show and getting to Birmingham was amazing.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Alex Pantling\/Getty Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England in August 2022\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/f062af49f1913999998b171b43eaf12b.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Alex Pantling\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Ozzy Osbourne in Birmingham, England in August 2022<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Never miss a story \u2014 sign up for<a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:PEOPLE&#039;s free daily newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> PEOPLE&#8217;s free daily newsletter<\/a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer\u200b\u200b, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watt said the final show felt like &#8220;heavy metal summer camp&#8221; since there were so many people there from different parts of Osbourne&#8217;s life for those final weeks. He added that the night before the show, Watt spent a couple of hours with the &#8220;Paranoid&#8221; singer in his hotel room chatting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He could see you in your good, your bad, and just in a way that you were \u2014 he was witchy like that. He often knew things that were gonna happen before they happened and just had an incredible sense,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Watt produced Osbourne&#8217;s last albums, Ordinary Man in 2020 and Patient Number 9 two years later, while Osbourne <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/music\/ozzy-osbourne-postpones-2019-tour-recover-health-scare\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:was recovering from an accident in 2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">was recovering from an accident in 2019<\/a>. When making the music, it was the first time Watt realized &#8220;that music was something bigger than just making songs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It was giving him a purpose when he didn\u2019t feel well and making him feel great and laugh and sing and dance and heal. Those two albums were incredible, and they, for me, are the reason why I\u2019m here talking to you today,&#8221; said Watt.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As for more not-yet-released music from Watt and Osbourne, the producer coyly said, &#8220;I can\u2019t talk about that!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ozzy-osbourne-family-planning-small-funeral-for-rocker-exclusive-source-11780647\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:A source close to Osbourne&#039;s family;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">A source close to Osbourne&#8217;s family<\/a> told PEOPLE in late July about the &#8220;Iron Man&#8221; singer&#8217;s final days.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;They&#8217;re very grateful for the special family time they had together before Ozzy passed,\u201d the source said at the time. \u201cThey&#8217;re planning a small, private funeral that will be a celebration of his life. Ozzy would never want a mope-fest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His family was \u201ctouched by all the love and support pouring in from around the world.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Theo Wargo\/Getty Ozzy Osbourne, Andrew Watt, Jelly Roll and Zakk Wylde in Cleveland, Ohio in October 2024\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/5bc0a16d759eed242b97598b4b89247d.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Theo Wargo\/Getty<\/p>\n<p> Ozzy Osbourne, Andrew Watt, Jelly Roll and Zakk Wylde in Cleveland, Ohio in October 2024<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ozzy-osbourne-health-had-been-fragile-for-years-prior-to-death-11777760\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Another source told PEOPLE that Osbourne;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Another source told PEOPLE that Osbourne<\/a> and his <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/tag\/sharon-osbourne\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:wife of over 40 years, Sharon Osbourne;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">wife of over 40 years, Sharon Osbourne<\/a>, moved to Buckinghamshire in 2023, two years before the rock star died after <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/health\/sharon-osbourne-shares-update-after-husband-ozzy-surgery-says-on-the-road-to-recovery\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:several health setbacks;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">several health setbacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Sharon had wanted to move back to England for years, especially as she got older. England was always home for them, but it became more than that,&#8221; the source revealed. &#8220;It was about creating peace and the best life possible together in their final chapter. The path back to England wasn&#8217;t easy. His <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/ozzy-osbourne-can-no-longer-walk-due-to-parkinsons-8787090\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:health has been fragile for years;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">health has been fragile for years<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/andrew-watt-opens-up-about-ozzy-osbourne-death-11820334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">People<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEED TO KNOW Andrew Watt recalled Ozzy Osbourne&#8217;s final days, including Black Sabbath&#8217;s Back to the Beginning farewell&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":203722,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[53],"tags":[109182,88,216,90,10227],"class_list":{"0":"post-203721","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-music","8":"tag-andrew-watt","9":"tag-entertainment","10":"tag-music","11":"tag-ozzy-osbourne","12":"tag-sharon-osbourne"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203721","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=203721"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/203721\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/203722"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=203721"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=203721"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=203721"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}