Ozzy Osbourne went through \u201cabsolute hell\u201d dealing with multiple health issues before his death.<\/p>\n
The rock icon, who died Tuesday at age 76<\/a>, said less than two years ago that he was struggling with his Parkinson\u2019s diagnosis<\/a> and other ailments.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been five years of absolute hell for me and the family,\u201d Ozzy said on \u201cPiers Morgan Uncensored\u201d<\/a> in Sept. 2023.<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne during his 2023 interview with Piers Morgan.<\/p>\n \u201cMy family has been so supportive,\u201d the rocker continued. \u201cI couldn\u2019t have done it without them. It\u2019s been really a bad scene.\u201d<\/p>\n Ozzy added: \u201cI have Parkinson\u2019s \u2014 but I never think about it.\u201d<\/p>\n Jack Osbourne, who was by his dad\u2019s side for the interview alongside mom Sharon<\/a> and sister Kelly, told Morgan, 60, that the \u201cbiggest misconception\u201d about Ozzy\u2019s condition was that Parkinson\u2019s was his only health challenge.<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne leaving an office building in Los Angeles in Nov. 2023. Clint Brewer Photography \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne out to lunch in Beverly Hills with his wife Sharon in Nov. 2023. SplashNews.com<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really the neck injury and the fall that he took,\u201d Jack said about Ozzy.<\/p>\n In 2019, the Prince of Darkness fell and suffered a major neck injury that required surgery.<\/a> He previously hurt his neck in 2000 during a bike crash. <\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne being pushed in a wheelchair in Los Angeles in May 2025. Clint Brewer Photography \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cI just got up and carried on but I had broken my neck, and I carried on working with it until I had that fall, and then just everything came undone,\u201d Ozzy explained in the interview.<\/p>\n The Grammy winner also declared at the time that he was done going under the knife.<\/p>\n Sharon, 72, chimed in to open up about how her husband\u2019s health was affecting her.<\/p>\n Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne present an award at the 2020 Grammys. Robert Hanashiro \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n \u201cIt changes your whole life,\u201d she stated. \u201cSuddenly you\u2019re off in another direction and your life changes so drastically. It\u2019s really hard. For the last five years, our life has changed dramatically. \u201c<\/p>\n \u201cBut on the other hand,\u201d Sharon added, \u201cit\u2019s great that I\u2019ve had Ozzy at home for five years. He\u2019s driving me crazy, but we\u2019ve been together everyday for five years.\u201d<\/p>\n Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne onstage at the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson\u2019s in 2003, but waited until 2020 to publicly disclose his diagnosis.<\/p>\n He canceled his 2023 tour three months before it was scheduled to kick off due to his health issues.<\/p>\n Ozzy and Kelly Osbourne at the 2020 Grammy Awards. Getty Images for The Recording Academy<\/p>\n Later that year, Ozzy told Rolling Stone he had \u201cat best, ten years left\u201d to live.<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t fear dying,\u201d the heavy metal legend added to the outlet, \u201cbut I don\u2019t want to have a long, painful and miserable existence. I like the idea that if you have a terminal illness, you can go to a place in Switzerland and get it done quickly. I saw my father die of cancer.\u201d<\/p>\n Two weeks before his death, Ozzy performed for the final time at Black Sabbath\u2019s \u201cBack to the Beginning\u201d farewell concert<\/a>.<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne performing at the Black Sabbath farewell concert on July 5. Ozzy Osbourne\/Instagram<\/p>\n Ozzy, who couldn\u2019t walk on his own anymore,\u00a0sat on stage in a black leather chair as he performed for the 42,000-person crowd at Villa Park.<\/p>\n He sang five songs by himself, before he was joined by his former bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler for four Black Sabbath songs.<\/p>\n Ozzy\u2019s beloved family confirmed his passing in a statement to The Post\u00a0on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Ozzy Osbourne performs with Black Sabbath in New Jersey in 2013. Chad Rachman\/New York Post<\/p>\n \u201cIt is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning,\u201d they said. \u201cHe was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis.\u201d<\/p>\n Black Sabbath also shared a tribute to Ozzy<\/a> with a photo from his farewell concert, with the caption, \u201cOzzy Forever.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t