Ozzy Osbourne, 74, opened up about being identified with a vertebral tumor throughout a current again surgical procedure and revealed he has 10 years left to reside “at best,” in a brand new interview with Rolling Stone UK. He additionally mentioned whether or not or not he has a concern of dying after his numerous well being struggles previously.
“I should have been dead a thousand times,” the rock and roll star, who revealed his Parkinson’s illness analysis in 2020, stated after beforehand being open about his addictions and overdoses through the years. “I’ve been doing a lot of reflection while I’ve been laid up, and all my drinking partners, I’ve realized they’re all f***ing dead! The graveyard’s full of them! You’re dead and you’re dead and you’re dead.”
“I don’t fear death, but I don’t want to have a long, painful and miserable existence,” he continued. (*10*)
“But look,” he added. “I said to Sharon [Osbourne] that I’d smoked a joint recently and she said, ‘What are you doing that for! It’ll f***ing kill you!’ I said, ‘How long do you want me to f***ing live for?!’ At best, I’ve got ten years left and when you’re older, time picks up speed.”
It’s unclear if the ten years left to reside remark is Ozzy’s personal guess or what docs knowledgeable him, however he additionally went into extra particulars about present process a fourth spinal surgical procedure earlier this yr after affected by a fall that occurred in 2019. The surgical procedure led to the analysis of the vertebral tumor.
“It’s really knocked me about,” he stated. “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 f***ing rod in my spine. They found a tumor in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too. It’s pretty rough, man, and my balance is all f***ed up.”
Ozzy’s spouse, Sharon, whom he married in 1982, additionally admitted she typically feels “helpless” when it comes to her husband’s well being battles. “And at time I’ve just felt so helpless and so bad for Ozzy, to see him going through this pain,” she advised the outlet. “He’s gone through all these operations and the whole thing has felt like a nightmare. He hasn’t lost his sense of humor, but I look at my husband, and he’s here while everyone else is out on the road. This is the longest time he hasn’t ever worked for. Being at home for so long has been so foreign to him.”
Despite having to cancel touring due to his current well being points, Ozzy, who’s the daddy of six youngsters, stated getting again on stage remains to be his aim. “For whatever reason, that’s my goal to work to. To do those shows,” he stated. “If it’s Ozzfest or somewhere, or even a f***ing gig at the Roundhouse. If I can’t continue doing shows on a regular basis, I just want to be well enough to do one show where I can say, ‘Hi guys, thanks so much for my life.’ that’s what I’m working towards, and if I drop down dead at the end of it, I’ll die a happy man.”
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