John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Frail Ozzy Osbourne, 74, is pushed in wheelchair after admitting he can’t face more surgery
nypost.comrelying on the help of a caneon multiple occasions.Last June, Osbourne underwent “life-altering” surgery to remove and realign pins in his neck and back from a 2003 quad biking accident that was exacerbated by a 2019 fall.The “Heaven and Hell” singer has undergone three operations, stem cell treatments, physical therapy and Hybrid Assistive Limb treatment.His wife, Sharon Osbourne, 71, described the surgery as “a major operation” that would “determine the rest of his life.”Osbourne was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2003 but waited to go public with his diagnosis in January 2020.He described that living with Parkinson’s felt like he was “walking around in lead boots.”In September, the Brit said he’s not looking to go under the knife anymore.“I can’t believe I’ve come to the end of it,” he told Piers Morgan on Talk TV. “It’s been five years of absolute hell for me and the family.”“It is going to be the final surgery because I can’t do it any more,” he said in an episode of “The Osbournes Podcast” recorded a day before his latest procedure.“Regardless of how it ends up, after tomorrow, that’s it.
I’m not doing any more. I can’t.”Describing how the surgeries have affected him, he admitted that his “feet feel like I’ve got bricks tied to them when I’m walking.”.
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