On Tuesday morning, Ozzy Osbourne passed away at Welders House in Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom. Paramedics spent two hours treating him before his death, as reported by the Daily Mail. Osbourne had battled various health issues over the past several years, including Parkinson’s disease and injuries he sustained from a late-night fall in 2019. The legendary BLACK SABBATH frontman was diagnosed with Parkin 2 in 2003, a rare genetic form of Parkinson’s.
Osbourne had performed a couple of times in the last three years, including at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in August 2022 and at the NFL halftime show at the season opener Los Angeles Rams and Buffalo Bills game in September 2022. His final show was played less than three weeks ago at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom. In a 2023 interview with Rolling Stone, Osbourne expressed his gratitude to his fans and said he would “die a happy man” if he could perform one more show to express his gratitude.
When Ozzy announced his retirement from touring in 2023, he stated that he was not physically capable of doing his upcoming European/U.K. tour dates due to the travel required. He leaves behind his wife, Sharon, their children, Aimee, Kelly, Jack, Jessica and Louis, from his first marriage to Thelma Riley, and grandchildren. Ozzy’s 85-year-old sister Jean Powell also spoke to The Mirror about the singer’s death, saying it was unexpected but still came as a shock.
