Ozzy Osbourne has lived a life of great fame and fortune. From the 1970s to today’s day and age, his reign is one that stays strong throughout the passing years. He stands as the Godfather of Heavy Metal, putting him on a pedestal amongst various highly respected artists. As a singer and songwriter, he has lived a life full of color and the rush of the fans is one that is never-ending.
Despite the beautiful life that he has lived, there are obstacles everywhere. His problems only seem to begin after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. However, it was only later that he found out that this wasn’t his biggest problem. Not when a tumor loomed around his body as well.
Ozzy Osbourne Has Been Introspecting
In an interview with the Rolling Stones, Ozzy Osbourne got candid about his life and how things have been going for him. From his diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease to a tumor in his vertebrae, it has been anything but easy for him. After getting two surgeries for the former and one for the latter, his balance has been all over the place.
“All my drinking partners, I’ve realized they’re all f*cking dead!” he stated. “The graveyard’s full of them! You’re dead and you’re dead and you’re dead. I should have been dead way before loads of them. Why am I the last man standing? I don’t understand any of it. Sometimes I look in the mirror and go, ‘Why the f*ck did you make it?!’ I’m not boasting about any of it because I should have been dead a thousand times. I’ve had my stomach pumped God knows how many times.”
Upon going through so much, the realization hit him that his habits followed him like a shadow. Osbourne elaborated on how everyone he drank with back in the day now has a gravestone dedicated to themselves. Things had been so bad for him that he kept wondering the same question over and over again. Why them and not him?
Ozzy Osbourne Doesn’t See Himself Living Over 84
Ozzy Osbourne, when speaking with the Rolling Stones, admitted that despite the fruitful life that he has lived, there isn’t much he is waiting to do or achieve any longer. At the age of 74, there is not much he sees in the meaning of life and only awaits the inevitable. Not being scared of death is perhaps the bravest a man can be.
“‘How long do you want me to f*cking live for?!’ At best, I’ve got ten years left and when you’re older, time picks up speed. Me and Sharon had our 41st wedding anniversary recently, and that’s just unbelievable to me!”
For him, another ten years of life would be more than enough. He does not wish to milk the cow more than necessary and he is not afraid of that either. At the very least, he has seen too much hardship around him to complain about anything else.
