Ozzy Osbourne, who released two albums in the past four years – Ordinary Man in 2020 and Patient Number 9 in 2022, both crafted under the supervision of Andrew Watt, has revealed to Metal Hammer magazine his intentions to produce a new long play record in 2024.
“I’m getting myself fit,” he said. “I’ve done two albums fairly recently, but I want to do one more album and then go back on the road.”
“I’m just starting to work on it now, and we’ll be recording in the early part of next year,” he said. “I want to take my time with this one.”
Ozzy also shared an update on his health after undergoing his “final surgery” earlier this month.
“I’ve had all the surgery now, thank god,” he said. “I’m feeling okay — it was just dragging on. I thought I’d be back on my feet months ago, I just couldn’t get used to this mode of living, constantly having something wrong. I can’t walk properly yet, but I’m not in any pain anymore and the surgery on my spine went great.”
The famed singer-songwriter, now 74, recently opened up about the toll the past five years had taken on him and his family, describing it as “absolute hell”. The injury, a result of a quad biking accident, necessitated multiple surgical interventions. In addition to this, Osbourne is living with Parkinson’s disease, a condition he doesn’t allow to dominate his thoughts.
When asked about his health on the recent episode of “Piers Morgan Uncensored,” Ozzy responded: “I’ve finally had my last procedure two days ago. I can’t believe I’ve come to the end of it. The main thing is it’s over now, I’m done with the surgery.
“But it’s been five years of absolute hell for me and my family,” he continued. “My family have been so supportive of me. I couldn’t have done it without them. It’s been a really bad scene. I have Parkinson’s, but I never think about it.”
Ozzy‘s son Jack Osbourne added: “I think that’s the biggest misconception. So many people think that what’s happened to dad over the past five years is a result of Parkinson’s, but it was really the neck injury and the fall that he took in 2019.”
Pondering over his quad bike accident, Ozzy said: “I just got up and carried on but I had a broken neck (vertebra) and I carried on working with it until I had that fall and then everything came undone.
“I don’t gripe, I get on with it. If you are still moving, you ain’t going to be dead.”
Osbourne was slated to co-headline the festival alongside other legendary bands like METALLICA, AC/DC, IRON MAIDEN and GUNS N’ ROSES, but has had to withdraw from the event. JUDAS PRIEST has been selected as his replacement. Despite his disappointment, Osbourne is committed to his fans and insists on only performing when he can meet their expectations.
