Jack Osbourne broken down in tears as he opened up about receiving the devastating news his dad, Ozzy Osbourne had died.
Rock legend Ozzy died on July 22, aged 76, weeks after he performed his final concert, Back to the Beginning show at Villa Park.
Sadly for Jack the concert was the last time he saw his father Ozzy alive as he returned home to Los Angeles.
In a new YouTube video, just six weeks after Ozzy’s passing, Jack emotionally revealed he received a ‘knock on my house door’ in the early hours of the morning and instantly ‘knew something bad had happened.’
He said: ‘My dad was great. He was in a good mood he was happy.
‘I woke up in Los Angeles to a knock on my house door at around 3.45 in the morning.
‘Someone who has worked for my family for about 30 years now was knocking on my door and when I looked through my window and I saw it was him, I knew something bad had happened.
Jack Osbourne broken down in tears as he opened up about receiving the devastating news his dad, Ozzy Osbourne had died
Rock legend Ozzy died on July 22, aged 76, weeks after he performed his final concert, Back to the Beginning show at Villa Park
‘I was informed that my father had passed,’ he added.
Reflecting on his thoughts, Jack continued: ‘So many thoughts, there was a level of like “okay, he’s not struggling. He’s not suffering anymore”. And that is something.
‘I wish he was still here, you know? I wish he was still with us all, but he was having a rough go and I think people saw that at the show.’
Following the tragic news of his dad’s passing, Jack said he immediately booked a flight back to England to be with the rest of his family.
Official documents listed three causes of death for the rock legend, who was previously diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2019.
This included an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, acute myocardial infarction and coronary artery disease, and Parkinson’s disease with autonomic dysfunction.
Ozzy was buried a week later on July 30 at the grounds of his own Buckinghamshire mansion during a private funeral attended by his family and a host of rock royalty.
Jack went on to revealed how he shared a touching message with the mourners at the Prince of Darkness’ funeral.
Sadly for Jack the concert was the last time he saw his father, alive as he returned home to LA and revealed how he was woken in the early hours of the morning with the devastating news
He said: ‘I actually shared this at my at my father’s funeral. There’s an interview with Keanu Reeves. He’s on some nighttime talk show or whatever and they asked him, ‘What do you think happens when you die?’
‘And Keanu Reeves answer was, “I don’t know what happens when you die, but what I do know is the people that love you miss you the most”.’
Fighting back tears, Jack added: ‘I felt that immensely. He wasn’t just a father to me. He was my colleague. We worked together in so many capacities.
‘I had recently moved, there was a period where I was between houses and I moved back in with him. So, he was my housemate in my late 30s and it was awesome. Me and the kids were living here. Just a friend, a text buddy, a joke cracker.’
Elsewhere in the 16-minute video, Jack discussed his ‘deeply complicated’ father who despite struggling health wise ‘knew what was going on’ and was ‘very aware’.
He said: ‘He was funny, and weird and awkward and clumsy and just hilarious and so insightful.’
Concluding the video, Jack said ‘when the time is right’ more stories of Ozzy’s final days will be discussed and that he couldn’t believe how loved he was by the public.
He revealed the Osbourne family saw everyone’s loving actions in the days after Ozzy’s death and was ‘grateful’ they ‘weren’t alone’.
‘I speak for the family when I saw this. We are so grateful for that and it meant so much…. it was validating because I know we weren’t alone’, he added.
The youngest child of Ozzy and Sharon insisted his dad’s legacy will continue and will not end just because his life is over.
‘He’s exploding through the universe and we’re all seeing it. So, I’ll just end with this, you know, thank you.’
