OZZY Osbourne made peace with the fact he was dying as he prepared for his farewell gig to fans this summer, a new documentary on the rocker has revealed.
The Black Sabbath star died on July 22 just 17 days after the band’s farewell gig at Villa Park in his home city of Birmingham.
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He is heard looking back on his wild life in moving scenes in the new show, Ozzy: No Escape from Now which will air on Paramount+ on October 7.
In an interview in the show he initially jokes: “The thing about getting older ya know, I used to take pills for fun, now I just take them to stay alive.”
But afterwards he adds: “If my life is coming to an end, I really can’t complain – I’ve had a great life.”
A trailer for the programme dropped today and features Ozzy alongside his whole family discussing his return to music after he suffered a fall in April 2019.
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It sees daughter Kelly recall the moment, saying: “It was in the middle of the night…he had broken his f***ing neck.”
Ozzy imitates the point where he toppled saying: “I just went SMACK!”
The trailer also includes images of Ozzy in his hospital bed and an x-ray showing the plates and screws that had to be inserted into his body.
But despite this, it didn’t improve the situation, as son Jack is heard saying: “He comes out of surgery and he’s far worse.”
Then in a rare moment on camera, his other daughter Aimee reveals the impact of him having to axe his upcoming return to the stage saying: “Having to cancel the tour that was really his biggest heartbreak.”
But then viewers see him bounce back as he eventually returns to the studio, despite suffering from advancing Parkinson’s Disease and he is brought back to life, laughing and joking with everyone.
Kelly says: “I used to go down to the studio every single day – and it was like the magic would begin.”
Her father remarks: “That was the best medicine I’ve ever had.”
That then leads on to organising the sensational black sabbath gig where Sharon is seen giving him a tender kiss in what looks to be the most heartbreaking section of the documentary.
Sharon is seen saying in an interview: “He had a brilliant career and it ended in a brilliant way.”
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