During a conversation with The Sun, Ozzy Osbourne talked about the health struggles he recently went through that he’s still recovering from.
He said:
“I’m in unbelievable pain 24/7… I remember it [the fall that caused the injury] like it was yesterday. I was lying there as clearly and as calmly as anything, thinking, ‘Well, Ozzy, you’ve f*cking done it now.’
“I have to take all these painkillers but I’m dying for all the opiate stuff I can’t have. The nurse keeps my medication so I don’t take anything apart from what they give me.
“I have to be helped to change, to have a bath… it’s just f*cking awkward, you know?
“If I had a choice between the Parkinson’s and the f*cking neck, I’d go for the Parkinson’s. I’ve been laid up for a year now.
“First I had an infection in my hand – that pulled me off the road – then I got pneumonia, then I had the fall, then I had surgery and here I am today. It’s driving me nuts.”
Focusing on the latest cancelation of his tour dates, Ozzy said:
“I had to pull out because I might only be able to do a couple of shows. I’ll go out there when I’m ready and I’m not ready yet.
“The recovery has been so goddam slow. I’ve never been this laid up in my life and, believe me, I’ve done some stupid things.
“I’ve recovered from alcoholism, drug addiction, all of the above. Then I tripped over, and that’s it.”