What Was The Reason Of Ozzy Osbourne's Demise? He Once Talked About His Parkinson's Disease

Ozzy Osbourne, born as John Michael Osbourne, was a legendary singer, songwriter and television personality. He was known as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band, Black Sabbath. Ozzy used to be known as 'Prince of Darkness', and he was considered one of the godfathers of the genre of heavy metal. Ozzy rose to fame in the 1970s with his dark and heavy sound of the pioneering band, Black Sabbath, which helped the genre to define itself. Later, he was fired from the band, and then, Ozzy went his solo way and strengthened his career with his albums.

What was the reason for 'Prince Of Darkness', Ozzy Osbourne's demise?

Ozzy Osbourne was also a famous television personality, and he was seen in the MTV reality show, The Osbournes. He was known for his on-stage antics, and always had been a legend. On July 5, 2025, Ozzy had his final show with Black Sabbath. Now, days after the same, on July 22, 2025, Ozzy bid farewell to the world. In a statement, his family confirmed the heartbreaking news. However, no reason behind his demise was cited in the statement. In the statement, the Osbournes declared:

"It is with more sadness than mere words can convey that we have to report that our beloved Ozzy Osbourne has passed away this morning. He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time.”

Ozzy Osbourne talked about his health condition, Parkinson's disease

For the unversed, Ozzy Osbourne had been dealing with Parkinson's disease since 2019, when he had a fall after a show. It was during an interview on Good Morning America, when Ozzy talked about his battle. The legend stated that it was after a show in that year, when he had a fall, following which he had to undergo surgery, leading to the loss of all his nerves. Ozzy said:

"It's been terribly challenging for us all. I did my last show New Year's Eve at The Forum. Then I had a bad fall. I had to have surgery on my neck, which screwed all my nerves."

For the unversed, Parkinson's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that progresses slowly but has no cure. It was Ozzy's wife, Sharon, who, in the same interview, mentioned that it's not a death sentence, and her husband has stage 2 Parkinson's, but this disease really affects some of the nerves. Sharon further said that the victim can have both good and bad days.

Ozzy went on to reveal that he experienced numbness in his arm due to the surgery, and his feet would often go cold. The 'Prince of Darkness' further mentioned that he was not sure whether it was due to Parkinson's disease or not, but his nerves were cut during the surgery, and it's weird to have nerve pain. Ozzy said:

"I got a numbness down this arm for the surgery. My legs keep going cold. I don't know if that's the Parkinson's or what, you know, but that's -- see, that's the problem. Because they cut nerves when they did the surgery. I'd never heard of nerve pain, and it's a weird feeling."

The interview took place in 2020, and Ozzy mentioned that he couldn't go on to keep up with this secret anymore. Earlier, rumours about his health condition surfaced, and he denied them. However, later he came with a clean slate and let everyone know what was going on with him. His daughter, Kelly, also attended the interview and expressed her pain at watching her dad suffer. Kelly further mentioned that it's a role reversal for them, and also, the entire incident actually brought them all together yet again.

To note, whether it was Parkinson's disease which was the reason for Ozzy Osbourne's death has not been confirmed. The Osbournes released the statement, wherein they only confirmed the news of the legendary singer's passing, and nothing about the reason was mentioned.

We wish strength to the Osbournes to deal with this testing time!

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