Sharon Osbourne confirmed that the singer will perform at the band’s original training meeting in July
Ozzy Osbourne76, is unable to walk due to the progression of Parkinson’s disease, but will participate in the meeting of the meeting Black Sabbathscheduled for July 5, 2025, in Birminghamhometown of the band. The information was released by his wife, Sharon Osbournein an interview with the newspaper The sun.
“Parkinson is a progressive disease. It’s not something you can stabilize. It affects different parts of the body and has affected your legs.”explained Sharon. She also stated that motor limitations will not prevent Ozzy’s participation in the event: “His voice is as good as he has always been. He is very happy to be coming back and very thrilled with it.”
In an interview with RadioxSharon commented that Ozzy does physiotherapy daily to keep his muscles moving: “He’s fine … as well as someone can be with Parkinson.”
Black Sabbath meeting show
The event, titled Back to the beginning(Back at the beginning)will be the first with the original lineup of the band in 20 years. In addition to Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath will have Geezer Butler and Bill Ward. The presentation will have participation of bands such as Metallic, Anthrax, Gojira, Slayer, Panther, Halestorm, Alice in Chains, LAMB OF GOD and Mastodon.
All income of the event will be reversed to the Birmingham Children’s Hospitalthe AHREN CHILDREN’S HOSPICE and the organization Cure Parkinson’s.
Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson in 2003 and underwent four spine surgeries, the last one in September 2023. In the Siriusxm radio program, he spoke about his condition: “I arrived at 2025. I can’t walk, but do you know what I thought during the parties? Despite all my complaints, I’m still alive.”
I can complain that I can’t walk, but I look around and see people who didn’t even do half of what I did and are no longer here.
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Source: Rollingstone
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