Ozzy Osbourne suffered '5 years of absolute hell' before his death at...

Ozzy Osbourne suffered '5 years of absolute hell' before his death at...
Source: New York Post

Ozzy Osbourne went through "absolute hell" dealing with multiple health issues before his death.

"My family has been so supportive," the rocker continued. "I couldn't have done it without them. It's been really a bad scene."

Ozzy added: "I have Parkinson's -- but I never think about it."

Jack Osbourne, who was by his dad's side for the interview alongside mom Sharon and sister Kelly, told Morgan, 60, that the "biggest misconception" about Ozzy's condition was that Parkinson's was his only health challenge.

"It's really the neck injury and the fall that he took," Jack said about Ozzy.

In 2019, the Prince of Darkness fell and suffered a major neck injury that required surgery. He previously hurt his neck in 2000 during a bike crash.

"I just got up and carried on but I had broken my neck, and I carried on working with it until I had that fall, and then just everything came undone," Ozzy explained in the interview.

The Grammy winner also declared at the time that he was done going under the knife.

Sharon, 72, chimed in to open up about how her husband's health was affecting her.

"It changes your whole life," she stated. "Suddenly you're off in another direction and your life changes so drastically. It's really hard. For the last five years, our life has changed dramatically."
"But on the other hand," Sharon added, "it's great that I've had Ozzy at home for five years. He's driving me crazy, but we've been together everyday for five years."

Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2003, but waited until 2020 to publicly disclose his diagnosis.

He canceled his 2023 tour three months before it was scheduled to kick off due to his health issues.

Later that year, Ozzy told Rolling Stone he had "at best, ten years left" to live.

"I don't fear dying," the heavy metal legend added to the outlet, "but I don't want to have a long, painful and miserable existence. I like the idea that if you have a terminal illness, you can go to a place in Switzerland and get it done quickly. I saw my father die of cancer."

Two weeks before his death, Ozzy performed for the final time at Black Sabbath's "Back to the Beginning" farewell concert.

Ozzy, who couldn't walk on his own anymore, sat on stage in a black leather chair as he performed for the 42,000-person crowd at Villa Park.

He sang five songs by himself before he was joined by his former bandmates Tony Iommi, Bill Ward and Geezer Butler for four Black Sabbath songs.

Ozzy's beloved family confirmed his passing in a statement to The Post on Tuesday.

"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," they said. "He was with his family and surrounded by love. We ask everyone to respect our family privacy at this time. Sharon, Jack, Kelly, Aimee and Louis."

Black Sabbath also shared a tribute to Ozzy with a photo from his farewell concert, with the caption, "Ozzy Forever."