In a new episode of The Madhouse Chronicles , which Ozzy Osbourne hosts along with Billy Morrison , guitarist for Billy Idol and former bassist for The Cult , Osbourne spoke about his personal battles with addiction, his path to sobriety, and how these experiences shaped his creative journey.
Asked by Morrison what he wanted for the coming year, he said, “I don’t believe in New Year’s resolutions, so I won’t make one this year. I just hope God keeps me alive.”
Osbourne described his transformation in a 2018 interview with the Orange County Register , revealing that the idea of going into a bar and getting drunk seems insane to him. “If you had a gun, a bag of cocaine, and a gallon of liquor, I’d choose the gun. It’s not worth it,” he stated, underscoring his new perspective on life.
In a column he wrote for the British website Sunday Times , he considered himself a "medical miracle" and even joked about the possibility of "donating his body to a museum after his death."
After surviving a motorcycle accident in 2003 in which he broke his neck, and a few years later being diagnosed with a disorder similar to Parkinson's disease, Ozzy shows that despite his limitations he has found a new path in his life.
Ozzy was the subject of scientific study
In 2010, a Massachusetts-based research company called Knome mapped Ozzy's genetic code from a blood sample, attempting to understand how he survived after years of drug and alcohol abuse.
Researchers have discovered a previously unknown mutation that may explain Osbourne's ability to consume large amounts of alcohol, in addition to genetic variations that predisposed him to addiction. At 75 years old, Ozzy estimates he has used drugs and alcohol for over 40 years.
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