Last Sunday, February 5th, Ozzy Osbourne won two Grammy Awards at the 2023 Grammy Awards .
The musician was awarded in the categories Best Rock Album for his work on Patient Number 9 (2022) and Best Metal Performance for “Degradation Rules (feat. Tony Iommi )” .
According to NME , Ozzy commented on the win and expressed gratitude for beating out names like Idles , The Black Keys , Spoon , and more. “I’m a lucky son of a bitch to have won the Grammy for Best Rock Album,” the singer said. “I was blessed to work with some of the best musicians in the world and to have Andrew Watt as producer on this album.”
Regarding the second award, Osbourne commented: “Winning for Best Metal Performance was equally gratifying because this song features my longtime friend and Black Sabbath , Tony Iommi.”
Ozzy Osbourne now has a total of 5 solo Grammys; his previous win was in 1994, also in the Best Metal Performance category for the live version of "I Don't Want to Change the World".
Ozzy Osbourne: The end of touring
The Grammy win came just days after Ozzy announced he would have to cancel his upcoming European and UK tour .
In the statement, the singer explained that his physical condition, following a fall in 2018 that damaged his spine, prevents him from traveling from city to city and country to country again. "I never thought my touring days would end this way," he lamented.
Osbourne ended the statement on a positive note, saying that his team was trying to find a way to help him continue performing without having to travel long distances.
