Sharon Osbourne revealed her "Plan B" in case Ozzy Osbourne couldn't perform at the farewell show.
The heavy metal icon and Black Sabbath died on July 22nd, at the age of 76 , just 17 days after his farewell concert, Back To The Beginning , which took place on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
The event was Osbourne's first full show since 2018. The musician underwent several surgeries in the following years and had various health problems, including Parkinson's disease – these events are described in his posthumous memoir Last Rites . The Times shared an excerpt from the book, where Ozzy recounts his fear of not being able to perform at the show.
In the book, Ozzy wrote before the show: “Three days after we finally arrived in England, I was back in the hospital. My blood pressure kept me there for eight days, during which I had nothing to do but worry. Because the show kept growing. When all these big names were announced — Guns N' Roses, Metallica, Steven Tyler from Aerosmith — I thought, holy shit, this is going to be metal's answer to Live Aid .”
The Prince of Darkness continued: “Lying in bed at night, I was thinking, ‘I can’t go, I can’t do this.’ I kept telling Sharon, ‘We’d better record a video, because there’s going to be an empty stage.’ She just looked at me like I was angry. Sharon knows me better than I know myself. She knew I was just scared.”
Besides Ozzy's fear, the book also reveals Sharon's "plan B" in case Ozzy couldn't perform. Ozzy said:
Sharon said, "Look, there's no plan B. No video. Nothing pre-recorded. If you can't sing that night, just talk to the audience and thank them. All you have to do is go up there and be Ozzy."
Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne documentary also reveals the singer's final days.
The documentary about Ozzy Osbourne, titled Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home , also shows the singer's final days.
Filmed between 2022 and 2025, the 60-minute film is narrated through deep personal contact with Sharon, Jack , and Kelly Osbourne over three years. In other words, it shows Ozzy and Sharon to the UK after 25 years living in Los Angeles. It also shows Ozzy's preparations for his emotional Back To The Beginning , which took place on July 5th at Villa Park in Birmingham, UK.
Originally commissioned as a series, Sharon & Ozzy Osbourne: Coming Home evolved into a one-hour documentary while Ozzy battled health issues.
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