“When you get to our age, things just go wrong. We’ll probably keel over after two songs!”: Ozzy Osbourne on Black Sabbath’s final show
Time is ticking now with under two weeks until Black Sabbath’s monumental final show, Back to the Beginning.
The event will be the final time Sabbath’s original lineup – Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – perform together, and they’ll be supported by a stacked lineup of support artists including Metallica, Slayer, Pantera, Gojira, Lamb of God and many more.
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But while Ozzy Osbourne says he’s been following a strict training regimen in preparation for the show – walking and weight training, reportedly – he’s also aware that he and his bandmates are now all in their 70s, and so is expecting a few hiccups along the way.
Speaking to MOJO in its new print issue, he says: “I had an appointment in the hospital yesterday. I’ve also got a problem with a trapped nerve in my neck – nine months and it won’t shift. When you get to our age, things just go wrong. We’ll probably keel over after two songs!”
Indeed, Ozzy has already revealed that he’s not planning on doing a full set during the event, but will instead be doing “little bits and pieces”.
“I am doing what I can, where I feel comfortable,” he said recently. The 76-year-old Prince of Darkness, who last performed a full set at 2018’s Ozzfest, adds: “I am trying to get back on my feet. When you get up in the morning, you just jump out of bed. I have to balance myself, but I’m not dead. I’m still actively doing things.”
According to Ozzy’s wife and manager Sharon Osbourne, the Back to the Beginning show has been in the works for about two years. The idea first came about when Ozzy expressed regret at not being able to say a proper goodbye to his fans.
“My one regret is I can’t say goodbye and thank you for the life I’ve been given,” he told her, to which she replied: “Well why don’t we just do one big show and you can thank everybody?”
Tickets for the event sold out pretty quickly – in 16 minutes, per some reports – but you’ll still be able to catch it on the official pay-per-view livestream. That costs £24.99, and you’ll be able to rewatch the show in its entirety for 48 hours following the end of the event.
For more information, head to backtothebeginning.com.
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