John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne (born 3 December 1948) is an English singer, songwriter, actor and television personality. He rose to prominence during the 1970s as the lead vocalist of the heavy metal band Black Sabbath, during which he adopted the nickname "The Prince of Darkness".
Osbourne was fired from the band in 1979 due to alcohol and drug problems, but he went on to have a successful solo career, releasing eleven studio albums, the first seven of which were all awarded multi-platinum certifications in the United States. Osbourne has since reunited with Black Sabbath on several occasions.
Ozzy Osbourne, 73, speaks out on health issues: 'It's one nightmare after another'
express.co.uk"It has been one nightmare after another."Back in 2018, he was forced to cancel dates during his No More Tours 2 tour, due to the infection in his right thumb.He was hospitalised after contracting a staph infection and had to undergo multiple surgeries.It was so severe that the swelling reached the "size of a f*****g lightbulb" and could have killed him if it had ripped through the rest of his body.A year later, while recovering from a bout of pneumonia, he suffered a fall at his Los Angeles home that caused him to "re-injure his back and neck and shoulders".His wife Sharon Osbourne, revealed at the time that he had "dislodged metal rods that had been put in his body".Then, in 2020, he told the world about his Parkinson's disease diagnosis,.
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