Ozzy Osbourne doc to reveal “devastating setbacks” of rocker’s Parkinson’s and spinal surgeries

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Ozzy Osbourne documentary has been announced, with the feature-length film set to discuss the health issues the metal legend has been facing in recent years.Echo Velvet, the BAFTA-winning production company, announced news of the documentary, titled Ozzy Osbourne: No Escape From Now, earlier today (February 25), and shared that it’s set to be available to stream on Paramount+ later this year.The doc “peers behind Ozzy’s public persona to reveal the devastating setbacks he has faced since his fateful fall in 2019,” per an Instagram post from the company, which is producing it in partnership with MTV and the Osbourne family themselves.

Tania Alexander, co-creator of Channel 4’s Gogglebox, will be serving as director.A post shared by Echo Velvet (@echovelvetltd)It goes behind the rocker’s persona, giving fans a look at how his life changed after a fall in 2019, the same year he had to postpone a solo farewell tour due to a bout of pneumonia and also received a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.Osbourne said himself: “The last six years have been full of some of the worst times I’ve been through.

There’s been times when I thought my number was up. But making music and making two albums saved me. I’d have gone nuts without music.”His wife, Sharon, added: “This film is an honest account of what has happened to Ozzy during the last few years.

It shows how hard things have been for him and the courage he has shown while dealing with a number of serious health issues, including Parkinson’s.