Ozzy Osbourne wants to play more shows, even if he needs “someone to wheel me out there”

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Ozzy Osbourne has revealed in a new interview that he wants to keep performing, despite retiring from touring earlier this year.Speaking to Tenacious D‘s Jack Black and Kyle Gass for Metal Hammer, Osbourne shared that though he’s done with lengthy tours, the Prince of Darkness isn’t ruling out more performances, saying “I don’t know how to do anything else.

The thought of sitting in my house all day… I’m a road dog, you know? I’ve been doing it fucking 55 years. It’s the best thing to have ever happened to me”.“I mean, doing a live show is what I live for,” Osbourne said. “I’ve had to cancel my European tour but I’m determined.

I’ve gotta do more gigs [even] if I have to get someone to wheel me out there. I mean, you can’t retire from this game. It’s not a job, it’s a fucking passion.”Despite his age and diminishing health, Osbourne is adamant on performing the occasional show, recalling a time when he performed to a “standing ovation” even though he had lost his voice.“One time I was at a gig at Nassau Coliseum in New York.

On the way to the gig, my voice went out. The kids were already there and I thought, ‘What the fuck am I gonna do now?’ I went out and tried to sing and they gave me a standing ovation.