During an episode of The Osbournes podcast, Ozzy openly shared the details of his pending surgery, following the significant distress he has faced in recent years, due to his accident. Ozzy said, “It is going to be the final surgery because I can’t do it any more.” 

However, in a recent interview with Metal Hammer, the musician provided a positive update on his health following his “final surgery” in September. Ozzy said “I have now undergone all the necessary surgeries, for which I am grateful,” he affirmed. “I am feeling alright – the recovery process has been prolonged. I had anticipated being back on my feet months ago, but adjusting to this lifestyle of constantly dealing with health issues has been challenging. While I am still unable to walk properly, I am no longer experiencing any pain, and the surgery on my spine was a success.”

Speaking further with Metal Hammer Ozzy revealed, “I’ve done two albums fairly recently, but I want to do one more album and then go back on the road. I’m just starting to work on it now, and we’ll be recording in the early part of next year.” he added. “I want to take my time with this one!”

Ozzy, who collaborated with Andrew Watt on both the critically acclaimed album Ordinary Man in 2020 and the previous year’s Patient Number 9 Ozzy hopes to actively seek to engage Watt’s once again to embark on the creation of fresh musical melody, at his own personal studio within his residence in the United Kingdom.

In January 2020, Osbourne publicly disclosed his Parkinson’s diagnosis, which he had previously kept concealed for more than 15 years. He claimed his motivation for sharing this deeply personal information was because “I feel better now I’ve owned up to them.”

In a recent Osbourne family podcast he told Jack, “I never think about it, I never go, I don’t go, oh I’ve got Parkinson’s because it’s so mild, it’s ridiculous. If I don’t take the medication, I tremor a little bit in the morning. As long as I take the medication I’m fine.

The Osbournes had a heart to heart on The Osbournes Podcast this week about Ozzy’s Parkinson’s. And his response couldn’t be better. Catch full episodes of The Osbournes Podcast on YouTube, Rumble, or your favorite podcast platform. Out now. Link in bio! pic.twitter.com/l9i6c3aBH7

— The Osbournes Podcast (@OsbournePodcast) September 15, 2023

At present, there are no scheduled tour dates for the year 2024.

Power Trip is an upcoming heavy metal music festival set to take place on 6th-8th October. Although this is the first instance of the event, it is being described as a sequel to 2016’s Desert Trip, a 6 day festival that also took place in Indio, California. Headliners of Desert Trip included Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, and The Who.

The rockstar was set to perform at Power Trip this October alongside headliners Metallica, AC/DC and Guns N’ Roses. However, in a statement released in July, Osbourne revealed that “Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed”.

As painful as this is, I’ve had to make the decision to bow out of performing on Power Trip in October.

My original plan was to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, & when the offer to do this show came in, I optimistically moved forward.

Unfortunately, my body is… pic.twitter.com/gHWEE8VuI6

— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) July 10, 2023

It has since been revealed that Judas Priest will serve as Ozzy’s replacement at the upcoming event.

The 74-year-old acquired a neck injury after a fall in 2019 that required 2 metal plates to be inserted into his spine. The result of this caused the singer more pain, and meant he required more surgery last year, from which he is still recovering. The heavy metal legend has also been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, all of which contributed to his decision to retire from touring. Osbourne made the announcement of his retirement on February 1st.

This is probably one of the hardest things I’ve ever had to share with my loyal fans… pic.twitter.com/aXGw3fjImo

— Ozzy Osbourne (@OzzyOsbourne) February 1, 2023

Although the English rocker was optimistic about being able to return to the stage, his wife Sharon Osbourne stated in an interview with Rolling Stone that “He’s doing a lot better, but he still has a long way to go before he can perform a full concert.”

Sharon was joined by daughter Kelly Osbourne, who, when asked about her father’s decision not to perform at Power Trip, claimed that “We can’t talk about it in the house because it is just so heartbreaking to see that all he wants is just one more show”. 

“He said that if he can’t give his fans what they paid to see, he won’t do it”.

Although this decision was clearly very tough to make, Ozzy Osbourne assured fans in his announcement, “I love you all and I will see you soon.”