Ozzy Osbourne's debilitating Parkinson's Disease has him preparing for one last hurrah. Back in February, he announced that Black Sabbath would perform one last show for fundraising on July 5th. It marks the first time the original lineup has played together in twenty years. Since Osbourne had to stop performing due to his conditions, it makes the reunion all the more special. But if he has all these issues, how does he plan on truly performing?
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Recently, Ozzy spoke with Billy Morrison on SiriusXM's Ozzy's Boneyard. With his big concert only a couple of months away, he opens up about the intense training regimen to try and prepare his body. In addition to his Parkinson's, Osbourne also suffered a brutal fall in 2019 that required several surgeries for his spine. Consequently, the Prince of Darkness hasn't done much in the way of exercise. So ramping up for the Black Sabbath show sees him essentially starting from ground zero. "I haven't done anything for, this will be seven years, and so I've been through all this surgery. It really is like starting from scratch," he says.
Ozzy Osbourne Details His Training Ahead of His Final Performance
The particulars of Ozzy's training sees him working on his stamina and his endurance. If he's going for one last big show, he has to prepare for the long haul. The first thing to go when you're laid up is your stamina, so believe it or so, I'm doing two sets of three-minute walks and weight training. I'm going and going you know," Ozzy says. "I'm waking up in my body, you know. I mean, three minutes to you, for instance, is nothing, but I've been laying on my back recovering from umpteen surgeries."
It's a pretty intense leap, considering his wife Sharon Osbourne said that he could barely walk. His voice may be in tremendous shape and Ozzy seems to be in good spirits. But the physical limitations are pretty alarming on paper. "Parkinson's is a progressive disease. It's not something you can stabilize," Sharon says to The Sun. "It affects different parts of the body and it's affected his legs. But his voice is as good as it's ever been."
