‘I’ve got 10 years left’: Ozzy Osbourne opens up about his health

British singer and songwriter Ozzy Osbourne has noted that he is content with death and okay with the possibility of not living for more than a decade after a series of health issues have taken a toll.In a Rolling Stone UK article, the legendary Rock and Roll artist opened up about his health and death. He also shared concerned his wife Sharon Osbourne was over a joint he smoked.


 

He further noted that that he has about 10 years left in him.

“At best, I’ve got 10 years left and when you’re older, time picks up speed”.

The singer also shared how he has an assisted “suicide pact” in place with his wife Sharon. He also pointed out how despite the fact that he doesn’t fear dying, he expressed that he doesn’t “want to have a long, painful and miserable existence”.Ozzy goes on to explain that he saw how he’s father died of cancer, so he’s rather do an assisted suicide.

“I like the idea that if you have a terminal illness, you can go to a place in Switzerland and get it done quickly, I saw my father die of cancer”, Ozzy shared.

In 2003 Ozzy was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease but only opened up about his diagnosis in 2020. Osbourne underwent a major operation in 2022 when his health took a turn for the worse.

The artist had spinal surgery to try and correct damage from a fall he had in 2019. This reportedly affected the metal rods that were put in his body after a bike crash in 2003.

“It’s really knocked me about. The second surgery went drastically wrong and virtually left me crippled”, he told Rolling Stone UK.

Ozzy Osbourne continued: “I thought I’d be up and running after the second and third, but with the last one they put a f–king rod in my spine. They found a tumour in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too”.