Ozzy Osbourne Gives Update About His ADHD, Mental Health Ahead of Final Show
Metal icon Ozzy Osbourne is 76 years old, and he has lived with serious health conditions for years now, including Parkinson's disease. Osbourne announced that he had been had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease back in 2020, but his official diagnosis came earlier, in February 2019, so he waited a while to break the news to the public.
Now, Osbourne is gearing up for his final show with Black Sabbath and his solo band at "Back to the Beginning," set for July 5 at Villa Park. The star-studded event will honor Black Sabbath with one final set, as well as bring performances from Metallica, Mastodon, Tool, Slayer, Gojira and a slew of heavy metal acts.
In a new episode of "Ozzy Speaks" on Ozzy's Boneyard SiriusXM channel, the metal great talked about how he's getting ready for his final gig. "I have got this trainer guy who helps people get back to normal," he said. "It's hard going, but he's convinced that he can pull it off for me. I'm giving it everything I've got."
He added that getting ready for his final show takes "endurance" and that "the first thing that goes when you're laid up is your stamina."
Then, Osbourne actually said he's been having his blood pressure taken 15 times a day to see "how my heart rate is."
He also gave an emotional update about his mental leading up to the final show.
"My head's crazy. ADHD – I have that badly," he said. "I will have done the show and died a death before I even started my exercises. So I try and put it on the back burner. I'm not going up there saying, 'It's going to be great. I'm really confident.' ... But all I can say is I'm giving 120 percent. If my God wants me to do the show, I'll do it."Ozzy Osbourne Gives Update About His ADHD, Mental Health Ahead of Final Show first appeared on Men's Journal on Jun 1, 2025
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