Ozzy Osbourne struggling to recover from spinal surgeries for damage and to remove tumor

Ozzy Osbourne has had a difficult recovery from four spinal surgeries that were supposed to fix damage that occurred during a fall three years ago as well as removing a tumor that was found during one of the surgeries.

“It’s really knocked me about,” Osbourne told Rolling Stone U.K. in his typical style. “The second surgery went drastically wrong and virtually left me crippled. I thought I’d be up and running after the second and third, but with the last one they put a f***ing rod in my spine. They found a tumor in one of the vertebrae, so they had to dig all that out too. It’s pretty rough, man, and my balance is all f***ed up.”

Osbourne's wife, Sharon, said it has been difficult to see him in pain but that he has kept his sense of humor.

For his part, Osbourne said he just wants to be able to do another show or a few shows to say goodbye to his fans and thank them for their faithfulness over the years.

“I never got the chance to say goodbye or thank you,” Ozzy said. “Because my fans are what it’s all about. If I can just do a few gigs… They’ve been loyal to me for f***ing years. They write to me, they know all about my dogs. It’s my extended family really, and they give us the lifestyle we have. For whatever reason, that’s my goal to work to. To do those shows.”

The Osbournes moved back to England in 2022 because of political volatility in the U.S. and so that Ozzy could hunt and fish more privately.