Ozzy Osbourne hopes to be able to make music again.
In a new episode of him SiriusXM show Ozzy speaks, The 75-year-old singer previously shared an update on his health Withdrawing from touring And He stated that he had “at best” 10 years left to live.
Speaking to British rocker Billy Morrison, the infamous Black Sabbath frontman said he is undergoing a stem cell transplant to treat his illness after discovering a tumor on his vertebrae. He noted that he doesn’t know the true impact of the procedure, but he has no interest in stopping and finding out any time soon.
“I just got back from the doctor after having some stem cells inserted,” Osbourne shared of his treatment plan. “The thing is, you have it and you think, ‘I’m not doing so well,’ but I don’t know what it would be like if I didn’t have it.”
He added: “But apparently this program I’m on is a real business show… I had one about three months ago and this was a follow-up show and I have to do it in about six Be there for months.” Now.”
Morrison – a guitarist and singer for Camp Freddy – acknowledged the effectiveness of the treatment and shared that he used stem cells to recover from an injury that affected every aspect of his life.
“Look, do you remember I had hip problems?” Morrison asked Osbourne, who said no. “Correct. You wouldn’t do that. When I got in my car or got out of bed, I couldn’t tie my own shoelaces, so I got injections right there, five of them, and it’s gone. It fixed the problem.”
According to the Cleveland ClinicStem cell transplants are “procedures to replace cancerous, abnormal, or damaged stem cells with healthy ones.” The treatment is most commonly used in patients battling blood cancers, including lymphoma and leukemia. The procedure – also known colloquially as a bone marrow transplant – can also be used on patients with certain tumors in the brain and spine.
In a November tell-all with Rolling Stone UK, Osbourne revealed that he had undergone a back injury procedure where the tumor was first discovered. In the same breath, he shared that he was unsure how many years he had left and how his life would end.
“I’m not afraid of death, but I don’t want to live a long, painful and miserable life,” he told the magazine, which honored him with the first-ever Icon Award. “I like the idea that if you have a terminal illness you can go to a place in Switzerland do it quickly. I watched my father die of cancer.
In addition, the rocker is battling Parkinson’s disease – the same disease Michael J. Fox has been fighting for nearly four decades – which Osbourne first opens about back in 2020.
In his podcast episode, Osbourne said that despite his health struggles over the last decade, he still has music and ambition within him – hopefully including winning an Oscar for writing a song, a la Elton John. Until that point, Osbourne would be content to get through just one set standing.
“I’d like to do a great gig now without falling over,” he joked, as Morrison replied: “Well, that’ll come.” You can do it.”
Osbourne also reiterated something he said on a February 2023 episode of his show, when he told his listeners that the media had misunderstood his health issues and that he was still going strong, even if he had to scale back some of his appearances and obligations.
“The damn press is driving you crazy,” he said said at the time. “I mean, I looked in the magazine: ‘Ozzy is on his last legs.’ I’m not fucking dying… Come on, guys? If I got well again today, if the doctor said to me today, ‘Oh, you can go on tour, it would take a while, six months to get it together, you know?’
In the new episode with Morrison, Osbourne said that he’s not quite ready to look back on his life, but is instead looking forward.
“I still want to keep going, you know? I can’t repeat what I did, but I wasn’t ready to throw in the towel when I did it,” Osbourne admitted.
“Right, but you have more music in you?” Morrison asked.
“Oh yes,” that Inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2024 replied.
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