In many ways, at least professionally, Ozzy Osbourne had a very good 2022. He followed up his critically acclaimed 2020 comeback LP, Ordinary Man, with Patient Number 9, which just received four Grammy nominations — his most nominations ever for a single album — and spawned two back-to-back No. 1 rock radio singles.
But the metal legend won’t be satisfied until he is able to play this new material during a full concert.
“I just wanna get back on that stage. I’ve gotta get back on that stage. It’s driving me nuts, not being able to,” Ozzy laments, speaking to Yahoo Entertainment via Zoom from his Los Angeles home. “I can’t relax. I’ve always gotta be doing something. … I mean, I could say let’s call it a day, but I can’t stop. There’s nothing like a good gig, and there’s nothing like a bad gig — because a bad gig makes you wanna do a good gig, better than before! A great gig is better than any sex or drug. There’s nothing to compare it to.”
Ozzy, who just turned 74 on Dec. 3, has been spotted out and about looking frail and walking with a cane, but when he talks about the possibility of performing full concerts again — something he hopes to do in spring/summer 2023, when he still has 19 tour dates on the books — he absolutely lights up with youthful energy. However, he admits that he’s mostly feeling his age these days. “I can remember when I was 69 and thinking, ‘I wonder when I’ll start to feel old, when I’ll start to feel everything?’” he says ruefully. “And suddenly, when I turned 70, the floodgates opened. It was one thing after the other. … This is the longest time I’ve been sick in my life.”
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