Ozzy Osbourne

2022 - 8 - 29

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“It's F--cking Crazy”: Ozzy Osbourne Is Done With America (Vanity Fair)

Citing gun violence, political disunity, and fear of Hollywood celebrity cemeteries, the iconic UK rocker is preparing to leave.

Crowley](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0RE230PlX4)” from Ozzy's 5x-Platinum solo debut Blizzard of Oz might be more fun to sing along to in the shower. Black Sabbath's 1970 debut album Black Sabbath (which featured the opening track “Black Sabbath”) is as good a candidate as any to be considered “the first heavy metal record.” It is the belief of this writer that nothing ever rocked harder than “ [Supernaut](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xFc86tzFG4)” from Black Sabbath Vol. “Sharon had them put in a bracket at the back, to hold me up,” he explained. With Tony Iommi at his side, the pair tore through their hit “Paranoid” (after a dramatic entrance to the into of “Iron Man”) to close out the Birmingham Commonwealth Games earlier this month. [Welders House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welders_House) in Buckinghamshire is not due to the Black Sabbath co-founder’s health. And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert…It’s fucking crazy,” he further explained in an interview with the British newspaper.

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Tea with Ozzy Osbourne: 'I've sung that song for 55 years. I'm not ... (The Guardian)

When he stole the show at the Commonwealth Games, fans were delighted to see the Prince of Darkness back. Here, Ozzy Osbourne pours out his soul about ...

If I have to go up there and die on the first song, I’ll still be back the next day.” Spoken like a true Prince of Darkness. “I reached a plateau that was lower than I wanted it to be,” he reflects of his mental state. I don’t want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn,” he says of the LA cemetery favoured by expired celebrities. Her next task, with the aid of a personal trainer, is to tackle the muscle “atrophy” that’s weakened her husband’s body. He was shuffling, overweight, wheezing – the result, he said, of the 2019 neck surgery causing his spine to press on his lungs – and struggling to speak. In anticipation, they’ve got the builders in, to dig a swimming pool, install air-conditioning and fashion Ozzy a studio for more music-making – he mentions a possible album with Iommi. “And I was holding the microphone. “I LOVE YOU ALL, BIRMINGHAM!” roared a cloaked and reliably long-haired Ozzy, jiggling on the spot, teeth as diamond-white as his mascara was coal-black. “The screws had come loose, and were chipping away at the bone. “After the gig, Ozzy walked to the car – with no cane,” says Sharon, eyes shining. She bought Ozzy a ruby-encrusted skull ring, he bought her a ruby necklace, although “the fucking thing was tiny! Surgery to fix his neck, after a bathroom fall in January 2019, already fragile after he broke it in a quad-bike accident on his Buckinghamshire estate in 2003.

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Ozzy Osbourne Says He Is Returning to the UK From Los Angeles (Bloomberg)

The Birmingham-raised Black Sabbath frontman, 73, told the Observer he was "fed up" with the number of mass shootings in his adopted home nation. He also said ...

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Ozzy Osbourne explains why he's leaving America: 'Everything's f ... (Yahoo News Canada)

While the Black Sabbath rocker and his family's L.A. antics brought them early reality TV fame on MTV's The Osbournes, Osbourne is ready to move back to his ...

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Ozzy Osbourne 'fed up' with US gun violence, moving back to UK (The Hill)

Rock legend Ozzy Osbourne said he is “fed up” with gun violence in America and plans to move back permanently to England. Osbourne told The Guardian in a ...

[Taylor Hawkins](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/mar/26/taylor-hawkins-death-foo-fighters). The singer’s new album, Patient Number 9, is slated for a Sept. “It isn’t the United States of America at all. “America has changed so drastically,” she told The Guardian. [California](https://thehill.com/province-state/california/) [England](https://thehill.com/country/england/) [Gun control](https://thehill.com/tag/gun-control/) [Los Angeles](https://thehill.com/city/los-angeles/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://thehill.com/tag/ozzy-osbourne/) [Ozzy Osbourne](https://thehill.com/people/ozzy-osbourne/) [Sharon Osbourne](https://thehill.com/tag/sharon-osbourne/) [Trump](https://thehill.com/people/trump/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [Technology](https://thehill.com/policy/technology/) [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) [See All](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/) He underwent a surgical operation this summer. “I’m fed up with people getting killed every day. [See all Hill.TV](https://thehill.com/hilltv) [See all Video](https://thehill.com/video) [News](https://thehill.com/homenews/) [Campaign](https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/) [Defense](https://thehill.com/policy/defense/) [Sunday Talk Shows](https://thehill.com/homenews/sunday-talk-shows/) [See All](https://thehill.com) In March, he said he would move to his estate in Buckinghamshire because of high California taxes, according to the The metal singer said he was making the move because “everything’s ridiculous” in the U.S. [ story ](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/28/ozzy-osbourne-i-have-sung-that-song-for-55-years-i-am-not-going-to-forget-the-words)published Sunday that he plans to sell his Los Angeles, Calif., home in Hancock Park and move to a 350-acre estate in southeast England by February. [In The Know](https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/)

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Ozzy & Sharon Osbourne Give New Reason for Leaving U.S., Too ... (TMZ)

A new reason has emerged to explain Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne's move back to the U.K. ... and it essentially boils down to America being a divisive mess ...

to see their kids and grandkids -- most of whom live here stateside -- but Sharon and Ozzy seem willing to do it. doing a ton of renovations, like adding A/C, an in-ground pool and a new studio for Ozzy. is on the market for $18 million. -- this after famously living in Beverly Hills for decades. [The Observer](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/28/ozzy-osbourne-i-have-sung-that-song-for-55-years-i-am-not-going-to-forget-the-words) -- where they talked about a lot, including OO's health problems and his music comeback in spite of those challenges. But, no, it’s just time for me to come home." But saying that, if my wife said we’ve got to go and live in Timbuktu, I’ll go. I want to be back. It’s a very weird place to live right now." It’s f****** crazy." The interviewer notes that Sharon made sure to mention they weren't leaving because of Ozzy's ailments -- but rather, because of the rancorous landscape that permeates our society. "Everything’s fucking ridiculous there.

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Ozzy Osbourne Reveals U.S. Mass Shootings Influenced Family's ... (Rolling Stone)

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that part of the reason he and his family are moving from Los Angeles back to the U.K. is because he's "fed up" with the gun ...

“You have not seen the end of Ozzy Osbourne, I promise you,” he said. I want to be back. I don’t want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn [Memorial Park, a celebrity-filled cemetery],” Osbourne continued. estate to potentially record an album with the Black Sabbath guitarist. “And I don’t want to die in America. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://www.rollingstone.com/t/ozzy-osbourne/) has revealed that part of the reason he and his family are moving from Los Angeles back to the U.K.

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Ozzy Osbourne moving back to England, doesn't want to 'die in ... (New York Post)

Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne said he plans to return to his native England because he doesn't want to "die in crazy America."

[the 73-year-old singer](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/28/ozzy-osbourne-i-have-sung-that-song-for-55-years-i-am-not-going-to-forget-the-words) [told the Guardian.](https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/aug/28/ozzy-osbourne-i-have-sung-that-song-for-55-years-i-am-not-going-to-forget-the-words) “God knows how many people have been shot in [school shootings](https://nypost.com/2022/08/27/uvalde-parents-protest-outside-home-of-texas-gov-greg-abbott/). “It isn’t the United States of America at all,” Sharon Osbourne told the outlet. It’s just time for me to come home.” And there was that [mass shooting in Vegas ](https://nypost.com/2022/07/22/the-deadliest-mass-shootings-in-us-history/)at that concert… “Nothing’s united about it. I want to be back.

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Ozzy Osbourne says America's mass shootings are the reason he's ... (NME.com)

Ozzy Osbourne has said the US mass shootings are the reason he will be moving back to England, saying he is "fed up with people getting killed every day".

[appeared at the closing ceremony for the 2022 Commonwealth Games](https://www.nme.com/news/music/tony-iommi-on-why-geezer-butler-didnt-perform-at-the-commonwealth-games-black-sabbath-ozzy-osbourne-3290786). [diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease](https://www.nme.com/news/music/ozzy-osbourne-has-been-diagnosed-with-parkinsons-disease-2599520) following a fall the year prior. “Sharon had them put in a bracket at the back, to hold me up… Osbourne has suffered a plethora of medical ailments in recent years. This rollicking album is yet another.” I don’t want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn,” Osbourne continued, his comment making reference to a famous celebrity cemetery in LA. I want to be back… In the August 28 feature, Osbourne had been discussing his family with reporter Craig McLean, who asked why the rock star and his wife – who along with their extended family, have resided in Los Angeles for a little more than two decades – will be moving back to Osbourne’s native England in early 2023. Osbourne shared a similar sentiment: “Everything’s fucking ridiculous here. It isn’t the United States of America at all. Sharon insisted the decision had nothing to do with her husband’s ill health of recent years. “I don’t want to die in America.

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Sharon And Ozzy Osbourne Cite Mass Shootings As Reason For ... (ETCanada.com)

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne are saying "goodbye" to their life in America, and heading back to their native U.K. In a new interview with The Observer ...

Adding that he doesn’t want to die in L.A. It’s f*****g crazy.” “It’s just time,” said Sharon.

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Ozzy Osbourne Returning Home to the U.K. From the U.S.: 'I Don't ... (Variety)

After more than two decades in Los Angeles, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne are returning home to the U.K., with gun crimes in the U.S. being a primary reason.

I don’t want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn,” Osbourne added. He was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2019 and in June this year he underwent major surgery. “I’ll give it the best shot I can for another tour. You have not seen the end of Ozzy Osbourne, I promise you. I want to be back. “And I don’t want to die in America.

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Ozzy Osbourne explains why he's leaving America: 'Everything's f ... (Yahoo News Canada)

While the Black Sabbath rocker and his family's L.A. antics brought them early reality TV fame on MTV's The Osbournes, Osbourne is ready to move back to his ...

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Is Black Sabbat2019s Ozzy Osbourne leaving America with wife ... (PINKVILLA)

Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon Osbourne are moving back to the United Kingdom. What caused him to take such a major decision?

- 5 May 2023 - 3 May 2023 According to him, he is completely fed up with the mass shootings all across the US, including school shootings and a mass shooting at a live concert in Vegas. John Michael "Ozzy" Osbourne is a renowned English singer, songwriter, and reality television personality. He made a bold statement that he (and his wife) does not want to die in crazy America. We all know the violence has gone to its extreme in the US.

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Ozzy Osbourne Says He and Wife Sharon Are Moving Back to ... (PEOPLE.com)

Ozzy Osbourne said he and wife Sharon Osbourne will return to England after over two decades in L.A. in part due to the number of shootings in the U.S..

"If I have to go up there and die on the first song, I'll still be back the next day." And there was that [mass shooting in Vegas](https://people.com/crime/las-vegas-shooting-victims-names-photos-tributes/) at that concert… [been shot in school shootings](https://people.com/crime/powerful-tiktok-video-teacher-sad-reality-era-school-shootings/). In preparation for their return to England, the couple are having their Buckinghamshire home refitted with a swimming pool and a music studio for Ozzy — and he told The Observer he will attempt to tour again after his next album, Patient Number 9, debuts Sept. You have not seen the end of Ozzy Osbourne, I promise you," he said. It's just time," she said. It's a very weird place to live right now." I want to be back. I don't want to be buried in f---ing Forest Lawn," Ozzy added, noting the famous cemetery in Los Angeles. I'm fed up with people getting killed every day," Ozzy told The Observer. Ozzy and Sharon, 69, will resume living in the U.K. "And I don't want to die in America.

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Ozzy Osbourne Fleeing U.S. Over Gun Violence (AM800 (iHeartRadio))

Ozzy Osbourne has said the U.S. addiction to guns convinced him to move back to his native England. “Everything's f**king ridiculous there,” the 73-year-old ...

“It isn’t the United States of America at all,” she said. Sharon added that the U.S. I want to be back. “I don’t want to be buried in f**king Forest Lawn,” he said, referring to the Los Angeles cemetery that is home to many deceased stars. But, no, it’s just time for me to come home.” [diagnosed with Parkinson’s](https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/ozzy-osbourne-confirms-parkinson-s-diagnosis-1.10488984) – said he does not want to die in the U.S.

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Ozzy Osbourne moving back to U.K. because he's 'fed up' with mass ... (Globalnews.ca)

Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne says gun violence and mass shootings are a major reason for his plan to leave the U.S. and return to England to live.

He returned to his hometown of Birmingham to perform his hit song Paranoid at the Commonwealth Games closing ceremony alongside Black Sabbath bandmate Tony Iommi. I want to be back,” he shared about his future homecoming. “I don’t want to die in America… It’s f—ing crazy,” Osbourne told the outlet in the interview, published Sunday. And there was that mass shooting in Vegas at that concert… as a factor in his decision to leave.

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Ozzy Osbourne says he's leaving the U.S. because of gun violence (CTV News)

Black Sabbath singer Ozzy Osbourne is moving from California back to the U.K., citing gun violence in the U.S. as part of his decision.

[Autos](https://www.ctvnews.ca/autos) [LG, Honda to set up U.S. The championship Sunday was no different. Open where she will headline opening night in a first-round clash with Montenegro's Danka Kovinic. [Sports](https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports) [Serena's farewell tour gets top billing on Day One at U.S. [S&P/TSX composite down in late-morning trading, U.S. [Entertainment](https://www.ctvnews.ca/entertainment) [Ozzy Osbourne says he's leaving the U.S. Twenty-five years after Princess Diana died in a car crash, Frederic Mailliez is still marked by what happened in the Alma Tunnel in Paris on Aug. Ozzy Osbourne gave a different reason for wanting to leave to the Mirror earlier this year: In March, the U.K. She waded into divisive debates last year, when she defended her friend Piers Morgan in an argument with Sheri Underwood on an episode of their daytime series "The Talk," and she later left the show after former colleagues accused her of using racist and homophobic language. He also noted that he didn't want to die in the U.S. Gun violence in the U.S. Osbourne's family life in California was famously documented on the MTV reality series "The Osbournes" in the early 2000s.

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Ozzy Osbourne claims to be returning to England because of ... (The A.V. Club)

The Black Sabbath frontman previously cited high taxes as a reason to leave Los Angeles.

[the Osbournes](https://www.avclub.com/ozzy-and-sharon-osbourne-to-keep-up-with-the-ricardos-i-1847912721?_ga=2.258551246.55624759.1661777948-1488648406.1652714420) to return to the homeland: Sharon Osbourne has a job there. The television personality clarifies to The Observer that the move has nothing to do with her husband’s health–he was diagnosed [with Parkinson’s](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiQn8brwez5AhXQjokEHYLtCPAQFnoECC8QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.goodmorningamerica.com%2Fculture%2Fstory%2Fozzy-osbourne-opens-parkinsons-diagnosis-family-helped-back-68416861&usg=AOvVaw3btqBHkupyQgZBNkdKWsqc) in 2019–saying, “It’s just time. She [hosts The Talk (UK)](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjWqsD_wez5AhUbkYkEHQjoAHoQFnoECD0QAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fvariety.com%2F2022%2Ftv%2Fnews%2Fsharon-osbourne-piers-morgan-talk-tv-1235208444%2F&usg=AOvVaw1Je08WjNB4ukAhFqXNXI7K) on Piers Morgan’s Talk TV, a gig she landed after her [controversial exit](https://www.avclub.com/sharon-osbourne-quits-the-talk-over-racism-controversy-1846565096?_ga=2.258551246.55624759.1661777948-1488648406.1652714420) from [The Talk](http://avclub.com/tv/reviews/the-talk-2010) (US). I do not know.” “If they do the taxes better then I may come back. “And I don’t want to die in America. I don’t want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn,” a set of SoCal cemeteries. I want to be back. We are a bit sad. “We are leaving LA. God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings. Ozzy Osbourne, a native Brit who is also rich, certainly does, and he’s lodging his complaints with his soon-to-be-former adopted country on the way out.

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Ozzy Osbourne says he's leaving the US because of gun violence ... (CNN)

Gun violence in the US is part of what convinced the Black Sabbath singer to return to the UK full-time, he told the Observer. "I'm fed up with people ...

He also noted that he didn't want to die in the US. She waded into divisive debates last year, when she defended her friend Piers Morgan in an argument with Sheri Underwood on an episode of their daytime series "The Talk," and she His new solo album, which he recorded while experiencing several chronic health issues including "I'm fed up with people getting killed every day," he said of American gun violence. "I'm English. in a wide-ranging interview.

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Ozzy Osbourne Fleeing U.S. Over Gun Violence (AM800 (iHeartRadio))

Ozzy Osbourne has said the U.S. addiction to guns convinced him to move back to his native England. “Everything's f**king ridiculous there,” the 73-year-old ...

“It isn’t the United States of America at all,” she said. Sharon added that the U.S. I want to be back. “I don’t want to be buried in f**king Forest Lawn,” he said, referring to the Los Angeles cemetery that is home to many deceased stars. But, no, it’s just time for me to come home.” [diagnosed with Parkinson’s](https://www.iheartradio.ca/news/ozzy-osbourne-confirms-parkinson-s-diagnosis-1.10488984) – said he does not want to die in the U.S.

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<strong>Ozzy Osbourne leaving America for the U.K. over mass ... (EW.com)

"I don't want to die in America," says Ozzy Osbourne, who says he's "fed up" with the rising tide of mass shootings sweeping the country.

"I don't want to be buried in f--king Forest Lawn," Osbourne added. In 2020, the star shared his "You have not seen the end of Ozzy Osbourne, I promise you. I want to be back. and after over two decades in Los Angeles, he's returning to his native U.K. It's fucking crazy," Osbourne

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Ozzy Osbourne Explains Why He's Leaving the United States (InsideHook)

Few bands have been as associated with a particular city as Black Sabbath were with Birmingham, England. Even so, founding member Ozzy Osbourne has always ...

That said, he did tell McLean, “I don’t want to die in America. Even so, founding member Ozzy Osbourne has always seemed to be a more international presence — though the existence of “God knows how many people have been shot in school shootings.”

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Ozzy Osbourne to move back to UK as "everything's f***ing ... (Louder)

Ozzy Osbourne has said that divisions in US society are what's behind his move back home to the UK. Speaking to The Observer, the Black Sabbath legend says ...

It's in UK stores now, and is [also available to buy online](https://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?awinmid=2961&awinaffid=103504&clickref=loudersound-gb-2006294896089011000&p=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.magazinesdirect.com%2Faz-single-issues%2F6936929%2Fclassic-rock-magazine-single-issue.thtml) (opens in new tab). "I said to Sharon: ‘I can’t fucking perform’, Ozzy says. [Ozzy Osbourne](https://www.loudersound.com/features/every-ozzy-osbourne-solo-album-ranked-from-worst-to-best) has said that divisions in US society are what's behind his move back home to the UK. "I don’t want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn,” he says of the Hollywood cemetery where the likes of Walt Disney, Michael Jackson, Sam Cooke, Sammy Davis Jr. I want to be back. "It isn’t the United States of America at all.

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Ozzy Osbourne Doesn't Want to Die in the United States (Exclaim!)

Just as he's about to release his new album Patient Number 9 — arriving September 9 — Ozzy Osbourne has announced his decision to move back...

"It's not. I don't want to be buried in fucking Forest Lawn. He continued: "And I don't want to die in America. It's fucking crazy," he said. I want to be back. "Everything's fucking ridiculous there.

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