Whereas Ozzy Osbourne recovers from spinal surgical procedure, he has introduced his retirement from performing and cancelled all of his future gigs.

The rock star, now 74, has been battling various well being points in recent times, together with Parkinson’s illness, which was recognized 4 years in the past.

His European tour was slated to start in Might after being postponed a number of instances (from 2019 to 2021 to 2022), nevertheless it has been known as off presently.

In December of 2018, Ozzy performed his closing tour present, No Extra Excursions II’s Ozzfest in Inglewood.

The Black Sabbath singer posted an emotional Instagram apology to his followers on Wednesday, writing, “by no means would I’ve anticipated that my touring days would have ended this manner.“

Seven months after the spinal surgical procedure that saved him from paralysis, he admitted that he was nonetheless having well being points and combating Parkinson’s illness.

He defined: ‘That is most likely one of many hardest issues I’ve ever needed to share with my loyal followers. As it’s possible you’ll all know, 4 years in the past, this month, I had a significant accident, the place I broken my backbone.

‘My one and solely function throughout this time has been to get again on stage. My singing voice is okay. Nevertheless, after three operations, stem cell therapies, countless bodily remedy periods, and most just lately groundbreaking Cybernics (HAL) Therapy, my physique remains to be bodily weak.’

Ozzy continued: ‘I’m truthfully humbled by the way in which you’ve all patiently held onto your tickets for all this time, however in all good conscience, I’ve now come to the belief that I’m not bodily able to doing my upcoming European/UK tour dates, as I do know I couldn’t take care of the journey required. Consider me once I say that the considered disappointing my followers actually F***S ME UP, greater than you’ll ever know.’

He continued: ‘By no means would I’ve imagined that my touring days would have ended this manner. My group is at present arising with concepts for the place I can carry out with out having to journey from metropolis to metropolis and nation to nation.

‘I need to thank my household……my band…….my crew……my longtime associates, @JudasPriest, and naturally, my followers for his or her countless dedication, loyalty, and help, and for giving me the life that I by no means ever dreamed I might have.

‘I like you all… Ticket refunds can be found at level of buy.’

After Ozzy’s first spinal surgical procedure in 2019, he was warned he could also be paralyzed for all times.

When he lastly obtained round to getting identified with Parkinson’s illness in 2019, he took a horrible fall that made his neck damage from a quad bike accident in 2003 extra worse.

His eight ribs and a vertebra in his neck have been broken in a quad bike accident on his English nation property 17 years in the past, and the damage initiated the results of these accidents on his nerves.

After present process spinal surgical procedure, he was left with 15 screws in his again, nerve discomfort all all through his physique (neck, again, shoulders, arms), and the concern of receiving ‘bolts in his neck.

Ozzy had two extra surgical procedure on his backbone in 2017, the latest one being in June. Again at the moment he stated: ‘Thank God I discovered the proper surgeon who is aware of find out how to take care of spinal issues. He needed to lower nerves and you must take f*g nerve-pain drugs, however I get higher.’

Simply two months after present process the “life-altering surgical procedure,” the Black Sabbath frontman carried out on the closing ceremony of the Commonwealth Video games in his birthplace of Birmingham in August.

The Paranoid singer opened out about his well being on his SiriusXM channel final month, including, ‘It’s so f****g powerful as a result of, I imply, I need to be on the market.

‘I need to be doing it. This f*****g surgical procedure this man did. Fg hell, you haven’t any concept.”

‘The factor is my head is all proper, my creativity is OK, my singing OK however I simply can’t f*g stroll a lot now.”

‘I can’t start to inform you how f*g irritating life has grow to be. It’s wonderful the way you go alongside in life and one silly factor can screw all the pieces up for a very long time. I’ve by no means been ailing this lengthy in my life.

‘That surgeon advised me if I didn’t have the surgical procedure there can be an excellent likelihood I might be paralyzed from the neck down.’

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