Ozzy Osbourne was forced to back out of the upcoming Power Trip event in October due to his ongoing health issues. Recently, he opened up about them.
Per Revolver, Ozzy shared he just had a blood filter removed. He noted, “When I had the blood clots in my legs, they put a filter in your artery to stop the blood clots going to your heart and your brain. It sounds worse than it is.”
Additionally, he said doctors “put a thing down there in my neck, straight down to my groin.” While he didn’t detail what this “thing” was supposed to do, needless to say, it doesn’t seem pleasant.
Earlier this month, Ozzy broke the news about having to back out of Power Trip. He said, in part, in a statement, “Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m just not ready yet and I am much too proud to have the first show that I do in nearly five years be half-assed.”
Shortly after Ozzy’s announcement, Judas Priest was confirmed as his replacement at Power Trip.
Ozzy Osbourne: His Top 40 Solo Songs Ranked
After you get thrown out of one of the most influential bands of all time, what do you do for an encore? Ozzy Osbourne was a misfit, an unusual vocalist, he didn’t play instruments or write songs in the conventional sense… so his former Black Sabbath bandmates probably didn’t see him as someone who would rival them for popularity. Surprise, surprise: Ozzy Osbourne’s long second act has been one of the most surprising and tumultuous in the history of rock and roll.
Sure, the bottom-feeding celebrity news machine loves him as a headline-generating lunatic, but the reason why we still care after all these years is the amazing discography Ozzy has amassed over the decades. Here are our 40 favorite Ozzy jams from 1980 on. As Ozzy prepares to wrap up an incredible career, we listened to everything, from the classic ‘Blizzard Of Ozz’ (every song made the list, except for Randy Rhoads’ solo guitar piece “Dee”) to the advance tracks released from ‘Ordinary Man.’
